Ministri precedenti

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19 July 2014

Ukraine: Mogherini contacts Zannier. Impartial inquest to be guaranteed

Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini spoke by telephone this evening with OSCE secretary-general Lamberto Zannier, who informed her on OSCE observers’ access to the site near the Ukraine-Russian border where a Malaysian Airlines plane was shot down yesterday evening. “The separatists must ensure access to the area, and a rigorous and impartial inquest leading […]

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18 July 2014

Mogherini meets Fabius. Discussion focuses on Middle East and Ukraine

The crises in the Middle East and Ukraine were the focus of a discussion in Cairo today between Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini and her French opposite number, Laurent Fabius. Like Minister Mogherini, Fabius has been engaged in a number of visits to the region. Both ministers agreed on the diplomatic efforts being made by Italy […]

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18 July 2014

Ukraine: Mogherini deeply saddened by air tragedy. Investigation needed to establish responsibility

Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini is following the work of the Farnesina’s Crisis Unit in person as they check the passenger list provided by Malaysian Airlines for the aircraft allegedly shot down today on the Ukraine-Russia border. The operations room is also at work, but no reports of Italian passengers have as yet come in. “I […]

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18 July 2014

Malaysian Airlines plane: checks still under way

The Ministry is still carrying out checks using the information provided by Malaysian Airlines and the Dutch authorities on the plane allegedly shot down on the Russia-Ukraine border. It seems that one of the passengers, who was travelling with his son, had double Italian-Dutch citizenship. We are continuing our checks with other partners to rule […]

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18 July 2014

Middle East – Immediate ceasefire more urgent than ever, says Mogherini

“With the Israeli army’s ground operation in Gaza in the wake of Hamas’s rejection of the Egyptian ceasefire proposal, the risk is that the situation will spiral completely out of control”. The declaration was made by Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini, who arrivedin Amman inthe evening of 17 July after her visit to Israel and the […]

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In detail

17 July 2014

Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini’s message for International Criminal Justice Day

After decades of genocides that met with impunity, in 1998 a courageous step was taken in the quest for truth and justice: the creation of the International Criminal Court. And I am proud to recall that the Statute of the Court was adopted here in Rome, 16 years ago on 17 July 1998. So if […]

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Press Releases

15 July 2014

Middle East: Mogherini’s talks with Kerry and Steinmeier

Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini spoke on the phone today with the American Secretary of State, John Kerry, and met the German Foreign Minister, Frank Walter Steinmeier. The contacts took place during her long-planned visit to the Middle East, and focused on the dramatic situation in Gaza and Israel. During the morning, Minister Mogherini visited the […]

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In detail

15 July 2014

Mogherini’s Middle East mission now under way – A ceasefire remains the priority

Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini’s mission to the Middle East has begun with a visit to Tel Aviv. Her first stop was the Peres Center for Peace. This was followed by a visit to Ashdod, where, with her Israeli opposite number, Avigdor Lieberman, she met a family whose home had been seriously damaged by a rocket […]

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Press Releases

13 July 2014

MidEast: Mogherini to speak with Steinmeier, Fabius and Hague before traveling to meet with Netanyahu and Abbas

The worsening situation in Israel and Gaza is the topic of a series of telephone calls that Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini has planned for today, on the eve of tomorrow’s mission to the Middle East to meet with Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. The minister will be speaking with […]

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13 July 2014

Libya: Mogherini urges immediate UN initiative, international community must not look away. Italy to maintain front line role

Italy has decided to help Libya to come out of a transitional phase that still shows signs of fragility and danger, but it is from the United Nations that a strong initiative must be forthcoming, and one that involves the entire international community”. The call came from Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini after the […]

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11 July 2014

Minister Mogherini received at the Vatican by Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin

Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini was received today at the Vatican by Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin. Their discussions centred on the Ukraine situation — following the minister’s visit to Kiev and Moscow –the crisis in the Middle East and the serious wave of attacks against Christian communities in various countries of Africa.

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11 July 2014

UN: Staffan De Mistura named special envoy for Syria; Minister Mogherini’s congratulations

Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini offered her congratulations to Staffan De Mistura on his appointment as United Nations Special Envoy for Syrian. Mogherini telephoned De Mistura to assure him of the Italian government’s willingness to work together to foster a political solution to the Syrian crisis.

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