Egypt: Foreign Ministry concern over sentencing of foreign NGO members
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed concern over the Cairo Administrative Court’s sentencing of 43 members of foreign non-governmental organizations, 27 of whom were judged in absentia, to a period of detention varying from 1 to 5 years in prison, and to close the Egypt-based offices of 5 NGOs that include the Konrad Adenauer Institute, […]
Read moreMinister Bonino meets with Deputy Foreign Minister of Israel Ze’ev Elkin
Bilateral relations and regional developments, particularly the crisis in Syria, were the main topics of discussion in a meeting today in Rome between Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino and Deputy Foreign Minister of Israel Ze’ev Elkin. Minister Bonino and Deputy Minister Elkin discussed the very positive trend in the bilateral partnership, not least in […]
Read moreFirst meeting of “Women in Diplomacy” (“WID”) held at the Farnesina
The first meeting of the “Women in Diplomacy” (WID) Committee was held today at the foreign ministry in Rome. Created in May and chaired by Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino, the Committee’s goal is to advance the role of women in diplomacy and foreign policy at both national and international levels. This first meeting […]
Read moreDeep concern over the news from Turkey
“The news coming from Turkey is a source of deep concern, and the fact that the tensions of recent days have resulted in deaths is very serious”. The statement came from Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino, according to whom “excessive use of force by the police cannot be an acceptable response to the protests”. […]
Read moreCongratulations from Minister Bonino for Rami Hamdallah’s appointment as Prime MInister of the Palestinian Authority
Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino congratulated Rami Hamdallah on his appointment as Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority. Italy has no doubt it will be able to maintain the same excellent relations with the new Palestinian Prime Minister that it has enjoyed with Salam Fayyad, whom it thanks for his important contribution to strengthening […]
Read moreDeputy Minister Pistelli completes mission to Ethiopia
In the course of a mission to Ethiopia, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Lapo Pistelli, accompanied by Director General for Development Cooperation Giampaolo Cantini, Ambassador of Italy to Addis Ababa Renzo Rosso and Director of the Local Technical Unit Fabio Melloni, made a visit today to the St. Luke Hospital of Wolisso, in the Oromia […]
Read moreMinister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino expresses “deep satisfaction” for Somalia’s ratification of the Chemical Weapons Convention
Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino expressed “deep satisfaction” for Somalia’s ratification of the Chemical Weapons Convention, announced today by the Director of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) from its headquarters in The Hague. By this act Somalia becomes the 189th State Party to the OPCW treaty. “This is a major […]
Read moreUnder-Secretary Giro at the 55th Venice Biennale to open the Istituto Italia America Latina pavilion
Under-Secretary Mario Giro, with the remit for Latin America and cultural promotion, opened the pavilion of the Istituto Italia America Latina in the Arsenal building. Many Latin American countries have had pavilions over the years thanks to the IILA’s contribution. The IILA pavilion continues to welcome all the region’s artists in an effort to present […]
Read moreMinister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino meets with Arab League Secretary General Nabil El-Araby
Prospects for the Syria crisis and the Middle East peace process were the main focus of Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino’s meeting today in Rome with Secretary General of the Arab League Nabil El-Araby, with the accent first and foremost on U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s peace process initiative. The minister expressed her […]
Read moreMFA Secretary General Michele Valensise in consultations with Turkish Foreign Ministry Secretary General, Feridun Sinirlioglu.
Economic relations between Italy and Turkey and between businesses in the two countries, relations with the European Union and the situation in the Mediterranean. These were the topics discussed in consultations between the Secretary General of the Italian Foreign Ministry, Michele Valensise, and the Secretary General of the Turkish Foreign Ministry, Feridun Sinirlioglu. The talks […]
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