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18 November 2013

EU Foreign Affairs Council – Immigration: imminent partnership agreement with Tunisia

The signing of a “partnership on mobility” between the EU and Tunisia “is imminent”, according to the conclusions of the EU Foreign Affairs Council, in which Minister Emma Bonino participated, whose main themes included human trafficking in the Mediterranean. According to the 28 EU foreign ministers, the European Union and Tunisia have committed to strengthening […]

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13 November 2013

Meeting in Djibouti on piracy – Italy cites case of marines

The 16th session of the Contact Group on Piracy along the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS) was held this week in the East African State of Djibouti. 43 delegations from the 62 CGPCS member countries A total of 43 delegations represented the 62 CGPCS member countries (which include Italy, the U.S., Russia, China, the UK, France, […]

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12 November 2013

Nasiriyah – 10 years after, Italy has not forgotten

Even though ten years have passed since the tragedy in Nasiriyah, Italy hasn’t forgotten. From Rome to Baghdad, the entire country mourned the victims of the Italian base attacked on 12 November 2003 by an explosives-packed truck that managed to break through a security barrier to the building that housed the Italian logistics team. That […]

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21 October 2013

Syria – EU Foreign Ministers call for “Geneva 2” with all parties to the conflict taking part

To resolve the Syrian crisis, a political solution that meets the legitimate aspirations of the population needs to be found. The EU welcomes the call for a peace conference in Geneva before the end of November, in which all parties must take part. These were some of the points underscored by the European Union’s Foreign […]

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17 October 2013

Bonino briefs Senate on missions – 23.6 million in aid for crisis areas

In a government briefing of the Senate joint foreign and defence commissions on the status of missions under way and development cooperation and peace and stabilisation interventions, Minister Emma Bonino announced that 23.6 million euro had been earmarked for humanitarian missions on the basis of Enrico Letta’s announcement at the St. Petersburg G20; she added […]

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16 October 2013

MTCR meets in Rome – Bonino warns against underestimating spread of weapons delivery missiles

“A perfect opportunity for assessing the effectiveness” of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), was Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino’s comment on the plenary meeting that began yesterday at the foreign ministry in Rome. The 34-member multilateral meeting met for the first time in Rome in 1988 to address the increasing threat of missiles […]

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Press Releases

3 October 2013

Libya: meeting between SG Valensise and Minister Ali’ Zidan – Press Release

The political stabilisation of Libya and its security were the focus of secretary general Michele Valensise’s meeting in Tripoli today with Libyan prime minister Ali’ Zidan, foreign minister Mohammed Abdel Aziz and other political exponents. Ambassador Valensise confirmed Italy’s support at the delicate stage, and reiterated the Italian government’s willingness to launch the military training […]

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24 September 2013

UN: Bonino meets Zarif, focus on Syria and Afghanistan

The Syrian crisis and the future of Afghanistan, but also other aspects of bilateral relations. Italian Foreign Minister Emma Bonino’s packed agenda in New York started with a discussion with her Iranian colleague, Javad Zarif. In the US megalopolis, in the margins of the 68th General Assembly of the United Nations – which the minister […]

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23 September 2013

Attentato contro cristiani in Pakistan: Bonino, appello maggiore impegno per libertà religiosa

“Ho appreso con sgomento la notizia dell’ennesimo attentato contro la minoranza cristiana in Pakistan, un Paese dove purtroppo più volte negli ultimi anni sono state compiute stragi per motivi religiosi”: così Emma Bonino, Ministro degli Esteri italiano, ha commentato da New York, dove si trova per partecipare all’Assemblea Generale delle Nazioni Unite, l’eccidio di cristiani […]

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21 September 2013

Farnesina taking action for Italian citizen on Arctic Sunrise

Acting on Minister Bonino’s instructions, the Italian Embassy in Moscow has taken immediate action to help the Italian citizen, Cristian D’Alessandro, who is on board the Greenpeace ship, the Arctic Sunrise. The ship is at present being escorted by Russian ships and is sailing towards the port of Murmansk, where it is due to arrive […]

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20 September 2013

Under-Secretary Mario Giro meets the Presidents of Burkina Faso and Guinea Conakry

Under-Secretary Mario Giro meets the Presidents of Burkina Faso and Guinea Conakry “Priority countries for Italy and for the stability of Sahel and North Africa. Interested in establishing closer relations with Italian businesses”. In the margins of the presidential ceremony in Mali, Under-Secretary Mario Giro met the President of the Republic of Niger. The President […]

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18 September 2013

Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino meets with President of the Federal Republic of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud

Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino met today in Rome with President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. “The resolution of the Somali crisis is an essential factor in global security because of its location along a belt of intense instability stretching from the coasts of the Arabian peninsula to the Atlantic […]

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