Meeting between Minister Bonino and the Secretary General of the Organisation of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza
Foreign Minister Emma Bonino’s meeting with the Secretary General of the Organisation of American States, José Miguel Insulza, was an opportunity to review a number of problems affecting South America. The overall background is one, essentially, of stability and economic growth, which in recent years has fuelled a constant rise in revenue. However, negative situations […]
Read moreUnder-Secretary Giro meets representatives of Central African Republic
The Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Mario Giro, met representatives of the Central African Republic at the Farnesina today. The delegation was made up of members of the government and of the national Transition Committee, and of religious communities and civil society. Led by the Minister for Communications with responsibility for Reconciliation, the delegation and its […]
Read moreAdvice on “viaggiare sicuri” website is intended to protect the public, says Farnesina
The Foreign Ministry has just received different, indeed diametrically opposed, reports from tourism operators and citizens complaining that the Ministry had pointed out, or failed to point out, situations of potential risk in Egypt. The information and advice provided by the Italian Foreign Ministry through the www.viaggiaresicuri.it website are clearly, and solely, intended to safeguard […]
Read moreAnniversario golpe in Cile
The coup d’état in Chile was a turning point in Italian-Latin American relations. Until that time, our relationship with Latin America had been closely defined by Italian immigration there. “Our government was one of the first in the West not to immediately recognise the government that took power in Chile. Thanks to Italy, and thanks […]
Read moreMedio Oriente e affari. Il Ministro Bonino incontra il Ministro per lo Sviluppo Regionale, l’Energia e l’Acqua di Israele, Silvan Shalom
Minister Bonino met the Israeli Minister for Regional Development, Energy and Water, Silvan Shalom, at the Farnesina today, 10 September 2013. The meeting provided an opportunity for a fruitful exchange of ideas on the initiatives to be undertaken by strengthen the already excellent bilateral relations. The Italian-Israeli relationship is characterised not just by constant political […]
Read moreIncontro tra il Ministro Bonino e il Ministro degli Affari Esteri della Repubblica Federale di Nigeria Olugbenga Ayodeji Ashiru
Foreign Minister Emma Bonino received the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Olugbenga Ayodeji Ashiru, at the Farnesina today, 10 September 2013. The two ministers discussed measures to combat political-religious terrorism, and anti-piracy measures in the Gulf of Guinea. Minister Bonino expressed her great appreciation of the key role played by […]
Read moreMeeting between Minister Bonino and the President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Suma Chakrabarti
Foreign Minister Emma Bonino met Suma Chakrabarti, President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), at the Farnesina today, 9 September 2013. Their discussion focused on EBRD investment in the countries of the southern shore of the Mediterranean: Jordan, Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia. The Minister and the EBRD President agreed on the need […]
Read moreMeeting between Minister Bonino and the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Russian Upper House, Mikhail Margelov
Foreign Minister Emma Bonino met Mikhail Margelov, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Russian Upper House and President Putin’s Special Envoy for Africa, at the Farnesina today, 9 September 2013. The talks were an opportunity to exchange views on issues concerning southern Sahel and the terrorist threat menacing countries like Mali, Libya and […]
Read moreDeath penalty: Minister Bonino’s appeal for suspension of execution of the Tibetan, Drolma Kyab
“I am saddened to learn that the People’s Court of Ngaba has sentenced the Tibetan Drolma Kyab to death. On several occasions I have expressed my conviction that progress towards full respect for human rights will proceed at a different pace in different social contexts. But there can be no doubt as to the absolute […]
Read moreUnder-Secretary Giro concludes the International Institute for Humanitarian Law’s 36th Round Table
Under-Secretary Mario Giro presented the closing address at the International Institute for Humanitarian Law’s 36th Round Table on “Respecting IHL: Challenges and Responses”. In his presentation, Under-Secretary Giro underscored just how topical the subject is and illustrated some of the limitations of the current system. “We need to diversity the tools available to the international […]
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