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 […]
Read moreItaly-Romania: Bonino-Corlatean meeting
One month before the meeting between the Italian and Romanian prime ministers on 28 February 2014, Minister Bonino and her colleague Titus Corlatean met today to review bilateral relations and issues currently high on the international agenda. The two ministers reiterated the importance of the strategic partnership and the excellent economic links between their two […]
Read moreFarnesina: Pistelli in Etiopia, Italia protagonista in Africa
The African Union (AU), Somalia and cooperation with Ethiopia were the focus of Deputy Foreign Minister Lapo Pistelli’s two-day visit to Addis Ababa. This was his 3rd visit since last year, as testimony to the Italian Government’s renewed interest in the African continent. Pistelli represented Italy at the 24th ordinary session of the African Union’s […]
Read moreIstituto di Cultura Bruxelles: precisazioni a seguito di notizie di stampa
With regard to reports in the press about the “removal” of the Director of the Italian Cultural Institute in Brussels, Federiga Bindi, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has informed that the Director’s term in office would have expired in due course on March 9. It further noted that the relationship of trust with the […]
Read moreSan 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 […]
Read moreYemen: 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 […]
Read moreGiornata 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 […]
Read moreEgypt: Bonino, the bloody events of recent days a worrying sign
“The bombings and other bloody events of recent days in Egypt are very worrying signs, and the hope is that the situation does not degenerate into further clashes and stability across the country. My first thoughts go out to the families of the victims, who have paid the ultimate price; and I appeal to the […]
Read moreUkraine: 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.
Read moreUkraine: stop violence, resume dialogue, says Bonino
“I am obviously concerned about what is happening in Ukraine, and am in constant contact with our ambassador, who is in dialogue with government authorities and members of the opposition movements. It is indispensable that all the parties concerned abstain from violence and seek to rapidly resume the contacts that will ensure the country a […]
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