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29 January 2014

Italy-Turkey: Dassù meets Minister for European Affairs

Deputy Minister Marta Dassù met the Turkish Minister for European Affairs, Mevlut Cavusolgu, in Rome today (29 January 2014) during President Gül’s visit. The meeting was an opportunity to review key bilateral issues, the challenges related to the Eastern Partnership and the state of EU-Turkish relations. In thanking Italy for its constant support for Ankara’s […]

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27 January 2014

San Marino: Bonino meets Valentini

Foreign Minister Emma Bonino met the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of San Marino, Pasquale Valentini, at the Farnesina today, 27 January 2014. They discussed key bilateral issues, with Minister Bonino welcoming the steps made by San Marino to come fully into line with international standards of transparency in taxation and financial matters. Minister […]

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27 January 2014

Yemen: Conference on National Dialogue in Sana’a; Bonino, major milestone in democratic transition

“Today’s ceremony marks a major milestone in the process of democratic transition in Yemen”, commented Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino when informed of the conclusion of the Conference on National Dialogue held in Sana’a, adding that she had “deeply appreciated the determination and efforts of the conference delegates to overcome the many obstacles and […]

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27 January 2014

Giornata della Memoria: Bonino, esprimo a Comunità Ebraica sentimento di forte vicinanza e partecipazione nella commemorazione delle vittime della Shoah

“On the occasion of the Day of Memory, I wish to express my strong solidarity with the Jewish Community as I participate in the commemoration of the victims of the Shoah – history’s worst crime against humanity, and one committed with conscious and lucid determination”. I wish to express my firm condemnation of the recent […]

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24 January 2014

Development Cooperation reform under way – A government priority once again, says Letta

The Development Cooperation reform is under way – another important and significant “segment” of our country’s “Europeanisation” and the fruit of a bipartisan parliamentary debate. The Council of Ministers has approved the bill containing “General provisions governing international Development Cooperation” and envisaging a systematic up-date of the system, after 27 years. The draft reform include […]

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24 January 2014

Mediterranean: major challenge for the EU, says Dassù

“If we fail to meet the challenge of the Mediterranean, the winner in Europe will be the populist movements; by now the future depends to a varying extent on our ability to work out the problems of the Mediterranean”. Deputy Foreign Minister Marta Dassù launched this message as she participated today in a conference at […]

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24 January 2014

Ukraine: Dassù receives ambassador to Rome in the evening

On the instructions of Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino, who is otherwise occupied abroad, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Marta Dassù will receive Ukrainian ambassador to Rome Peleregyn at the foreign ministry in Rome this evening to express Italy’s concern regarding the most recent developments in Ukraine.

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24 January 2014

Syria: Bonino, “ceasefire a priority” – UN-piloted 3/2 “humanitarian meeting” in Rome

The “ceasefire is a priority in Syria, because we are seeing a “gigantic catastrophe” in need of humanitarian access, said Minister Emma Bonino as she met with the journalists of the World Economic Forum. There are “inaccessible areas, people starving to death”, and the massive refugee exodus is making the situation in Jordan and Lebanon […]

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24 January 2014

Marines: Bonino at Davos, Indian ministers commitment to 3 February

Minister Emma Bonino, in Davos for the World Economic Forum, after meeting with Indian Ministers for Finance and Trade, reported that they had assured her of their commitment to securing their government’s decision on the marines on 3 February, as requested by the Supreme Court. Bonino also reported that the question of the marines had […]

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Press Releases

21 January 2014

Somalia: Bonino hails formation of new government

The Somali parliament voted its confidence today in the government of Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed. Minister for Foreign Affairs of Italy Emma Bonino expressed her “satisfaction” with the formation of the new government, stressing the importance of giving new impetus to a Somalia’s stabilisation process. “The president and prime minister must now work together […]

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21 January 2014

Syria: Bonino at Geneva 2 Conference – “If it continues, shame on the entire world”

If a compromise is not found on the Syrian crisis “we will all have to be ashamed of ourselves”, was the clear message launched by Minister Emma Bonino at the Geneva 2 Conference that opened today at Monteux, with 45 participating delegations that included those of the Syrian government and opposition. All actors must be […]

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Interviews

21 January 2014

Italian Cooperation on the ground

Italy will contribute 2 million euro to humanitarian efforts in the Central African Republic, according to an announcement at the donors conference convened yesterday in Brussels by European Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs Kristalina Georgieva and head of the Coordination Office for Humanitarian Questions of the UN (OCHA) Valerie Amos. 2 projects: children, education, healthcare and […]

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