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22 January 2014

World Economic Forum – Bonino a Davos vede ministri India, su Marò impegno decisione il 3/2

La Ministro Emma Bonino a Davos dove partecipa al World Economic Forum (WEF), dopo colloqui con i ministri delle Finanze e del Commercio indiani, Shri P. Chidambaran e Anand Sharma, ha affermato come, da parte loro, sia stato assicurato l’impegno a far sì che il governo indiano decida sui Marò Massimiliano Latorre e Salvatore Girone […]

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22 January 2014

World Economic Forum – Bonino a Davos vede ministri India, su Marò impegno decisione il 3/2

La Ministro Emma Bonino a Davos dove partecipa al World Economic Forum (WEF), dopo colloqui con i ministri delle Finanze e del Commercio indiani, Shri P. Chidambaran e Anand Sharma, ha affermato come, da parte loro, sia stato assicurato l’impegno a far sì che il governo indiano decida sui Marò Massimiliano Latorre e Salvatore Girone […]

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21 January 2014

Somalia: Bonino hails formation of new government

The Somali parliament voted its confidence today in the government of Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed. Minister for Foreign Affairs of Italy Emma Bonino expressed her “satisfaction” with the formation of the new government, stressing the importance of giving new impetus to a Somalia’s stabilisation process. “The president and prime minister must now work together […]

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16 January 2014

Italy in front line in protecting women’s rights, says Bonino

Women, education and development. With Italy in the front line in supporting and protecting women’s rights in Africa. These were the principal issues addressed by the 4th Conference organised by the Rita Levi-Montalcini Foundation and hosted by the Farnesina, entitled “Education for African Women: a question of gender and a driver of development”. Participants included […]

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14 January 2014

Minister Bonino in Ivory Coast and Sierra Leone – Revitalising bilateral relations and defending human rights

Revitalising bilateral relations against the background of Italy’s renewed interest in Africa. That was the spirit inspiring Foreign Minister Emma Bonino’s visit to Ivory Coast, which concludes the second stage of the African tour that took her to Ghana and Senegal from 5 to 8 January and to Sierra Leone yesterday, 13 January. Today’s packed […]

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8 January 2014

Bonino in Senegal – Eradicating poverty, 45 million in aid from Italy.Minister receives highest honour

Eradicating poverty and boosting development through agriculture and support for small and medium sized enterprises, without neglecting social safeguards and the defence of human rights, are Senegal’s objectives, and Italy is ready to help. And Minister Emma Bonino brought concrete proof of that on her visit to Dakar: 45 million euro in aid over 3 […]

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7 January 2014

Bonino in Senegal – Collaborating on security, terrorism spread a concern

“The topic that most concerns us is the spread of terrorism, violence and fanaticism”, and what is needed is stronger cooperation. Minister Bonino is in Dakar, where she met with her Senegalese colleague Mankeur Ndiaye and opened a meeting open to the participation of various government ministers in which she stressed that relations “between our […]

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3 January 2014

Bonino in Ghana and Senegal – Political dialogue, human rights and economic cooperation

Revitalising economic relations, strengthening bilateral cooperation on gender issues and human rights, and regional dossiers and UN matters. These are the key topics for discussion during Foreign Minister Emma Bonino’s mission to Ghana and Senegal from 5 to 8 January 2014. The mission, to two of the African continent’s most stable countries, comes in the […]

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30 December 2013

Italy-Africa initiative under way – We must focus the spotlight on Africa once again, says Bonino

A wide-ranging initiative “to focus our country’s spotlight once again on Africa” by revitalising the political, economic and cultural partnership between Italy and the entire African continent. That was how Foreign Minister Emma Bonino introduced the Italy-Africa initiative today at the Farnesina as she chaired a conference attended by, among others, the Minister for Culture […]

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23 December 2013

Egyptian protesters convicted: Italy shares UN and EU stance on freedom of expression

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs noted the Egyptian courts’ conviction of three members of the opposition — Ahmed Maher, founder of the April 6th movement, and Ahmed Douma and Mohamed Adel — on charges associated with the protests. In reference to the Egyptian transition, Italy fully shares the stances taken by the United Nations and […]

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23 December 2013

Bonino in Iran: Hopes for global nuclear accord, and period of normal EU-Iran relations. Bilateral pacts

Italy intends to open a new season of dialogue with Iran, and to bring other European countries along. This was Minister Emma Bonino’s transparent summary of her visit to Iran, the first by an Italian foreign minister in ten years, and the first by a European head of diplomacy since Hassan Rowhani’s election on 14 […]

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23 December 2013

Uganda: “My hope is that Museveni does not let anti-gay law pass “, says Bonino

The Ugandan parliament’s passage of an anti-homosexuality law that envisages stiff sentences of up to life in prison, is a very serious act. The struggle against paedophilia and pedo-pornography is, in this case, simply an excuse for enacting laws that are homophobic, retaliatory and contrary to the numerous international conventions that prohibit criminal prosecution on […]

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