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Interviews
12 September 2013
Bonino: “A new impetus for Rome-Berne relations” (Corriere del Ticino)

On the occasion of the official visit to Berne by Foreign Minister Emma Bonino, we put some questions to her to take the pulse of Italian-Swiss relations. How do you view relations between Rome and Berne at present? “Italy and Switzerland share a border and centuries of history. But they also share and maintain excellent […]

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Press Releases
11 September 2013
Advice on “viaggiare sicuri” website is intended to protect the public, says Farnesina

The Foreign Ministry has just received different, indeed diametrically opposed, reports from tourism operators and citizens complaining that the Ministry had pointed out, or failed to point out, situations of potential risk in Egypt. The information and advice provided by the Italian Foreign Ministry through the www.viaggiaresicuri.it website are clearly, and solely, intended to safeguard […]

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Interviews
11 September 2013
Bonino «Une prise de conscience générale de la part des hauts responsables politiques est là, mais le diable se cache dans les petits détails» (Le Temps) Versione originale

La Tunisie a reçu, dernièrement, la visite officielle de la ministre des Affaires étrangères italienne Mme. Emma Bonino. Une série de visites de première importance a été effectuées par Mme la ministre tout au long de son cours séjour parmi nous, les 2 et 3 septembre. Des rencontres de haute importance ont eu lieu avec […]

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Press Releases
10 September 2013
Medio Oriente e affari. Il Ministro Bonino incontra il Ministro per lo Sviluppo Regionale, l’Energia e l’Acqua di Israele, Silvan Shalom

Minister Bonino met the Israeli Minister for Regional Development, Energy and Water, Silvan Shalom, at the Farnesina today, 10 September 2013. The meeting provided an opportunity for a fruitful exchange of ideas on the initiatives to be undertaken by strengthen the already excellent bilateral relations. The Italian-Israeli relationship is characterised not just by constant political […]

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Press Releases
10 September 2013
Incontro tra il Ministro Bonino e il Ministro degli Affari Esteri della Repubblica Federale di Nigeria Olugbenga Ayodeji Ashiru

Foreign Minister Emma Bonino received the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Olugbenga Ayodeji Ashiru, at the Farnesina today, 10 September 2013. The two ministers discussed measures to combat political-religious terrorism, and anti-piracy measures in the Gulf of Guinea. Minister Bonino expressed her great appreciation of the key role played by […]

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Press Releases
9 September 2013
Meeting between Minister Bonino and the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Russian Upper House, Mikhail Margelov

Foreign Minister Emma Bonino met Mikhail Margelov, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Russian Upper House and President Putin’s Special Envoy for Africa, at the Farnesina today, 9 September 2013. The talks were an opportunity to exchange views on issues concerning southern Sahel and the terrorist threat menacing countries like Mali, Libya and […]

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9 September 2013
Syria: Quirico released – a cause for rejoicing, says Bonino

“The news that Domenico Quirico has been freed fills me with great joy and satisfaction. My thoughts go out first of all to his family, who at last can embrace Domenico after all these months, days and moments of anxiety”. These were the words of Foreign Minister Emma Bonino on hearing the good news of […]

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Interviews
9 September 2013
Bonino: «È stato fondamentale tenere un basso profilo» (La Stampa)

“There are situations and ‘theatres’, like the theatre of war, where it’s vital to maintain our reserve and keep our emotions in check. I’d like to thank the people who showed resilience, patience and faith: Domenico Quirico’s family and you from “La Stampa”, who were quintessentially ‘Piedmontese’ in your reserve. And my thanks also to […]

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Interviews
9 September 2013
Bonino: “We can still negotiate and, sooner or later, Assad will fall”

There’s still time for negotiations – of that, Emma Bonino is sure. The United States will wait a few more days before they launch missiles on Syria. In the meantime, we can try to bring politics back into play, especially as Europe seems to have at last found a common position (or at least something […]

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4 September 2013
Syria: humanitarian emergency, help from Italy

The number of Syrian refugees is now more than 2 million. In one year, according to the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), their numbers in neighbouring countries have increased by 1.8 million. Countries to which, on average, nearly 5,000 Syrians continue to flee each day, and which to date have taken in over 97% of […]

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3 September 2013
Bonino in Tunis – Italy and EU support transition

Tunisia is determined to overcome the contrast between the majority and opposition that is paralysing the country’s political transition and fuelling social tension. That is the message emerging from Foreign Minister Emma Bonino’s talks in Tunis with the country’s authorities. In her discussion with the President of the National Constituent Assembly, Mustapha Ben Jafaar, Minister […]

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