POPE’S RESIGNATION: HIS MAJOR IMPACT ON CHRISTIANITY, SAYS TERZI

Benedict XVI has been “able to have a major impact on Christianity”. Minister Giulio Terzi commented on the Pope’s decision to resign, effective 28 February next. Recalling the Holy Father’s words at their latest meeting on the occasion of the 900th anniversary of the Papal Bull to the Order of Malta, Terzi explained that Ratzinger […]

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Foibe: persecution remains etched in the memory of all, says Terzi

“Episodes of anti-Italian persecutions in Istria, Dalmatia and Fiume must remain etched in all our memories”, so that “hostile feelings, or tendencies toward racial discrimination, toward peoples and nations who are our neighbours, such as those that led to the 1938 racial laws, will never be resussitated”. This was Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi’s […]

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Religious freedom – ISPI Conference – Terzi: our battle against extremism in the interests of peace

The defence of religious freedom serves to combat violent forms of extremism that use religion as a pretext for their own dissemination, Minister Giulio Terzi underscored as he opened an ISPI-sponsored international workshop on the promotion of religious freedom today at the foreign ministry in Rome, co-chaired by Italy and Jordan. Italy’s guiding role in […]

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Prague – concert by St. George’s British International School

The student chorus and orchestra of St. George’s British International School in Rome will give a concert on Friday 15 February at the Italian Cultural Institute in Prague, conducted by Darren Everhart. The performance is part of a musical tour through the Czech Republic by the prestigious international school founded in 1958.

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MOZAMBIQUE – ITALY DONATES €200,000 FOR FLOOD VICTIMS

The Italian government has donated €200,000 for the victims of flooding in the province of Gaza in southern Mozambique. In a communiqué issued by the Embassy of Italy in Maputo, the Italian government announced its intention to make the donation available through the World Food Program (WFP) in response to the recent flooding that has […]

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Promoting Religious Freedom and Peaceful Coexistence

(fa fede solo il testo effettivamente pronunciato) Ladies and Gentlemen, distinguished Guests, my warmest welcome to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. I am particularly grateful to the President of ISPI, Ambassador Giancarlo Aragona, who will join us later today. Shortly, we will listen to a video message by my Jordanian colleague, Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh. […]

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ANNOUNCEMENT FOR EDITORS-IN-CHIEF: RECALL- Events celebrating the Lateran Pacts (12 February 2013)

Please be reminded that on Tuesday 12 February the anniversary of the signing of the Lateran Pacts and the Accord amending the Concordat will be celebrated at the Italian Embassy to the Holy See (Palazzo Borromeo). The event will be attended by senior representations of the Italian institutions and the Roman Catholic Church. The bilateral […]

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JERUSALEM – ITALIAN EVENTS AT THE BOOK FAIR

From Lina Wertmuller to Giuseppe Ayala, and from Bruno Arpaia to Marco Ansaldo. These are just some of the names featured in the rich programme of events taking place in the Italian Pavilion at the 26th International Book Fair in Jerusalem, which opens on Sunday 10 February 2013. The programme was organised by the Italian […]

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“La libertà religiosa diventi priorità della diplomazia UE”

La libertà religiosa «deve diventare priorità alta dell’azione diplomatica europea», in un «complesso integrato che unisca politica estera per la sicurezza, politica per lo sviluppo, politica per le migrazioni». Un impegno su cui il nostro governo ha spinto «con grande insistenza» e che, la scorsa estate, ha visto la Ue recepire il tema della libertà […]

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Puri Purini: Terzi,perdiamo voce unica in politica estera.

“La Diplomazia italiana perde oggi una voce unica, autorevole e ascoltata nel mondo”. Con queste parole il titolare della Farnesina, Giulio Terzi, si e’ rivolto oggi ai familiari dell’Ambasciatore Antonio Puri Purini, appresa “con profondo dolore” la notizia della sua improvvisa scomparsa. Il Ministro degli Esteri ricorda il collega come un “diplomatico straordinario, che ha […]

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Camp Liberty: Terzi cites serious terrorist act – Un and Eu support for Iraqi refugees key

“This is a serious act of terrorism deserving of the firmest condemnation”, commented Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi, referring to the bloody attack on the residents of Camp Liberty in Iraq. Extending his “solidarity and condolences to the families of the victims, the head of Italian diplomacy expressed the “firm hope that the Iraqi […]

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Trafficking – OSCE seminar – Slavery in the 21st century – development and rights essential, says Terzi

“Trafficking in human beings is one of the most abnormal crimes of today’s world: it is the slavery of the 21st century”. The point was made by Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi as he opened the seminar on “Co-operation to Prevent Trafficking in Human Beings in the Mediterranean Region”, organised by the Organization for Security and […]

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