NATO

In detail

1 April 2014

Ukraine: NATO calls for more cooperation with Kiev – Moscow urged to adopt immediate measures to respect international law

NATO foreign ministers have decided to intensify cooperation with Ukraine and have agreed on “concrete measures to enhance Ukraine’s ability to provide for its own security”. These were two of the points set out in the conclusions of today’s meeting, where the foreign ministers also met their Ukrainian counterpart. The NATO and Ukrainian ministers agreed, […]

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Press Releases

21 March 2014

NATO: Mogherini- Rasmussen meeting

In a meeting today in Brussels, Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen discussed management of the Ukraine crisis, the end of the ISAF mission and support for the transitions in Afghanistan and Libya. They also spoke of preparations for the next NATO ministerial conference on the 1st and […]

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Press Releases

2 March 2014

Minister Mogherini to chair technical meeting at Farnesina on situation in Ukraine

Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini will chair a technical meeting this morning at the Farnesina to review the situation in Ukraine. The meeting will also discuss her telephone contact today with German Foreign Minister Steinmeier and her conference call with the American Secretary of State, Kerry, the High Representative for European Foreign Policy, Ashton, and a […]

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Press Releases

1 March 2014

Ucraina: Mogherini condanna escalation. “Garantire unità, inclusività e integrità territoriale”

Il Ministro degli Esteri Mogherini ha partecipato in serata ad una “conference call” con l’Alto Rappresentante per la politica estera dell’Unione Europea Ashton e con alcuni omologhi, tra cui Kerry, Hague, Fabius e Sikorski, dalla quale è emersa l’unanime forte preoccupazione e condanna per la pericolosa escalation della situazione in Crimea. Il Ministro Mogherini ha […]

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Press Releases

1 March 2014

Ucraina: Mogherini condanna escalation. “Garantire unità, inclusività e integrità territoriale”

Il Ministro degli Esteri Mogherini ha partecipato in serata ad una “conference call” con l’Alto Rappresentante per la politica estera dell’Unione Europea Ashton e con alcuni omologhi, tra cui Kerry, Hague, Fabius e Sikorski, dalla quale è emersa l’unanime forte preoccupazione e condanna per la pericolosa escalation della situazione in Crimea. Il Ministro Mogherini ha […]

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In detail

13 February 2014

Marines: Bonino in Parliament – “It’s not a bilateral question. NATO and EU at our side”

The question of the two Italian marines is not a bilateral issue between Italy and India. It involves the European Union and NATO (which have lined up on Italy’s side) and concerns compliance with anti-terrorism agreements and UN decisions on anti-piracy missions. That was the central concept in Foreign Minister Emma Bonino’s address to the […]

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Press Releases

12 February 2014

Maro’: Ban Ki Moon riceve Rappresentante italiano presso ONU

Il Segretario Generale dell’ ONU, Ban Ki Moon, ha ricevuto oggi il Rappresentante italiano presso le Nazioni Unite, Amb. Cardi, che aveva richiesto urgentemente un colloquio su istruzione della Ministro Bonino. Il nostro Ambasciatore ha espresso la preoccupazione del Governo italiano – condivisa pubblicamente dall’A.R. dell’Unione Europea, Ashton e dal Segretario Generale della NATO, Rasmussen […]

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Press Releases

12 February 2014

Maro’: Ban Ki Moon riceve Rappresentante italiano presso ONU

The Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, received the Italian representative at the United Nations, Ambassador Cardi, today. Acting on Minister Bonino’s instructions, the Ambassador had requested an urgent meeting with the Secretary General. Our Ambassador expressed the Italian Government’s concern over the possible negative repercussions that applying the anti-terrorism law against the […]

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12 February 2014

Marines: NATO at Italy’s side

NATO warned India today that using the anti-terrorism law in the trial of the two Italian marines accused of killing two fishermen would undermine international efforts to fight piracy. India announced that its Supreme Court will hold a hearing next week to decide whether the two riflemen, Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone, should be tried […]

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4 December 2013

NATO Ministerial – Afghanistan: Karzai urged to sign agreement with USA soon

“NATO foreign ministers were unanimous in urging the Afghan President, Hamid Karzai, to sign the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) with the United States as soon as possible”. This was Minister Bonino’s comment at the NATO Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels. She described the agreement, which concerns the presence of American troops in Afghanistan post-2014, as […]

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27 November 2013

UN – Organised Crime; Italy’s resolution adopted

“I wish to express the appreciation of the Italian government to the numerous Member States that have decided this year to support the resolution against organised crime”, stated Ambassador Sebastiano Cardi, permanent representative to the UN, on the occasion of General Assembly third commission’s adoption by consensus of the document championed by our country. Attention […]

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Speeches

8 October 2013

Intervento del Vice Ministro Dassù – ‘Più regole, meno violenza – ASPETTI INNOVATIVI DEL TRATTATO INTERNAZIONALE SUL COMMERCIO DELLE ARMI’

(fa fede solo il testo effettivamente pronunciato) Il Trattato sul commercio di armi è il frutto di uno sforzo comune, di una straordinaria mobilitazione della società civile e di un lungo e complesso impegno negoziale avviato in ambito ONU nel 2006 e culminato in due conferenze diplomatiche, a luglio 2012 e marzo 2013, che hanno […]

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