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30 May 2014

Regione Autonoma del Kurdistan: incontro Mogherini-Barzani

The political prospects for Kurdistan after the elections in Iraq, the Syrian conflict and bilateral relations were among the topics of discussion in a meeting Minister Mogherini held today in Rome with President of the Autonomous Region of Kurdistan Massoud Barzani. The minister and Kurdish president shared the hope that negotiations involving the various political […]

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29 May 2014

Farnesina Open Doors: Artistic heritage is Italy’s calling card, says Mogherini

Italy’s artistic and cultural heritage is “our country’s main calling card” and “possibly the most powerful and effective way to present ourselves to the world”, said Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini as she joined Minister for Culture Dario Franceschini in presenting a new mounting of the Farnesina contemporary art collection that includes some recently […]

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29 May 2014

Expo: ensuring access to food a challenge, says Mogherini – Possible UN 2015 World Food Day in Milan

“The EXPO will be a major opportunity for Italy to contribute to the global debate on sustainable development”, said Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini while attending a meeting in Milan entitled “EXPO 2015: a Global Pact for Food”, organised by ISPI. “The number of international participants in the EXPO has surpassed predictions at the […]

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28 May 2014

The coffin of Andrea Rocchelli arrived at Ciampino at 17:00

The coffin carrying the body of Andrea Rochelli arrived at Rome’s Ciampino airport at 17:00 on a flight arranged by the foreign ministry’s Crisis Unit. Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini was among those awaiting arrival of the plane, which also carried the family members and colleagues of the photo-reporter killed in Ukraine.

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28 May 2014

Italy-Romania: Mogherini in Bucharest, Italian presidency a new phase for EU

Italy is working to see to it that its duty presidency will mark a turning point in the European Union, Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini said in bilateral meetings today in Romania, which offered an opportunity to reconfirm Rome’s excellent relations with Bucharest. From now until the end of the year, community institutions are […]

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28 May 2014

Italy-Romania, Mogherini in Bucharest – Talks centred on bilateral relations and international agenda concerns

The status of bilateral relations and major international agenda concerns, beginning with the Ukraine crisis and the consequences of Sunday’s European vote, will be the focus of the talks Minister Federica Mogherini has planned for today in Bucharest with Romanian leaders.

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27 May 2014

Minister Mogherini opens Africa Day at the Farnesina

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs held its annual Africa Day, this year in celebration of the 41st anniversary of the creation of the Organisation of African Unity, and the opening speech was delivered by Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini. “Italy wants to be part of the virtuous dynamism of the continent by making the […]

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27 May 2014

Mogherini cites need to help dialogue in Libya and Ukraine

Despite the difficulties, Italy and the international community cannot but sustain dialogue between the parties, both in Ukraine and in Libya, as Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Moghernini stressed today during her quarterly briefing on the status of international missions before the joint parliamentary foreign affairs and defence committees. The briefing offered an opportunity to […]

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27 May 2014

Ukraine: Mogherini reports bodies of Rocchelli and Mironov recovered and moved to Kiev

“The bodies of Andrea Rochelli and Andrey Mironov have both now been recovered in Kharkov and will be transferred to Kiev where their families await them”, reported Minister Federica Mogherini, expressing her “deep pain” for the Italian photo-reporter and Mironov, who “was much more than a translator”.

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27 May 2014

Africa Day – Science cooperation for sustainable development

The foreign ministry held its traditional Africa Day today, and annual event that this year coincided with the 41st anniversary of creation of the Organisation of Africa Unity, which became the African Union in 2002.Minister Mogherini gave the opening speech and Under-Secretary Mario Giro closed the event. Invited guests included the Mission Heads of the […]

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27 May 2014

Ministro Mogherini welcomes Federico Motka, taken in Syria and released yesterday

Italian national Federico Motka, abducted at Atmeh in Syria on 12 March 2013 and released yesterday near the Turkish border, arrived this morning at Rome’s Ciampino airport, where Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini welcomed him. The minister thanked all those involved in resolving the case, particuarly the Farnesina Crisis Unit and our security services, […]

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26 May 2014

Riunione dei segretari di Stato e segretari generali dei ministeri degli Esteri UE

Si sono riuniti oggi a Roma i segretari di Stato e segretari generali dei ministeri degli Esteri UE. L’incontro, presieduto dal segretario generale della Farnesina Michele Valensise, ha permesso di fare il punto in particolare sui meccanismi della politica estera europea. Ha portato il suo saluto il ministro degli Esteri, Federica Mogherini, che ha illustrato […]

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