Minister Bonino speaks by phone with Alma Shalabayeva
In a telephone conversation today from the Italian embassy in Astana to Minister Bonino, Alma Shalabayeva expressed her deep gratitude for Italy’s efforts over recent months to help restore her freedom of movement. The minister said “the embassy will follow Mrs. Shalabayeva step by step until her departure with her daughter Adua”. Finally, the minister […]
Read moreEgyptian protesters convicted: Italy shares UN and EU stance on freedom of expression
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs noted the Egyptian courts’ conviction of three members of the opposition — Ahmed Maher, founder of the April 6th movement, and Ahmed Douma and Mohamed Adel — on charges associated with the protests. In reference to the Egyptian transition, Italy fully shares the stances taken by the United Nations and […]
Read moreUganda: “My hope is that Museveni does not let anti-gay law pass “, says Bonino
The Ugandan parliament’s passage of an anti-homosexuality law that envisages stiff sentences of up to life in prison, is a very serious act. The struggle against paedophilia and pedo-pornography is, in this case, simply an excuse for enacting laws that are homophobic, retaliatory and contrary to the numerous international conventions that prohibit criminal prosecution on […]
Read moreStability Law 2014: Pistelli welcomes additional resources for Development Cooperation
The Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Lapo Pistelli, has welcomed the allocation of an additional 10 million euros for Development Cooperation in the Stability Law for 2014. “I wish to thank the proposer and the Parliament, which grasped the importance of this additional signal. With 10 million euros added to our cooperation budget, we have […]
Read moreJuba: 63 European civilians (34 of them Italian) evacuated from South Sudan, expected arrival in Italy 13.00 today
63 European civilians, 34 of them Italian, were evacuated from South Sudan yesterday, 19 December 2013, and are scheduled to arrive in Italy today on an Italian Air Force KC 767 transport plane from Djibouti. The civilians were evacuated following the outbreak of fighting between loyalist forces and rebel units. Also on board the plane […]
Read moreItaly–Congo: Minister Bonino summons Ambassador Tshiseleka Felha
Foreign Minister Emma Bonino has summoned the Ambassador of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Albert Tshiseleka Felha, to the Farnesina to express the Italian Government’s concern over the fact that verbal agreements reached in November between the Congolese authorities and Minister Kyenge have not been respected and over a situation that remains “extremely worrying”. […]
Read moreAmbassadors’ Conference: meeting with Special Envoy for the Marines case, De Mistura
The Ambassadors’ Conference at the Farnesina included the planned meeting with Staffan De Mistura, the Government’s Special Envoy for the question of the navy riflemen held in India. The Envoy provided the ambassadors with an up-date on the situation. De Mistura also asked the ambassadors to build on the efforts of the diplomatic-consular network both […]
Read moreSerbia-EU: Bonino welcomes Brussels’ decision to open accession negotiations
“Great satisfaction” was Foreign Minister Emma Bonino’s reaction to the decision by the European Union’s General Affairs Council of 17 December 2013 to open negotiations for Serbia’s EU accession. The talks will start in January 2014 with the first Inter-Governmental Conference. “This is a historic moment for Serbia and the Balkans”, declared Minister Bonino. “Italy […]
Read moreItaly-Azerbaijan: Dassù attends 3rd session of Economic Cooperation Commission
The 3rd session of the Italy–Azerbaijan Economic Cooperation Commission, the main economic event at institutional level between the two countries, has come to a successful conclusion in Baku. For Italy, the meeting was chaired by Deputy Foreign Minister Marta Dassù, and for Azerbaijan, by Energy Minister Natig Alyiev. Issues on the agenda included energy, the […]
Read moreChile: Michelle Bachelet’s re-election is good news, says Bonino. Long-standing ties of friendship and collaboration
“Michelle Bachelet’s re-election by a large majority is good news, all the more so in view of our long-standing ties of friendship and collaboration”. This was Foreign Minister Emma Bonino’s comment on the outcome of the election in Chile. “Throughout her mandate at the head of UN Women, Michelle was a valuable ally in the […]
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