Politica Estera

Press Releases

7 August 2014

Libya: Mogherini, Italian re-entry operation complete. Thanks to Buccino and all institutions

Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini thanked all the institutions that collaborated on the repatriation of the Italians from Libya. “The arrival in Pisa of the last Air Force flight completes a complex operation that was made possible by the contribution not only of our embassy and the foreign ministry’s Crisis Unit, but also of […]

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Interviews

7 August 2014

Mogherini: ‘It is with sanctions that pressure is brought to bear on Putin’ (La Stampa)

During the Italian Minister for Foreign Affairs’ official visit to Chile and Colombia, the news was released that Vanessa Marzullo and Greta Ramelli, volunteer workers and founders of an Italian NGO, were abducted in late July is the area of Aleppo in Syria. “We immediately activated all channels and have been in contact with the […]

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Press Releases

6 August 2014

Lebanon: Mogherini, regional stability threatened. Supporting Lebanon to preserve national unity

Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini condemned the attacks against the Lebanese army in the Arsal region and expressed her condolences to the families of the numerous victims. “These attacks may have serious repercussions, not only on Lebanon’s security, but on that of the entire region”, Mogherini asserted. “We therefore renew our support for all […]

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Press Releases

5 August 2014

M.O.: Mogherini, bene tregua umanitaria. Ora non perdere opportunità di accordo duraturo

Il ministro degli Esteri, Federica Mogherini, ha invitato le parti a rispettare la tregua concordata per Gaza. “Dopo tanti, troppi morti e una crisi umanitaria gravissima, il cessate il fuoco di 72 ore deve essere finalmente rispettato e deve essere l’occasione per negoziare un accordo duraturo tra le parti”, ha detto Mogherini da Santiago del […]

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Press Releases

5 August 2014

Israel and Iraq: Deputy Foreign Minister Lapo Pistelli begins 3-day visit to the front

Deputy Foreign Minister Lapo Pistelli is about to embark on a demanding 3-day trip for the purpose of carrying Italy’s message of solidarity to the planet’s “hottest” spots: Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Baghdad and Erbil. He took off this morning from the UN base at Brindisi on board a humanitarian flight for Tel Aviv carrying 30 […]

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Press Releases

4 August 2014

Humanitarian aid flown in for the people of Gaza

A flight carrying humanitarian aid donated by the Italian Cooperation for the people of Gaza will leave the United Nations base in Brindisi tomorrow for Tel Aviv airport The plane, which will also be carrying Deputy Foreign Minister Lapo Pistelli, will deliver 30 tonnes of emergency supplies include tents, blankets, emergency power generators, drinking water […]

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Press Releases

29 July 2014

Ukraine: The new sanctions send a strong signal to Russia, says Mogherini

The new sanctions approved today in Brussels send a strong, unified signal to Russia to keep to the commitments made in recent months. This was the view of Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini, who commented: “The European Union decided unanimously today to apply new sanctions to Russia. This step has become necessary in view of Moscow’s […]

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In detail

28 July 2014

Mogherini in Belgrade and Podgorica – “Ahead with EU integration and reforms”

The process of EU integration and reforms, as well as bilateral relations, were the focus of Minister Federica Mogherini’s meetings in Serbia and Podgorica, on the final leg of her mission to the Balkans. At the end of the meeting in Belgrade with her Serbian colleague Ivica Dacic, Mogherini expressed the hope that Serbia would […]

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Press Releases

27 July 2014

Mideast: Mogherini-Zarif meeting

The dramatic situation in Gaza was the focus of a telephone meeting Minister Federica Mogherini held with Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on his request, during which the two ministers agreed on the need to put an end to the loss of human lives in Gaza and Israel, and to renew the ceasefire and […]

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Press Releases

27 July 2014

Iraq elections: Deputy Minister Pistelli’s congratulations

“In the name of the Italian government, I extend my congratulations to the Iraqi people on the recent election of president Fouad Masum, speaker of the Parliament Salim Al-Jubouri and his deputies, to whom I offer my best wishes in their new and important posts”, declared Deputy Foreign Minister Lapo Pistelli, who is scheduled to […]

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Press Releases

25 July 2014

Italia-Ungheria: precisazioni su notizie stampa

In relazione a una lettera dell’Anti Defamation League al ministro degli Affari esteri Federica Mogherini, di cui riferisce oggi un quotidiano, il servizio stampa della Farnesina conferma che non è arrivata al ministero degli Esteri alcuna richiesta di gradimento per la sostituzione dell’attuale ambasciatore di Ungheria a Roma, giunto alla fine della sua missione in […]

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Press Releases

24 July 2014

M.O: Mogherini, strage scuola Onu scuote coscienze. Subito cessate il fuoco

The attack on the United Nations school in Beit Hanun is on everyone’s conscience and must convince the parties to the Gaza conflict to call an immediate ceasefire. The call came from Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini in the margins of a visit to Pristina, Kosovo. “This tragedy shows once again how urgent it […]

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