Bonino, satisfied with re-election of Alessio Bruni as a member of the UN Committee against Torture
“It was with great satisfaction that I received the news of the re-election by the Assembly of the States Parties to the UN Convention against Torture, with 117 votes, of Italian expert Dr. Alessio Bruni to the Committee Against Torture for a second 4-year term. Bruni garnered more votes than any other candidate, and his […]
Read moreFreedom of religion: Bonino meets with the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch John X Yazigi
Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino met today in Rome with the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch, John X Yazigi, who expressed his appreciation for the Minister’s frequent stances in favour of the rights of Christian minorities being persecuted in the Middle East, and particularly in Syria. Their talks centred on the conditions of the […]
Read moreSyria: Bonino satisfied with UN Chemical Weapons Resolution
“I am very satisfied with the UN Security Council’s adoption on 27 September 2013 of a resolution on Syria calling for the complete destruction of Syrian chemical weapons. Now Damascus will have to assure the UN and OPCW inspectors immediate and unconditional access to the sites”, commented Minister Emma Bonino in the margins of a […]
Read moreGreenpeace activist D’Alessandro: Minister Bonino in constant contact with Embassy in Moscow
Foreign Minister Emma Bonino is in constant contact with the Italian Embassy in Moscow and our Consulate General in St. Petersburg to find a solution to the situation of Cristian D’Alessandro – a Greenpeace activist currently held in Murmansk and accused of piracy. Acting on Minister Bonino’s instructions, the diplomatic-consular offices in Russia are providing […]
Read moreVicenda attivista Greenpeace D’Alessandro: Ministro in continuo contatto con Ambasciata a Mosca
Il Ministro degli Esteri Emma Bonino e’ in continuo contatto con l’Ambasciata a Mosca e il Consolato Generale a San Pietroburgo per individuare una soluzione alla vicenda del Signor Cristian D’Alessandro – attivista di Greenpeace attualmente in stato di fermo a Murmansk con l’accusa di pirateria. Su istruzioni della Titolare della Farnesina, gli Uffici diplomatico-consolari […]
Read moreVicenda attivista Greenpeace D’Alessandro: Ministro in continuo contatto con Ambasciata a Mosca
Il Ministro degli Esteri Emma Bonino e’ in continuo contatto con l’Ambasciata a Mosca e il Consolato Generale a San Pietroburgo per individuare una soluzione alla vicenda del Signor Cristian D’Alessandro – attivista di Greenpeace attualmente in stato di fermo a Murmansk con l’accusa di pirateria. Su istruzioni della Titolare della Farnesina, gli Uffici diplomatico-consolari […]
Read moreVisita del Vice Ministro Marta Dassù a Washington D.C.
Il Vice Ministro Marta Dassù si reca in questi giorni a Washington D.C. per incontrare il Deputy Secretary of State William Joseph Burns, con cui discuterà i principali temi di politica internazionale, tra cui l’evolversi della crisi siriana e la situazione in Egitto. La visita offrirà anche l’occasione per approfondire il tema dei negoziati per […]
Read moreVisita del Vice Ministro Marta Dassù a Washington D.C.
Il Vice Ministro Marta Dassù si reca in questi giorni a Washington D.C. per incontrare il Deputy Secretary of State William Joseph Burns, con cui discuterà i principali temi di politica internazionale, tra cui l’evolversi della crisi siriana e la situazione in Egitto. La visita offrirà anche l’occasione per approfondire il tema dei negoziati per […]
Read moreDassù meets OPAC Director General, Ahmet Üzümcü
Deputy Minister Marta Dassù has received the Director General of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, Ambassador Ahmet Üzümcü. The meeting took place at the Farnesina today, just a few hours after agreement was reached in New York on the text of the resolution on dismantling Syria’s chemical weapons stockpile. Topics for discussion […]
Read moreApproval of motion against gender-based violence in armed conflict. A signal that strengthens Italy’s commitment, says Bonino
“Today’s unanimous approval in the Senate of the motion on the elimination of gender-based violence in armed conflict is a signal that strengthens Italy’s commitment in the campaign against rape as a weapon of war”. This was Foreign Minister Emma Bonino’s comment from the United Nations in New York, where she is engaged, alongside Prime […]
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