Ministri precedenti

Press Releases

7 June 2013

The Foreign Ministry closely monitoring developments surrounding contracts for the supply of “Fyra” high-speed trains

The Foreign Ministry is closely monitoring developments surrounding contracts for the supply of “Fyra” high-speed trains awarded by the Belgian Railways (NMBS) and Dutch Railways (NS) to AnsaldoBreda of the Gruppo Finmeccanica, and subsequently suspended in a unilateral decision by the clients. On Minister Bonino’s instructions, the Foreign Ministry intervened through its embassies in Brussels […]

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Press Releases

6 June 2013

The Farnesina confirms that La Stampa correspondent Domenico Quirico made contact with his family today

The Farnesina confirmed that La Stampa correspondent Domenico Quirico made contact with his family today. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs continues to place the highest priority on monitoring developments in the situation in close collaboration with all State institutions concerned, maintaining contact with the journalist and with daily newspaper “La Stampa”. At this particularly delicate […]

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Press Releases

6 June 2013

Foreign Minister Emma Bonino meets with Elisabeth Guigou, President of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the French National Assembly

Foreign Minister Emma Bonino met today with President of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the French National Assembly Elisabeth Guigou. Their discussions concerned international and European current events. Ahead of the June European Council, Minister Bonino and Elisabeth Guigou reviewed, first and foremost, the need to effectively link economic recovery with growth, fully agreeing on […]

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In detail

6 June 2013

SIRIA – Political solution to halt escalation, says Bonino

The path must be undertaken toward a political solution in Syria to avoid the risk of the conflict spreading across the region and the proliferation of weapons. On this Minister Emma Bonino and Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Ze’ev Elkin agreed today in a meeting at the foreign ministry in Rome mainly focused on the Middle […]

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Interviews

6 June 2013

Bonino: «Europe is confused. I’m not » (Tempi)

“When they called me I was in Egypt, and thought I had retired”. According to her, Emma Bonino had no idea she would be called upon to be Minister for Foreign Affairs on the cusp of turning 65. Her curriculum vitae is a full one. While her political activism and civil rights advocacy in Italy […]

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Press Releases

5 June 2013

Minister Bonino meets with Deputy Foreign Minister of Israel Ze’ev Elkin

Bilateral relations and regional developments, particularly the crisis in Syria, were the main topics of discussion in a meeting today in Rome between Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino and Deputy Foreign Minister of Israel Ze’ev Elkin. Minister Bonino and Deputy Minister Elkin discussed the very positive trend in the bilateral partnership, not least in […]

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Interviews

5 June 2013

Bonino: «The EU must speak up, Turkish democracy is at stake» (Il Mattino)

Water cannons trained directly at people, demonstrators forced to seek asylum at Amnesty International offices in Istanbul and Ankara, a tragic death toll and the seat of Premier Erdogan’s government party in blazes: Are we facing a new crisis of democracy in Turkey? Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino seems to be ruling out the […]

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Press Releases

5 June 2013

First meeting of “Women in Diplomacy” (“WID”) held at the Farnesina

The first meeting of the “Women in Diplomacy” (WID) Committee was held today at the foreign ministry in Rome. Created in May and chaired by Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino, the Committee’s goal is to advance the role of women in diplomacy and foreign policy at both national and international levels. This first meeting […]

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Press Releases

4 June 2013

Deep concern over the news from Turkey

“The news coming from Turkey is a source of deep concern, and the fact that the tensions of recent days have resulted in deaths is very serious”. The statement came from Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino, according to whom “excessive use of force by the police cannot be an acceptable response to the protests”. […]

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Press Releases

4 June 2013

Congratulations from Minister Bonino for Rami Hamdallah’s appointment as Prime MInister of the Palestinian Authority

Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino congratulated Rami Hamdallah on his appointment as Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority. Italy has no doubt it will be able to maintain the same excellent relations with the new Palestinian Prime Minister that it has enjoyed with Salam Fayyad, whom it thanks for his important contribution to strengthening […]

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In detail

3 June 2013

Diplomacy, Bonino at SIOI for the masters closing ceremony

Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino was the SIOI’s guest of honour at the ceremony for the conclusion of the 2012-2013 Masters in Diplomatic Studies (preparatory course for the diplomatic competitive examination). The minister was welcomed by the organisation’s current President, and former Minister for Foreign Affairs, Franco Frattini. Speakers at the ceremony, which was […]

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Press Releases

31 May 2013

Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino expresses “deep satisfaction” for Somalia’s ratification of the Chemical Weapons Convention

Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino expressed “deep satisfaction” for Somalia’s ratification of the Chemical Weapons Convention, announced today by the Director of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) from its headquarters in The Hague. By this act Somalia becomes the 189th State Party to the OPCW treaty. “This is a major […]

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