Libya: seven business women in Rome for training session

Seven Libyan business women from various sectors and segments of the society will be in Rome through 28 October on a training course dealing with the themes of equal opportunity and social inclusion. The project, introduced at the foreign ministry in Rome, has been organized by the Associazione Pari o Dispari with the support of […]

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Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi made a visit to Mogadishu this morning – unannounced for reasons of security – where he met at Villa Somalia with President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon Saacid. The last visit by an Italian foreign minister to Mogadishu was in 1992, and this by Minister […]

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Washington: the electronic diplomacy debate

How are new technologies changing diplomacy and the dynamics of international relations? That is the question before the seminar “Twiplomacy 2.0: the Rise of E-diplomacy and the Future of Communications”, to be held this afternoon at the Italian embassy in Washington. Speakers in addition to Ambassador Claudio Bisogniero will include US Secretary of State Hillary […]

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Moscow: Eldorado for italian shoes in Russia

Italian shoes, and all their quality and refinement, will step onto the stage in Moscow as part of an upcoming exhibition dedicated to fashion that, in turn, is part of the “Exhibitaly” economic diplomacy event currently under way in the country’s capital. Read more, in Italian.  

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Athens cultural institute presents the “Odyssey”

On 26 October Athens will celebrate the premier of Robert Wilson’s “Odyssey”, based on the Homeric epic, in an International co-production that pairs the National Theatre of Athens with Milan’s Piccolo Teatro. The spectacle, written by Simon Armitage, has an all-Greek cast and will be presented at the National Theatre of Athens. Read more, in […]

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On Minister Giulio Terzi’s instructions, Ambassador of Italy to Tripoli Giuseppe Buccino met with President with the Libyan National Congress Mohamed El-Mgarief to express appreciation for this latter’s statements in the interests of ending the clashes in Beni Walid, where the situation remains alarming. Mgarief thanked the ambassador for the message from Minister Terzi, who […]

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“On Minister Terzi’s instructions, the Embassy of Italy in Tel Aviv, in collaboration with the foreign ministry in Rome, immediately set to closely monitoring developments in the situation in order to provide any assistance necessary to ensuring the safety of the Italian nationals on board the Flotilla”.

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G. Terzi – C. Passera: «Internet freedom our challenge» (La Stampa)

Dear Editor, The appeal entitled “The web must remain free”, published by chief editors Juan Carlos De Martin, Alberto Oddenino and Stefano Rodotà, raised questions of crucial importance and which the government considers a priority. The web plays an essential role in the democratic growth of nations and in the freedom of expression of citizens […]

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Marines: EU gives max priority to the case and supports Italy – Rumours of having “dumped” them denied

The European Union fully supports the Italian government in regard to the case involving two Italian marines detained in India, and continues to give the case the “maximum priority” in its dealings with its Indian counterparts. This was the assurance from EU High Representative Catherine Ashton’s spokesman Michael Mann, who expressed “surprise and disappointment” with […]

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Dettaglio intervista

L’Italia non cambia. Anzi, con ancora più determinazione, ribadisce la propria Ostpolitik volta a una politica di inclusione dei Balcani occidentali nell’Unione europea. Lo ribadisce chiaramente il ministro degli Esteri, Giulio Terzi ieri a Brdo pri Kranju per guidare il Comitato dei ministri italo-sloveno. La Slovenia sta vivendo una pesante crisi economica. Che impressione ha […]

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Minister Terzi condemns the attack in Lebanon

“This cowardly act of violence merits the strongest possible condemnation”. This was the comment by Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi, who expressed his “deepest condolences” for the victims, on today’s deadly attack in the Ashafriyeh neighbourhood of Beirut. “This was a brutal and unacceptable act of terrorism designed to undermine national cohesion in Lebanon. Those responsible […]

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Italy-Slovenia: Trieste regasification plant essential to our energy security, says Terzi

The Trieste regasification plant “is the type of infrastructure that is absolutely essential to Italy’s energy security”. The point was explained by Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi during the press conference at the end of the fourth meeting of the Italian-Slovenian Ministerial Coordination Committee, in Brdo. Also taking part were the Environment Minister, Corrado Clini; the […]

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