Under-Secretary Giro takes part in ceremony for the inauguration of President of Mali Ibrahim Boubachar Keita
“An important stage that confirms the country’s commitment and the international community’s good investment. Mali is a priority country for Italy because we are neighbours”, stated Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Mario Giro, in Bamako today for the inauguration of the President of Mali, Ibrahim Boubachar Keita. The inauguration is a major step in the country’s […]
Read moreFarnesina: Bonino meets with Armenian colleague
Bilateral relations and relations between Armenia and the European Union were the focus of a meeting today in Rome between Minister Emma Bonino and her Armenian colleague Eduard Nalbandyan. On the bilateral relations front, the two ministers expressed their hope for continued growth in trade, even in light of the already excellent results for 2012 […]
Read moreMinister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino meets with President of the Federal Republic of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino met today in Rome with President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. “The resolution of the Somali crisis is an essential factor in global security because of its location along a belt of intense instability stretching from the coasts of the Arabian peninsula to the Atlantic […]
Read moreSiria; Armi chimiche: Bonino, apprezzamento professionalità ispettori ONU
La Ministro degli Esteri Bonino ha espresso oggi il suo pieno apprezzamento per il contenuto del rapporto presentato e per la grande professionalità dimostrata dagli ispettori delle Nazioni Unite nel loro lavoro sui siti siriani, teatro dell’attacco con armi chimiche. La Ministro ha ribadito la piu’ ferma condanna dell’utilizzo di armi di distruzione di massa […]
Read moreSiria; Armi chimiche: Bonino, apprezzamento professionalità ispettori ONU
Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino expressed her full appreciation for the contents of the report presented and for the professional expertise shown by the UN inspectors in who visited the Syrian sites that were the theatre of the chemical weapons attacks. The minister reiterated the firmest condemnation of the use of weapons of mass […]
Read moreMinister Bonino comments on US-Russia agreement on chemical weapons ban in Syria: a good first step
The agreement reached today by the US and Russia is a good first step, not only as a ban on chemical weapons in Syria but also in the service of a negotiated solution to the bloody civil war in that country. “I am pleased that the Americans and Russians reached the agreement that led to […]
Read moreTerrorist attack in Herat: Minister Bonino sends her condolences
“I was dismayed to hear of the terrorist attack against the American Consulate in Herat, which Deputy Minister Pistelli and a delegation of Italian members of parliament are also visiting. At this time of mourning I wish to express to my colleague, John Kerry, the State Department officials serving in Afghanistan, and the families of […]
Read moreTerrorist attack in Herat: Minister Bonino sends her condolences
“I was dismayed to hear of the terrorist attack against the American Consulate in Herat, which Deputy Minister Pistelli and a delegation of Italian members of parliament are also visiting. At this time of mourning I wish to express to my colleague, John Kerry, the State Department officials serving in Afghanistan, and the families of […]
Read moreItaly welcomes the ruling by the European Union Court on publishing recruitment competition notices in all the languages of the Union
Italy welcomes today’s ruling by the European Court on the need to publish recruitment competition notices, in full, in all the languages of the Union. Indeed, the Court considered that the obligation to sit selection tests in one of just three languages (English, French or German) was not justified. Following the ruling of 27 November […]
Read moreMeeting between Minister Bonino and the Secretary General of the Organisation of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza
Foreign Minister Emma Bonino’s meeting with the Secretary General of the Organisation of American States, José Miguel Insulza, was an opportunity to review a number of problems affecting South America. The overall background is one, essentially, of stability and economic growth, which in recent years has fuelled a constant rise in revenue. However, negative situations […]
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