Franco Frattini

Frattini, no talks with Hamas, more effort in Afghanistan

Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini ruled out dialogue with Palestinian militant group Hamas and called for greater efforts in Afghanistan during a round-table debate in London on Monday. read more

German and Italian ministers lay wreaths at Trieste death camp

Trieste, Italy - Germany's Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Tuesday joined his Italian counterpart Franco Frattini in laying a commemorative wreath for the victims of a former World War II Nazi death camp near the...

Italy, Libya, Malta ministers to meet on illegal migrants, oil

Valletta, Malta - The foreign ministers of Italy, Libya and Malta are to meet on December 5 to discuss illegal immigration and oil exploration in the waters between the three countries, it was stated Monday. Italian Foreign...

'Don't forget Africa', Frattini

Any new form of world governance mustn't forget Africa, Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said Monday. ''No one named Africa'' at the G20 summit in Washington at the weekend, Frattini noted ahead of a roundtable in...

Italian, Libyan foreign ministers meeting in Malta on Dec 5

The foreign ministers of Italy, Libya and Malta are to meet on December 5 to discuss illegal immigration and oil exploration in the waters between the three countries. Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini and Libyan Foreign...

German foreign minister plans visit to Italian concentration camp

Berlin - German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier plans to visit a World War II-era concentration camp on an upcoming visit to Italy, his office announced Saturday. The move could be seen as an effort to mend fences with...

Italy 'role' on US-Russia missiles

Rome, November 13 - Italy can help ease tension over missiles between the United States and Russia, Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said Thursday. ''A strategy of missile proliferation is no good for Europe, Russia or the...

Italy promotes baseball World Cup

Italy trotted out its foreign and defense ministers Thursday to promote next year's baseball World Cup, which could play a key role in bolstering the sport's bid to get back into the Olympics. Scheduled for Sept. 10-27, the...

Laughter, pledges of cooperation mark Turkish-Italian summit

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with his Italian counterpart, Silvio Berlusconi, at a Turkish-Italian governmental summit on Wednesday evening, where they worked toward expanded cooperation in political relations and...

Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini, left, and Enviroment Minister Stefania Presigiacomo...

Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini, left, and Enviroment Minister Stefania Presigiacomo wearing Italy's Baseball national team jackets meet the journalists during a press conference in Rome,... Expand »

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