Deputy Minister Pistelli in Uganda
Farnesina: Pistelli in Uganda – opportunities for Italian firms “Italy is one of Uganda’s historic and fundamental partners, and must continue to be that, especially in light of the country’s current phase of institution building and economic and social growth”. This was the statement by President of Uganda Museveni during a meeting with Deputy Minister […]
Read moreMinister Emma Bonino meets with Turkish foreign minister Ahmet Davutoglu
Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino received Turkish foreign minister Ahmet Davutoglu today at the foreign ministry in Rome, who is on a tour of European capitals. Their meeting centred on developments in Egypt and Syria. Noting that the conclusions of the recent extraordinary Foreign Affairs Council were a reflection of the European Union’s capacity […]
Read moreTerrorist attacks in Tripoli, Lebanon: Comments by Foreign Minister Emma Bonino
“These are odious episodes of violence that have cut short innocent lives and deserve our firmest possible condemnation”. These were Foreign Minister Emma Bonino’s words on hearing of today’s terrorist attacks in Tripoli in Lebanon. Minister Bonino expressed her “heartfelt sympathy for the victims’ families” and underscored “the need for a rapid and thorough investigation […]
Read moreMeeting between Foreign Minister Emma Bonino and the Qatari Minister for Foreign Affairs, Khalid Bin Mohammed Al Attiya.
Foreign Minister Emma Bonino received Qatar’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Khalid Bin Mohammed Al Attiya, who is visiting Rome as part of a tour of European capitals. Developments in the Egyptian crisis were the subject of an in-depth exchange of views in their discussion at the Farnesinatoday, 22 August 2013. Minister Bonino also commented on […]
Read moreSyria: News of possible use of chemical weapons must be checked immediately by the UN inspectors in the country
The news from Syria on the possible use of chemical weapons must be checked immediately by the UN inspectors in the country. We’ll be discussing the issue in the margins of the extraordinary meeting of EU foreign affairs ministers in Brussels and I’m sure that Cathy Ashton will send out a request to that end, […]
Read moreMinister Bonino hailed the liberation in Cairo of four Italian journalists
“I was informed that the four Italian journalists, who underwent some difficult moments this afternoon in Cairo, have just been received at the Embassy in the company of the Consul. I am very relieved. Our diplomats in Cairo, with the assistance of the RAI and Mediaset journalists, have once again shown their extraordinary efficiency and […]
Read moreMinister Emma Bonino condemns Beirut bombing
Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino strongly condemned a bloody attack yesterday in a densely populated suburb south of Beirut, expressing her solidarity with the Lebanese people and government. The bombers’ intention to indiscriminately strike the civilian population, the minister insisted, makes this an especially hideous attack that has left dozens dead and is the […]
Read moreEgypt: Bonino cites dramatic news pointing to human rights violations
Today has brought further news of violent clashes resulting in an increasingly heavy toll in human lives. The news of the use of brutal and unacceptable force by the interim authorities is giving rise to an alarming picture of human rights violations in stark contrast with the government and army’s fundamental duty to protect its […]
Read moreMinister Bonino sends for Egyptian Ambassador: “Use of brute force disproportionate and unjustifiable”
Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino summoned the Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Amr Mostafa Kamal Helmy, to the foreign ministry this afternoon. The minister firmly condemned the acts of violence that took place yesterday in Egypt, expressing pain and shock at the high cost in human lives and asserting that, “The use […]
Read moreEgitto: Bonino
“I am deeply pained at what is going on in Egypt, and at the loss of human life there. I was hoping that the squares where the sit-ins took place would empty out once the parties had reached an agreement, and not through the intervention of the police, which doesn’t make it any easier to […]
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