Middle East: Mogherini, concern for three missing teenagers
Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini expressed “deep concern” for the three missing teenagers in the West Bank. “I wish to extend the solidarity of Italy to their families with the hope that the situation will be rapidly resolved”, the minister stated, “and also to send an appeal to all those who could contribute to […]
Read more2014 World Cup: services for Italian nationals in Brazil boosting
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Embassy and consular network of Italy in Brazil will be boosting assistance and protection services for Italian nationals going to attend the World Soccer Cup games. Two crisis modules have been set up, one in Brasilia and one in Rio de Janeiro, along with a mobile consular unit […]
Read moreEU: Mogherini to Lajčák, Presidency focused on growth
The priorities of the Italian Presidency of the EU were the focus of a meeting today between Minister Federica Mogherini and her Slovakian colleague Miroslav Lajčák. Mogherini pointed out investments in economic growth as central to the agenda. They then discussed immigration, which Lajčák underscored as a clear example of the need for European solidarity. […]
Read moreIntervento del Sottosegretario Giro nella sessione ministeriale del Vertice della Campagna contro la violenza sessuale nelle aree in conflitto
“L’Italia sostiene le richieste della Campagna in ogni foro internazionale. Si tratta di una battaglia non solo legale e normativa, ma soprattutto culturale. – ha dichiarato il Sottosegretario Giro – “Le vittime sono anzitutto individui con nomi, cognomi e storie, la cui dignità è stata negata. Tra questi ci sono i volti più nascosti della […]
Read moreIntervento del Sottosegretario Giro nella sessione ministeriale del Vertice della Campagna contro la violenza sessuale nelle aree in conflitto
“L’Italia sostiene le richieste della Campagna in ogni foro internazionale. Si tratta di una battaglia non solo legale e normativa, ma soprattutto culturale. – ha dichiarato il Sottosegretario Giro – “Le vittime sono anzitutto individui con nomi, cognomi e storie, la cui dignità è stata negata. Tra questi ci sono i volti più nascosti della […]
Read moreMinister Mogherini meets with foreign minister of the Republic of Finlandia Erkki Sakari Tuomioja
Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini met in Rome today with her Finnish opposite number Erkki Sakari Tuomioja. First on the agenda was convergence and collaboration between Rome and Helsinki on the priorities of the Italian EU Council Presidency, from the Western Balkans to the Mediterranean, with particular regard for Libya and immigration. Other key […]
Read moreIraq: Abduction of Turkish Consul in Mosul condemned
The Italian government firmly condemns yesterday’s abduction of Consul General Yilmaz Ozturk and otherstaff of the Turkish Consulate General in Mosul, Iraq. As a country that is both friend and ally to Turkey, the Italian government wishes to extend its solidarity to the Turkish authorities, with whom it assures its maximum willingness to collaborate. As […]
Read moreFarnesina: Italian Cultural Institutes get a facelift. MFA selects new logo
The design submitted by artist Tommaso Armenise selected for the new logo of the Italian Cultural Institutes (IIC) puts a modern face on an institutional profile. It was chosen from among no less than 2,133 graphic proposals submitted by the more than 1,000 scholars, young artists and design experts who stepped up to the challenge […]
Read moreIran: Mogherini meets with Russian and Iranian nuclear programme negotiators
Prospects for the Iranian nuclear talks were the focus of Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini’s meeting today with Russian Federation Deputy Foreign Minister and negotiator Sergey Ryabkov in the margins of the “Global Zero Conference on a Middle East WMD Free Zone” in Rome.Mogherini assured Ryabkov of the Italian government’s support for the P5+1 […]
Read moreDeputy Minister Pistelli: Italy is concerned over resumption of the conflict in Mozambique and confirms Italy’s commitment to peace and development in that country
Italy is concerned over the recent flare-ups in central Mozambique and the continued stalemate in political dialogue between the government of Mozambique and the RENAMO. The statement came from Deputy Minister Lapo Pistelli, who some weeks ago made a trip to Maputo where, among others, he met with Presidentof the Republic Armando Guebuza. In expressing […]
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