Foreign Minister Emma Bonino meets NATO Secretary General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen
Afghanistan, NATO-EU relations, Libya and Russia, as well as the future challenges of NATO enlargement. These were the questions of the table for Foreign Minister Emma Bonino’s discussion with NATO Secretary General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, at the Farnesina today, 25 July. Minister Bonino began by reiterating Italy’s commitment, post-2014, to support Afghanistan’s security in a […]
Read moreMinister Bonino meets the Cypriot Foreign Minister, Ioannis Kasoulides.
European issues – including the follow-up to the June European Council – bilateral relations and the situation in Syria. These were the topics on the agenda for Foreign Minister Emma Bonino’s discussions at the Farnesina today with her Cypriot colleague, Ioannis Kasoulides At EU level, the two ministers viewed measures to combat unemployment, especially among […]
Read moreSingapore: Archi signs Memorandum of Understanding for SMEs and promotes investment in Italy
Deputy Minister Archi visited Singapore on 23 and 24 July for an intense programme of meetings. Highlights were the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and the announcement of a mission by representatives of Italy’s infrastructure sector in November 2013. Support for the economy through the […]
Read moreDeputy Minister Marta Dassù meets her Belarusian counterpart, Alena Kupchyna
In the wake of Belarus’s participation in the EU Ministerial held in Brussels on 22 July to discus, inter alia, the Eastern Partnership, Deputy Minister Marta Dassù has met her Belarusian counterpart, Alena Kupchyna, in Rome. Deputy Minister Kupchyna’s visit to Rome comes at the end of a mission to several other European capitals. Their […]
Read moreArchi in Vietnam to strengthen political, economic-commercial and cultural links
Deputy Foreign Minister Bruno Archi is visiting Vietnam on 22 and 23 July, the first Asian country on his tour of the region. This choice reflects the Italian Government’s growing interest in relations with Hanoi and marks a concrete step in opening a new era of Italian-Vietnamese relations. The Deputy Minister’s mission to Vietnam is […]
Read moreDichiarazione Ministro Bonino da Bruxelles
It is no secret that the latest meetings of the EU Foreign Affairs Council have revealed divisions on major issues concerning development in the region. These are complex situations, analysis of which cannot rule out divergence a priori. But today there was a common feeling that we are going to have to recuperate a collegiality […]
Read moreMinister Bonino pleased with announcement by Secretary of State Kerry of the launch of talks between Israelis and Palestinians.
Foreign Minister Emma Bonino said she was “very pleased” at the announcement by U.S. Secretary of State Kerry that talks between Israelis and Palestinians would take place in Washington aimed at a negotiated solution and a final end to the conflict. The minister expressed “gratitude” to Secretary of State Kerry for the “determination and personal […]
Read moreMinister Bonino at “Meeting on the Future of Europe” at Palma de Mallorca
Foreign Minister Emma Bonino was in Palma de Mallorca today to attend the Meeting on the Future of Europe, an encounter meant to confront the principal political/economic problems associated with the future of the Union, ahead of the European elections in 2014. Also in anticipation of the Italian EU duty Presidency in the second half […]
Read moreDeputy Minister Archi in Vietnam, Singapore and Indonesia: strengthening bilateral relations and support for our businesses
Deputy Foreign Minister Bruno Archi is scheduled for a mission from 22 to 26 July to Vietnam, Singapore and Indonesia. The mission, which is the first by a member of the current Southeast Asian Executive, is a concrete demonstration of the government’s and the foreign ministry’s commitment to maintaining and promoting close political relations with […]
Read moreOperational Convention signed by MFA and National Research Council (CNR)
A significant moment in the meeting of scientific attachés, being held today and tomorrow at the foreign ministry in Rome, came with the signing of an operational convention between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the National Research Council (CNR) aimed at further strengthening what are already excellent relations. Signed by MFA Secretary General Michele […]
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