Siria: Mogherini, trasbordo armi in sicurezza. Da Italia contributo determinante a disarmo
With the transfer of the chemical material from the Danish ship, the Ark Futura, to the US Cape Ray, Italy has made a decisive contribution to the disarmament of Syria. This was Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini’s comment on the operations under way since the morning of 2 July 2014 at the port of Gioia Tauro, […]
Read moreDeputy Minister Pistelli’s mission to the Horn of Africa. Visit to Eritrea
“It’s time for a new start”. This was Deputy Minister Pistelli’s comment during his visit to Asmara – the first visit to Eritrea by a member of the government since 1997, with the mission by the President of the Republic at that time, Oscar Luigi Scalfaro. “I am here today to bear witness to our […]
Read moreDeath penalty: first Task Force meeting at Farnesina. Moratorium campaign to be an EU Presidency priority, says Mogherini
Italy is taking forward the battle for a universal moratorium on the death penalty. Today at the Farnesina, Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini chaired the first meeting of the task force that will coordinate Italy’s action in the run-up to the United Nations vote on a new resolution. Participants included representatives of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) Amnesty […]
Read moreUcraina: Mogherini sente Klimkin, Lavrov, Burkhalter e Zannier. Necessario al più presto nuovo round negoziati a tre
Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini discussed the crisis in Ukraine in a series of telephone conversations today, the first day of the Italian Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The Minister spoke to her Ukrainian and Russian colleagues, Pavlo Klimkin and Serghei Lavrov, and to the Chairperson-in-Office of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation […]
Read moreDeputy Minister Pistelli’s mission to the Horn of Africa. Visit to Eritrea
“It’s time for a new start”. This was Deputy Minister Pistelli’s comment during his visit to Asmara – the first visit to Eritrea by a member of the government since 1997, with the mission by the President of the Republic at that time, Oscar Luigi Scalfaro. “I am here today to bear witness to our […]
Read moreM.O.: Mogherini, grande dolore per uccisione tre giovani. Vicini a popolo Israele
Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini has expressed her “great sorrow” over the killing of the three young Israelis kidnapped a few weeks ago. “We feel the utmost sympathy for Israel at this time of deep mourning. I wish to convey my own and the entire Italian Government’s condolences to the Israeli Government and people for this […]
Read morePistelli in Mogadishu: “This is how Italy will help Somalia make a fresh start”
Deputy Minister Lapo Pistelli’s mission to the Horn of Africa began today in Mogadishu. His visit, which will encompass 5 countries in the region, will end on Friday 4 July 2014. Two years on from the last visit by an Italian political authority, Pistelli visited the United Nations base at the international airport and meet […]
Read moreEgitto: indignazione Italia per condanne. Ambasciatore vede autorità Cairo
La Farnesina ha espresso indignazione per la conferma in Egitto della condanna a morte di 183 esponenti della Fratellanza Musulmana e le pesanti pene decise per un gruppo di giornalisti di Al Jazeera. L’ambasciatore al Cairo ha incontrato nei giorni scorsi esponenti del governo egiziano per ricordare che l’Italia da anni si batte per una […]
Read morePistelli hails Italian Senate approval of cooperation reform
For the first time in many years, a parliamentary house has approved a text outlining a Italian Cooperation reform that modernises Italian official development assistance by providing more effective instruments and promoting cooperation as an “integral and qualifying part” of foreign policy. “In all these years of attempts, discussion, debate and efforts both inside and […]
Read moreEU: Farnesina, with go-ahead for Trio Programme the semester begins
The General Affairs Council’s go-ahead for the programme of the three future presidencies of the European Union marks the de facto start of the Italian duty presidency. The plan for the next 18 months centres on growth and employment and aims at strengthening the European Union’s role in the world. As underscored today by Prime […]
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