Terrorist attack in Herat: Minister Bonino sends her condolences
“I was dismayed to hear of the terrorist attack against the American Consulate in Herat, which Deputy Minister Pistelli and a delegation of Italian members of parliament are also visiting. At this time of mourning I wish to express to my colleague, John Kerry, the State Department officials serving in Afghanistan, and the families of […]
Read moreItaly welcomes the ruling by the European Union Court on publishing recruitment competition notices in all the languages of the Union
Italy welcomes today’s ruling by the European Court on the need to publish recruitment competition notices, in full, in all the languages of the Union. Indeed, the Court considered that the obligation to sit selection tests in one of just three languages (English, French or German) was not justified. Following the ruling of 27 November […]
Read moreMeeting between Minister Bonino and the Secretary General of the Organisation of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza
Foreign Minister Emma Bonino’s meeting with the Secretary General of the Organisation of American States, José Miguel Insulza, was an opportunity to review a number of problems affecting South America. The overall background is one, essentially, of stability and economic growth, which in recent years has fuelled a constant rise in revenue. However, negative situations […]
Read moreUnder-Secretary Giro meets representatives of Central African Republic
The Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Mario Giro, met representatives of the Central African Republic at the Farnesina today. The delegation was made up of members of the government and of the national Transition Committee, and of religious communities and civil society. Led by the Minister for Communications with responsibility for Reconciliation, the delegation and its […]
Read moreAdvice on “viaggiare sicuri” website is intended to protect the public, says Farnesina
The Foreign Ministry has just received different, indeed diametrically opposed, reports from tourism operators and citizens complaining that the Ministry had pointed out, or failed to point out, situations of potential risk in Egypt. The information and advice provided by the Italian Foreign Ministry through the www.viaggiaresicuri.it website are clearly, and solely, intended to safeguard […]
Read moreAnniversario golpe in Cile
Il colpo di stato in Cile fu un momento di svolta nelle relazioni tra l’America latina e l’Italia, fino ad allora il sub-continente era molto circoscritto ai legami con la nostra immigrazione. “Il nostro Paese fu tra i rari governi occidentali a non riconoscere subito il governo golpista. Molte vite si salvarono grazie all’Italia, alla […]
Read moreAnniversario golpe in Cile
The coup d’état in Chile was a turning point in Italian-Latin American relations. Until that time, our relationship with Latin America had been closely defined by Italian immigration there. “Our government was one of the first in the West not to immediately recognise the government that took power in Chile. Thanks to Italy, and thanks […]
Read moreMedio Oriente e affari. Il Ministro Bonino incontra il Ministro per lo Sviluppo Regionale, l’Energia e l’Acqua di Israele, Silvan Shalom
Il Ministro Bonino ha incontrato stamane alla Farnesina il Ministro israeliano per lo Sviluppo Regionale, l’Energia e l’Acqua, Shalom. L’incontro ha permesso un proficuo scambio di idee sulle iniziative da intraprendere per rafforzare i già eccellenti rapporti bilaterali, caratterizzati non solo da un costante dialogo politico ma anche da un solido partenariato proprio nel settore […]
Read moreMedio Oriente e affari. Il Ministro Bonino incontra il Ministro per lo Sviluppo Regionale, l’Energia e l’Acqua di Israele, Silvan Shalom
Minister Bonino met the Israeli Minister for Regional Development, Energy and Water, Silvan Shalom, at the Farnesina today, 10 September 2013. The meeting provided an opportunity for a fruitful exchange of ideas on the initiatives to be undertaken by strengthen the already excellent bilateral relations. The Italian-Israeli relationship is characterised not just by constant political […]
Read moreIncontro tra il Ministro Bonino e il Ministro degli Affari Esteri della Repubblica Federale di Nigeria Olugbenga Ayodeji Ashiru
Il Ministro degli Esteri Emma Bonino ha ricevuto oggi alla Farnesina il Ministro degli Affari Esteri della Repubblica Federale di Nigeria Olugbenga Ayodeji Ashiru. Nel corso dell’incontro ampio spazio è stato dato alle questioni della lotta al terrorismo di matrice politico-religiosa ed al contrasto alla pirateria nel Golfo di Guinea. Il Ministro Bonino ha espresso […]
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