Ministri precedenti

Press Releases

1 October 2013

Freedom 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 […]

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30 September 2013

Syria: SOS refugees – chemical weapons, Damascus must allow UN access, says Bonino

In Syria and throughout the region “the approach of winter makes life harder for everyone” and we are therefore “planning the better and more rapid use” of mission funding, said Minister Emma Bonino at the end of a press conference in Rome with President of the International Red Cross Committee Peter Maurer. Italy’s pledge Bonino […]

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Press Releases

30 September 2013

Syria: 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 […]

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Accreditation Notices

30 September 2013

NOTA DI SERVIZIO PER I REDATTORI CAPO: Riunione Forum italo-saudita (Villa Madama, 3 ottobre 2013)

In occasione delle celebrazioni degli 80 anni delle relazioni diplomatiche tra Roma e Riad, giovedì 3 ottobre 2013 si svolgerà a Villa Madama il Forum italo-saudita, alla presenza del Ministro degli Affari Esteri, Emma Bonino e del suo omologo saudita, S.A.R. Principe Saud Al-Faisal Bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud. Nel corso dell’evento, verrà ufficializzato il gemellaggio […]

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Accreditation Notices

30 September 2013

NOTA DI SERVIZIO PER I REDATTORI CAPO: Riunione Forum italo-saudita (Villa Madama, 3 ottobre 2013)

For the celebration of 80 years of diplomatic relations between Rome and Riyadh, a meeting of the Italo-Saudi Forum has been arranged for Thursday 3 October, co-chaired by Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino and her Saudi colleague HRH Prince Saud Al-Faisal Bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud. The forum events will include the official twinning of […]

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27 September 2013

Syria: Bonino, Italy willing to work with inspectors

Italy is willing to take part in the work of the international inspectors for the dismantling of the Syrian chemical weapons arsenal, according to Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino’s statement from the Italian mission to the UN on the draft UN resolution on Syrian chemical weapons approved yesterday by the five members of the […]

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Press Releases

27 September 2013

Greenpeace 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 […]

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Press Releases

27 September 2013

Vicenda 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 […]

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Press Releases

27 September 2013

Vicenda 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 […]

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27 September 2013

UN – Somalia: Bonino co-chairs IGAD Partners Forum meeting

Just a few days from the visit to Rome by Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, Somalia is once again the focus of Italy’s foreign and international policy, in the margins of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The country was, more specifically, the focus of the ministerial meeting of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Partners Forum. […]

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Press Releases

26 September 2013

Approval 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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26 September 2013

UN: Minister Bonino chairs IGAD Partners Forum meeting

With her Ethiopian colleague Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesu, Foreign Minister Emma Bonino chaired the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Partners Forum which took place today in New York in the margins of the 68th session of the General Assembly. The initiative fits into the framework of Italy’s traditionally strong political focus on stability and security in […]

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