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Press Releases
6 May 2014
Ministero Affari Esteri e Expo Milano 2015 presentano in anteprima a Roma la partecipazione dell’ONU all’Esposizione Universale

On Wednesday 7 May Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini and the Government’s Commissioner for Expo Milano 2015, Giuseppe Sala, will host a joint event in Rome presenting a “preview” of the United Nations organisations’ participation in the Universal Exposition, in honour of the UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon. “In 2015, a year that will see the […]

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Press Releases
6 May 2014
Ukraine: Mogherini urges Lavrov to halt the clashes and resuscitate the Geneva agreement

Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini had a long conversation with her Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, in the margins of the Council of Europe meeting in Vienna. The two foreign ministers discussed the situation in Ukraine, the on-going crises in Syria and Libya, and the international mobilisation to free the schoolgirls abducted in Nigeria. Minister Mogherini stressed […]

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6 May 2014
Council of Europe: Mogherini meets Lavrov – “Russia and Ukraine must undertake to implement the Geneva agreements”

Russia, like Ukraine, must “undertake to implement the points contained in the Geneva agreement, because there is no alternative to dialogue”. The comment was made by Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini, who met her Russian opposite number in the margins of the Council of Europe ministerial in Vienna. “Russia too”, she added, “must play its part […]

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Press Releases
5 May 2014
Nigeria: Mogherini, chiederò a Ue azione politica per liberazione studentesse

Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini is seeking political action by the European Union to support the efforts to obtain the release of the abducted schoolgirls in Nigeria. “What strikes you most about the abduction of 280 schoolgirls from a boarding school in northern Nigeria in mid-April is the kidnappers’ determination to stand in the way of […]

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Press Releases
3 May 2014
Ukraine: release of OSCE military personnel excellent news but clashes must cease

Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini welcomed the news of the release of the OSCE military inspectors in Ukraine. “It’s excellent news and, I hope, the first step in a de-escalation and the resumption of a dialogue that will lead to an immediate halt to the clashes”, she commented. “It is urgent that all parties concerned fully […]

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Press Releases
30 April 2014
Riassunzione Amb. Mancini a New Delhi

Ambassador Daniele Mancini will resume his duties in New Delhi on 11 May, as announced on 24 April by Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini during a briefing of the joint parliamentary Foreign and Defence Commissions.

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30 April 2014
Mogadishu Embassy re-opens, announces Mogherini – Ukraine: 8 Italians in OSCE mission for elections on 25 May

Two initiatives relating to Italy’s relations with Somalia and Ukraine were announced by Minister Mogherini during her briefing to the Chamber and Senate Foreign Affairs and Defence Committees. The first initiative concerns the re-opening of the Italian Embassy in Mogadishu, which was closed in 1991. The new Ambassador will be Fabrizio Marcelli. “At the moment, […]

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29 April 2014
Disarmament – Mogherini invites GEM to hold one of the next meetings in Italy

Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini has invited the Group of Eminent Persons (GEM) to hold one of the next meetings in Italy, after the Stockholm meeting which she attended earlier this month (April 2014). The announcement was made by Ambassador Vinicio Mati, Italy’s permanent representative to the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva. Ambassador Mati had attended the […]

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Press Releases
28 April 2014
La Farnesina al servizio della crescita dell’Italia nel mondo: Ministro Mogherini convoca riunione

The Farnesina at the service of Italy’s growth worldwide – that was the topic for discussion at a meeting called by Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini and Secretary General Michele Valensise. Participants included diplomatic advisers from the Presidency of the Republic, the Prime Minister’s Office, various ministries and state-owned companies. Also present were around 30 officers […]

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25 April 2014
Ucraina: Mogherini, attuare accordi Ginevra. Senza passi avanti nuove sanzioni

Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini spoke at length on the telephone today with American Secretary of State John Kerry about the crisis in Ukraine, following the G7 leaders’ phone conversation. Mogherini and Kerry both expressed extreme concern over the news coming out of Ukraine. “The growing tension and violence in the south-east of the country is […]

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