Deputy 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, […]
Read moreDichiarazione Ministro Bonino da Bruxelles
It is no secret that the latest meetings of the EU Foreign Affairs Council have revealed divisions on major issues concerning development in the region. These are complex situations, analysis of which cannot rule out divergence a priori. But today there was a common feeling that we are going to have to recuperate a collegiality […]
Read moreMinister Bonino pleased with announcement by Secretary of State Kerry of the launch of talks between Israelis and Palestinians.
Foreign Minister Emma Bonino said she was “very pleased” at the announcement by U.S. Secretary of State Kerry that talks between Israelis and Palestinians would take place in Washington aimed at a negotiated solution and a final end to the conflict. The minister expressed “gratitude” to Secretary of State Kerry for the “determination and personal […]
Read moreMinister Bonino at “Meeting on the Future of Europe” at Palma de Mallorca
Foreign Minister Emma Bonino was in Palma de Mallorca today to attend the Meeting on the Future of Europe, an encounter meant to confront the principal political/economic problems associated with the future of the Union, ahead of the European elections in 2014. Also in anticipation of the Italian EU duty Presidency in the second half […]
Read moreDeputy Minister Archi in Vietnam, Singapore and Indonesia: strengthening bilateral relations and support for our businesses
Deputy Foreign Minister Bruno Archi is scheduled for a mission from 22 to 26 July to Vietnam, Singapore and Indonesia. The mission, which is the first by a member of the current Southeast Asian Executive, is a concrete demonstration of the government’s and the foreign ministry’s commitment to maintaining and promoting close political relations with […]
Read moreOperational Convention signed by MFA and National Research Council (CNR)
A significant moment in the meeting of scientific attachés, being held today and tomorrow at the foreign ministry in Rome, came with the signing of an operational convention between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the National Research Council (CNR) aimed at further strengthening what are already excellent relations. Signed by MFA Secretary General Michele […]
Read moreEXPO 2015: Deputy Minister Marta Dassù in Tokyo
On the second leg of her Asia mission, Deputy Foreign Minister Marta Dassù presided in Tokyo, along Japan’s Deputy Minister for the Economy, Masaaki Taira, at the ceremony for the signing of the contract for the participation of Japan in the 2015 Milan EXPO. Japan is an especially important partner as a result of its […]
Read moreUnder-Secretary Giro introduces a draft regional convention on the confiscation of illegal assets
Under-Secretary Giro introduced a draft regional convention on the confiscation of illegal assets to the Security Commission of the Central American Integration System ( SICA), prepared with the contribution of the Italian police, anti-Mafia directorate and the customs police. Under-Secretary Giro introduced a draft regional convention on the confiscation of illegal assets to the Security […]
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