Incontro alla Farnesina tra il Vice Ministro Dassù e il Ministro francese Thierry Repentin.
Deputy Foreign Minister Dassù met today in Rome with French Minister for European Affairs Thierry Repentin, not least in anticipation of the Italo-French summit scheduled for 20 November in Rome. Their discussions included the European Union’s external relations, European Neighbourhood Policy – with a particular focus on Mediterranean priorities – enlargement to the Western Balkans […]
Read moreEgypt, Bonino firmly condemns escalation of violence. “Extremely urgent that Egyptian political forces meet to seriously discuss national reconciliation”
“I wish to express my firmest condemnation of those responsible for the escalation of the violence in Egypt. The news of dozens of victims is confirmation – if that were necessary – of the extreme urgency that all political forces meet to discuss national reconciliation”, was Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino’s comment today. The […]
Read moreEgypt: Bonino calls for “a new stage of dialogue and national reconciliation”
“Egypt must open a new stage of dialogue and national reconciliation as the only approach to overcome their differences”. These were the words of Foreign Minister Emma Bonino, who is following developments in Egypt closely. “I strongly urge all Egyptian institutional and political actors, and civil society too, to play their part – both in […]
Read moreArchi in Jakarta for bilateral consultations and support for Italian businesses
Indonesia: the world’s fourth largest country, a model pluralist society, a leading ASEAN country, an active member of the G20, a market of 240 million potential consumers, and projected to be the 7th global economy by 2025. These are just some of the figures illustrating the country that welcomed Deputy Foreign Minister Bruno Archi on […]
Read moreForeign Minister Emma Bonino meets NATO Secretary General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen
Afghanistan, NATO-EU relations, Libya and Russia, as well as the future challenges of NATO enlargement. These were the questions of the table for Foreign Minister Emma Bonino’s discussion with NATO Secretary General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, at the Farnesina today, 25 July. Minister Bonino began by reiterating Italy’s commitment, post-2014, to support Afghanistan’s security in a […]
Read moreMinister Bonino meets the Cypriot Foreign Minister, Ioannis Kasoulides.
European issues – including the follow-up to the June European Council – bilateral relations and the situation in Syria. These were the topics on the agenda for Foreign Minister Emma Bonino’s discussions at the Farnesina today with her Cypriot colleague, Ioannis Kasoulides At EU level, the two ministers viewed measures to combat unemployment, especially among […]
Read moreSingapore: Archi signs Memorandum of Understanding for SMEs and promotes investment in Italy
Deputy Minister Archi visited Singapore on 23 and 24 July for an intense programme of meetings. Highlights were the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and the announcement of a mission by representatives of Italy’s infrastructure sector in November 2013. Support for the economy through the […]
Read moreDeputy Minister Marta Dassù meets her Belarusian counterpart, Alena Kupchyna
In the wake of Belarus’s participation in the EU Ministerial held in Brussels on 22 July to discus, inter alia, the Eastern Partnership, Deputy Minister Marta Dassù has met her Belarusian counterpart, Alena Kupchyna, in Rome. Deputy Minister Kupchyna’s visit to Rome comes at the end of a mission to several other European capitals. Their […]
Read moreArchi in Vietnam to strengthen political, economic-commercial and cultural links
Deputy Foreign Minister Bruno Archi is visiting Vietnam on 22 and 23 July, the first Asian country on his tour of the region. This choice reflects the Italian Government’s growing interest in relations with Hanoi and marks a concrete step in opening a new era of Italian-Vietnamese relations. The Deputy Minister’s mission to Vietnam is […]
Read moreDichiarazione Ministro Bonino da Bruxelles
Non e’ un segreto che le ultime riunioni del Consiglio Affari Esteri dell’UE abbiano esposto delle divisioni su questioni importanti che riguardano gli sviluppi della regione. Sono situazioni complesse, in cui delle divergenze di analisi non sono da escludere a priori. Ma c’era oggi un sentimento comune che dobbiamo recuperare, quello della collegialità nelle decisioni, […]
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