Human Rights: Minister Bonino participates in first plenary session of the Interministerial Committee (CIDU)
Minister Emma Bonino opened the first plenary session of the Interministerial Committee on Human Rights today at the foreign ministry in Rome. The committee was reformed in September after having been eliminated by the 2012 spending review. In the words of the head of Italian diplomacy, the CIDU “will make it possible to continue with […]
Read moreRielezione del Prof. Gianni Buquicchio a Presidente della Commissione di Venezia
At the end of the 4th session of 2013, Prof. Gianni Buquicchio was re-elected as President of the European Commission for Democracy through Law (called the Venice Commission, for the city where it meets). The Venice Commission is an advisory body of the Council of Europe, and is made up of experts on constitutional and […]
Read moreBahrein: Pistelli at the Dialogue Forum
Deputy Foreign Minister Lapo Pistelli represented Italy at the 9th edition of the Manama Dialogue, a major forum for discussion for policy-makers, business persons, military leaders and members of regional and global think-tanks on issues concerning the Persian Gulf. “These forums for encounter on themes that touch directly on the security of us all make […]
Read moreMyanmar: Dassu’- Aung San Suu Kyi meet
Deputy Foreign Minister Marta Dassù met today in Yangon with leader of the Burmese opposition Aung San Suu Kyi, with whom she discussed the democratic transition under way in Burma, which Italy continues to support. Marta Dassù also passed on Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino’s invitation to participate on the International Board for Women […]
Read moreItaly-Iraq: Pistelli- Bakir meeting
Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Lapo Pistelli met today in Rome with the head of foreign affairs of the autonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan Falah Mustafa Bakir, with whom he discussed humanitarian support for Syrian refugees in the autonomous region. Following the deputy minister’s mission to Erbil in October, the Italian Cooperation dispatched emergency humanitarian […]
Read more“Women’s Forum” a Yangon: Dassu’ in Myanmar
Deputy Foreign Minister Marta Dassù will be in Myanmar today for the “Women’s Forum” in Yangon and other political meetings with the Burmese government. The deputy minister will meet with Aung San Suu Kyi to discuss the county’s democratic transition, and her visit will continue with Minister for Foreign Affairs Wunna Maung Lwin and Minister […]
Read moreMandela: a continuing inspiration for all peoples, says Giro
“Madiba managed to found a nation by seeking that which unites, and he guided it discreetly through the example and inspiration of his words along the road to a democracy that offered hope. With his life Mandela accomplished a great dream of humanity, for his people and for the entire world. His experience, his humanity, […]
Read moreMarò; colloquio alla Farnesina Valensise-Gupta: procedimento in India si concluda sollecitamente
Today, 4 December 2013, the Chamber of Deputies unanimously approved the agenda to find an appropriate and rapid solution to the case of Navy Riflemen Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone. The Secretary General of the Farnesina, Michele Valensise, has brought the decision to the attention of the Ambassador of India, Basant Kumar Gupta, who had […]
Read more“Solidarietà: dovere religioso o dovere civico?” giovedì 5 all’Ambasciata d’Italia presso la Santa Sede
On 5 December 2013 the Embassy of Italy to the Holy See will host the next session of the “Courtyard of the Gentiles”, an initiative founded in 2011 in the Pontifical Council for Culture. The aim is to promote dialogue between believers and non-believers. The topic of Thursday’s meeting will be “Solidarity: religious duty or […]
Read moreIncidents in Warsaw: Bonino meets Polish colleague
Foreign Minister Emma Bonino has met the Polish Deputy Foreign Minister, Henryka Mościcka-Dendys, for an exchange of views on the recent arrest of fans of the Lazio football team. Minister Bonino also reiterated the Italian government’s concern over the case. The meeting took place in the margins of today’s NATO ministerial in Brussels. At Minister […]
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