\u201cThe partial Rowhani\/Sarif window will not be open forever\u201d. For that reason, the time factor in the West\u2019s dialogue with Iran \u201cis essential\u201d. This was one of the key passages in Minister Emma Bonino\u2019s speech at a forum organised by Radio Radicale. The tensions in Turkey and transition in the Middle East, as well as preparations for the European parliamentary elections in the spring, were among the other themes of her debate with a group of invited journalists. <\/P>
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With Iran the West must not repeat the mistake of \u201cwasting Khatami\u201d<\/STRONG><\/P> \u201cI am confident that the West is more aware\u201d with regard to this opening with Iran, the minister commented, expressing the hope that her colleagues\u2019 visits to Teheran would \u201cintensify\u201d. Indeed, the minister pointed out, \u201cthere is justified resistance on our part, legitimate fears, but it is important that our European colleagues realise that the mistake of \u201cwasting Khatami\u201d must not be repeated\u201d. The time factor, therefore, becomes \u201cessential. The partial Rowhani\/Zarif window will not be open forever, and for a thousand reasons\u201d, Emma Bonino stressed, recalling how, regarding the presidency of Mohammad Khatami, there was an economic element that was not to be underestimated, owing to \u201ca very serious economic situation\u201d and to \u201cdemographic pressure coming from a young society that is not anti-West\u201d.<\/P> Arab countries undergoing a long transition with little certainty<\/STRONG><\/P> Touching on the situation in Arab countries, the minister then pointed out that the region was \u201cfacing a lengthy transition with little certainty. We must be aware that it\u2019s a long-term thing\u201d where one of the key factors lies in the \u201cinternal upheaval\u201d under way in the Sunni world, and that the Syria crisis emerges against this backdrop.<\/P> Ahead of the Geneva 2 Peace Conference, Bonino cited the need to \u201ctry to alleviate the violence during the negotiations. The worsening humanitarian crisis is not helping a political solution but rather the further weakening of the entire region\u201d. As for the possibility of reaching a solution, the minister was cautious, expressing the hope that progress would be made in terms of the status quo and that \u201cnone of the participating countries has the illusion of knowing better than the others. It that\u2019s what happens we won\u2019t get anywhere\u201d. <\/P> Farnesina going strong, despite budget cuts<\/STRONG><\/P> Finally, the minister discussed the foreign ministry\u2019s activities, recalling, that the ministry was monitoring 10,000 cases of Italians around the world, 3120 of whom are under arrest. She also pointed out that the ministry\u2019s resources for doing so were much less that those of other major European nations. \u201cI don\u2019t let it bother me too much, though, the ministry is doing an excellent job, has great enthusiasm and realises that we need to streamline in Europe\u201d. \u201cAs a diplomat I would never choose to close any foreign mission, but I have to do it on the basis of the spending review, and the institution understands that\u201d, Bonino concluded. <\/P> <\/STRONG><\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cThe partial Rowhani\/Sarif window will not be open forever\u201d. For that reason, the time factor in the West\u2019s dialogue with Iran \u201cis essential\u201d. This was one of the key passages in Minister Emma Bonino\u2019s speech at a forum organised by Radio Radicale. The tensions in Turkey and transition in the Middle East, as well as […]","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[29,3,6,76,42],"class_list":["post-14682","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-approfondimenti","tag-cooperazione-sviluppo","tag-diplomazia-economica","tag-mediterraneo-e-medio-oriente","tag-ministri-precedenti","tag-unione-europea"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14682","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14682"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14682\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14682"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14682"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14682"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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