Accordo tra Governo Federale somalo e Amministrazione provvisoria dell’Oltregiuba: Bonino, una tappa importante per la stabilizzazione della Somalia, siamo molto soddisfatti
“E’ certamente una tappa importante per la stabilizzazione della Somalia, e ne siamo molto soddisfatti”. Con queste parole il Ministro degli Esteri, Emma Bonino, commenta da Parigi le notizie provenienti da Addis Abeba sulla conclusione dell’accordo tra il Governo Federale somalo e l’Amministrazione provvisoria dell’Oltregiuba, raggiunto sotto gli auspici dell’Etiopia in qualità di Presidente dell’Autorità […]
Read moreAccordo tra Governo Federale somalo e Amministrazione provvisoria dell’Oltregiuba: Bonino, una tappa importante per la stabilizzazione della Somalia, siamo molto soddisfatti
“This is certainly an important stage in the stabilisation of Somalia, and we are very pleased about it”. Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino commented from Paris on the news from Addis Ababa on the conclusion of an accord between the Somali Federal Government and the Jubaland administration, reached under the auspices of the Ethiopian […]
Read moreDeputy Minister Pistelli in Uganda, Kenya and Djibouti, “Italian Cooperation a consolidated presence playing a frontline role in the Horn of Africa and the entire eastern region”
“The Italian Cooperation is a consolidated presence and continues to play a frontline role in representing Italian interests in the Horn of Africa and the entire eastern region”. Deputy Minister Lapo Pistelli commented as he concluded his mission to Uganda, Kenya and Djibouti, also dedicating special attention to Somalia. Pistelli visited several high-impact and high-profile […]
Read moreDeputy Minister Pistelli in Uganda
Farnesina: Pistelli in Uganda – opportunities for Italian firms “Italy is one of Uganda’s historic and fundamental partners, and must continue to be that, especially in light of the country’s current phase of institution building and economic and social growth”. This was the statement by President of Uganda Museveni during a meeting with Deputy Minister […]
Read moreMinister Emma Bonino meets with Turkish foreign minister Ahmet Davutoglu
Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino received Turkish foreign minister Ahmet Davutoglu today at the foreign ministry in Rome, who is on a tour of European capitals. Their meeting centred on developments in Egypt and Syria. Noting that the conclusions of the recent extraordinary Foreign Affairs Council were a reflection of the European Union’s capacity […]
Read moreTerrorist attacks in Tripoli, Lebanon: Comments by Foreign Minister Emma Bonino
“These are odious episodes of violence that have cut short innocent lives and deserve our firmest possible condemnation”. These were Foreign Minister Emma Bonino’s words on hearing of today’s terrorist attacks in Tripoli in Lebanon. Minister Bonino expressed her “heartfelt sympathy for the victims’ families” and underscored “the need for a rapid and thorough investigation […]
Read moreMeeting between Foreign Minister Emma Bonino and the Qatari Minister for Foreign Affairs, Khalid Bin Mohammed Al Attiya.
Foreign Minister Emma Bonino received Qatar’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Khalid Bin Mohammed Al Attiya, who is visiting Rome as part of a tour of European capitals. Developments in the Egyptian crisis were the subject of an in-depth exchange of views in their discussion at the Farnesinatoday, 22 August 2013. Minister Bonino also commented on […]
Read moreSyria: News of possible use of chemical weapons must be checked immediately by the UN inspectors in the country
The news from Syria on the possible use of chemical weapons must be checked immediately by the UN inspectors in the country. We’ll be discussing the issue in the margins of the extraordinary meeting of EU foreign affairs ministers in Brussels and I’m sure that Cathy Ashton will send out a request to that end, […]
Read moreMinister Bonino hailed the liberation in Cairo of four Italian journalists
“I was informed that the four Italian journalists, who underwent some difficult moments this afternoon in Cairo, have just been received at the Embassy in the company of the Consul. I am very relieved. Our diplomats in Cairo, with the assistance of the RAI and Mediaset journalists, have once again shown their extraordinary efficiency and […]
Read moreMinister Emma Bonino condemns Beirut bombing
Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino strongly condemned a bloody attack yesterday in a densely populated suburb south of Beirut, expressing her solidarity with the Lebanese people and government. The bombers’ intention to indiscriminately strike the civilian population, the minister insisted, makes this an especially hideous attack that has left dozens dead and is the […]
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