Incontro del Ministro Emma Bonino con il Consigliere Speciale del Segretario Generale delle Nazioni Unite
Minister Emma Bonino met today at the foreign ministry in Rome with UN Secretary General’s Special Advisor on the Prevention of Genocide Adama Dieng of Senegal. Dieng, also in charge at the United Nations of the important “Responsibility to Protect” dossier, spoke of the process of adaptation currently under way within the United Nations of […]
Read moreDeputy Minister Marta Dassù meets with NASA Director Charles Bolden
Deputy Minister Marta Dassù met today in Rome with NASA Director Charles Bolden. Bolden’s visit to Italy is a sign of intentions to strengthen and renew bilateral cooperation between Italy and the United States in the field of space, which was already confirmed on the occasion of the signing of a bilateral accord on space […]
Read moreDeputy Minister Dassù to visit St. Petersburg and Moscow
Deputy Foreign Minister Marta Dassù will make a visit from 21 to 24 June that will take her to St. Petersburg and Moscow. She will be taking part in the International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg, a platform for dialogue and encounter for Russian political leaders and prominent members of Italian and international economic, financial […]
Read moreSYRIA: Minister Bonino approves a series of humanitarian actions to ensure immediate assistance to Syrian refugees in nearby countries
In response to the dramatic consequences of the Syrian conflict on the civilian population, Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino approved a series of humanitarian actions aimed at boosting the programme of Italian interventions in the region to ensure immediate assistance to Syrian refugees in nearby countries. In particular, given the minister’s imminent visit to […]
Read moreBonino cites deep satisfaction that the first ratification approved by the new legislature’s Lower House is of the Istanbul Convention
“It is cause for deep satisfaction that the first ratification approved by the new legislature’s Lower House is of the Istanbul Convention”, was the comment by Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino, according to whom “this concerted and unified commitment by all the political forces is highly significant as a sign of the ever-increasing assertion […]
Read moreDeputy Minister Pistelli meets with Togo President
The crisis in Mali, terrorist infiltration, cross-border crime and, more in general, the political and financial situation in Western Africa were the main topics of discussion in Deputy Minister Lapo Pistelli’s meeting in Rome today with the President of Togo, Faure Essoziman Gnassinbé. Expressing his deep concern over the proliferation of terrorist cells in the […]
Read moreDeputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Lapo Pistelli meets in Rome with Director General of the AIEA
Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Lapo Pistelli met today in Rome with Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (AIEA) Amb. Yukiya Amano. Their discussions centred on the Agency’s role in Iranian nuclear negotiations, Italy’s contribution to the AIEA’s activities, the Deputy Foreign Minister’s participation in the upcoming conference on nuclear security in Vienna […]
Read moreMinister for Foreign Affairs Bonino speaks by telephone with Iran’s Foreign Minister Salehi
Minister for Foreign Affairs Bonino spoke by telephone today with Iranian Foreign Minister Salehi, to whom she expressed her congratulations for the positive outcome of the Iranian elections, which offered the people an opportunity to freely express themselves in the election of Rowhani. In a brief exchange of information on the Syrian crisis, the two […]
Read moreIraq: Bonino, EU and UN must urge Baghdad government to seek a solution to the refugee situation
“It is essential that the European Union and United Nations hasten to step up their efforts at urging the Iraqi government to seek an adequate solution to the dramatic situation of the refugees: the serious episode at Camp Liberty is proof that this is a priority that can no longer be deferred”. The statement came […]
Read moreMinister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino meets with Foreign Minister of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Elias Josè Jaua Milano
Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino met today in Rome with Foreign Minister of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Elias Josè Jaua Milano, who is in Rome with President of the Republic NicolásMaduro.They discussed collaboration between Italy and that Latin American country in the sectors of industry, tourism and air safety. Minister Bonino expressed great […]
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