Politica Estera

Press Releases

25 August 2014

Mogherini sente colleghi Egitto, Tunisia, Algeria e segretario Lega Araba su Gaza e Libia

La situazione a Gaza e in Libia è al centro di una serie di telefonate che il ministro degli Esteri, Federica Mogherini, ha in programma in questi giorni con i colleghi di diversi Paesi della Regione che oggi si sono incontrati al Cairo e che sono impegnati come l’Italia nella ricerca di una soluzione politica […]

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Press Releases

24 August 2014

Libia: Mogherini, è il momento di avere coraggio e dialogare per mettere fine al conflitto

Libia: Mogherini, è il momento di avere coraggio e dialogare per mettere fine al conflitto Il ministro degli Esteri, Federica Mogherini, ha rinnovato alle parti in conflitto in Libia e all’intera comunità internazionale un appello a trovare al più presto una soluzione condivisa per mettere fine alle violenze e ricostruire il Paese con istituzioni democratiche. […]

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Press Releases

24 August 2014

Libia: Mogherini, è il momento di avere coraggio e dialogare per mettere fine al conflitto

Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini renewed her urgent appeal to the parties to the conflict in Libya, and to the entire international community, to seek a settlement that would lead to ending the violence and rebuilding a nation of democratic institutions. “Libya is at the most difficult point since the revolution and, as always, […]

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Press Releases

23 August 2014

Ucraina: Mogherini a Linkevičius, profondo cordoglio per uccisione console onorario lituano.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini expressed her condolences on the death of Lithuanian honorary consul in Ukraine in a letter to her colleague in Lithuania, Linas Linkevičius: “I was profoundly aggrieved at the news of the death of the Honorary Consul of the Republic of Lithuania in Ukraine”, Mogherini wrote. “In condemning this act […]

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Interviews

21 August 2014

Mogherini: “The West is at risk. We now need diplomatic action with all Arab countries to isolate the fanatics”

ROME. “No country is immune from the risks. The Islamic State (IS) movement has attracted disciples in the West too”. Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini has just registered the Parliament’s green light to send arms to the Kurds. She’s sitting in the courtyard at Palazzo Montecitorio, the seat of the Italian Parliament. Asked about her chances […]

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Press Releases

13 August 2014

EU: Mogherini hails convening of foreign ministers. Calls for common Iraq-Gaza-Libya action

Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini expressed appreciation for the decision by EU High Representative Catherine Ashton to convene a meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council on the crises in Iraq, Gaza and Libya for 15 August. “It is well that the EU has decided, as Italy and later France recently urged, to assemble all […]

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Press Releases

11 August 2014

Iraq: Mogherini hails al Abadi appointment, calls for inclusive government

Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini considers that, following the appointment of Haider al Abadi as premier, the future of Iraq depends on the rapid formation of a national unity government. “At such a tragic moment for Iraq, the initiative of President Fouad Masum to appoint Haider al Abadi prime minister could pave the way […]

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In detail

11 August 2014

Mogherini, no intervention in Iraq but military support for Kurds being assessed

Italy is assessing “forms of support for the efforts,includingmilitary,” of the Iraqi Kurdistan government.The statement came from Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini in an interview for “Radio Anch’io” on Radio Uno.Together with our principal European partnersweare assessing “the most effective forms” of stopping ISIS. “The immediate need”, the minister continued, “is to stop the […]

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Press Releases

10 August 2014

Mideast: Mogherini calls for common EU initiative and FAC meeting on Iraq and Libya

Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini cited the need for a common EU position on the crises in Gaza, Iraq and Libya. “It is good that every country takes action on the Gaza tragedy, as Germany, France and Great Britain have done, and as Italy has done and continues to do in meetings this week, […]

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Press Releases

8 August 2014

Iraq: Mogherini cites need to protect Christians and Yazidi and support Kurds halting Isis

Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini considers fundamental and urgent the mobilisation of the entire international community in the protection of Christian and Yazidi minorities in northern Iraq. “We must protect Iraqi civilians and, in particular, the Christians and Yazidi being persecuted by ISIS”, she said, “and support the Kurdish Peshmerga militias in halting the […]

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Speeches

8 August 2014

Messaggio del ministro Federica Mogherini in occasione della commemorazione della tragedia di Marcinelle

Dear Italian friends, Each year we reconfirm the pain and sorrow that we share with all of you for what happened at Marcinelle in the summer of 1956. Europe’s greatest mining disaster took the lives of 262 persons, 136 of whom were Italians. It was precisely in order to keep the memory of that tragedy […]

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Press Releases

8 August 2014

Mogherini in Chile and Colombia – Strengthening ties between Italy and Latin America

Further strengthening the already solid ties between Italy and Latin America was the main objective of foreign minister Federica Mogherini’s visit to Chile and Colombia, which concluded with her attendance at the inauguration of new Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos. It is in this spirit that the annual Italy-Latin America Conference will be held in […]

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