Mission to Turkey for Margherita Boniver, Minister Terzi’s Special Envoy for Humanitarian Issues

Acting on Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi’s instructions, the Special Envoy for Humanitarian Issues, Margherita Boniver, begins her mission to Turkey today. This is the Hon. Boniver’s third mission devoted to the refugee emergency caused by the Syrian crisis; it follows her recent trips to Lebanon and Jordan. Her schedule includes a visit to the Kilis […]

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Rome: Exhibition and concert to celebrate 20 years of relations with Baku

Twenty years of diplomatic relations between Azerbaijan and Italy and the Vatican will be celebrated in Rome with an exhibition and a concert. The exhibition, in the Vatican City, will spotlight “The Treasures of Azerbaijan”, while the concert, featuring classical and traditional music, will be held in the Auditorium Parco della Musica on 15 November […]

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Jordan: success for Italian Fashion in Amman

The promotion of Italian fashion scored a resounding success in Jordan with the exhibition “Alta Moda: 60 Years of Italian Fashion”, mounted at Amman’s Zara Centre, a well known shopping centre featuring boutiques by the most prestigious Italian brands available in the Jordanian capital, including the Sorelle Fontana, Emilio Pucci, Veneziani, Capucci, Irene Galitzine, Mila […]

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Italy definitely rules out a military intervention in Syria, but the birth of a national coalition of the forces opposing Bashar al Assad is “an important turning point that can create the political conditions” for the end of the regime. The explanation was offered by Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi, who has been closely following the […]

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Italy-Turkey: Terzi-Davutoglu meeting – Syria: support for new opposition alliance

The Syrian crisis was among the main topics of discussion between Minister Giulio Terzi and his Turkish colleague Ahmet Davutoglu at Villa Madama in Rome. The two ministers expressed their support for the new opposition alliance established at Doha. Terzi personally congratulated the president and vice president of the new alliance Moaz Al Khateeb and […]

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Warsaw: conference in memory of Judge Falcone get Ambassador’s patronage

The University of Warsaw held a conference on 8 November in memory of Judge Giovanni Falcone, killed by the mafia at Capaci 20 years ago. Speakers at the conference included National Anti-Mafia Prosecutor Pietro Grasso, Falcone’s sister Maria Falcone, and Michele Pristipino, adjunct prosecutor in Reggio Calabria. The initiative received the patronage of Italian Ambassador […]

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Syria: opposition unites against Assad – Italy’s political and economic support, says Terzi

“Italy intends to increase its political and economic support to the forces opposing the Assad regime”, asserted Minister Giulio Terzi as he congratulated the new alliance’s president Moaz Al Khateeb and vice president Riad Seif, in Doha along with various other Syrian opposition groups. The aims of the agreement include no “dialogue or negotiation with […]

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UN: international weapons trade treaty negotiations resume

On 7 November Italy voted in favour of a General Assembly resolution in the United Nations on the resumption of negotiations for an international conventional weapons trade treaty. We appreciated the broad consensus the resolution garnered, with votes in favour coming even from major nations such as China, India and the United Nations. Shared rules […]

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Minister for Foreign Affairs Terzi met today at the foreign ministry in Rome with Deputy Minister for Border Affairs of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar Zaw Win, in Rome to participate in the meeting of the World Food Program (WFP) Executive Board. Minister Terzi extended Italy’s solidarity with the Burmese people affected by […]

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Syria: Terzi congratulates head of the opposition alliance

This morning Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi contacted the head of the Syrian opposition coalition formed yesterday in Doha. The minister personally congratulated President of the new Alliance Moaz Al Khateeb and Vice President Riad Seif, who had played a decisive role in the strategy for unifying the Syrian opposition. Terzi extended both men […]

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Foreign Ministry: working for transparency and legality

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs once again takes up the cause of transparency and legality with the “Open House” planned for 19 November, when citizens will be invited to visit the ministry and tour the halls where foreign policy is forged.

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Japan: 40 italian wines events in one month

Italian winemakers are preparing for a warm reception in Japan, where the second edition of “3000 Years of Italian Wine” will continue throughout the month of November, with the support of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Economic Development and Agriculture and the purpose of promoting the quality and variety of Italian wines in a total […]

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