Alessandro Spadotto, the carabiniere officer kidnapped in Yemen on Sunday, has been released

The Foreign Ministry can confirm that Alessandro Spadotto, the carabinieri officer serving at the Italian Embassy in Yemen and kidnapped on Sunday 30 July, has been released. He is now on his way back to the capital, Sana’a. Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi has been following the case from the earliest stages of the kidnapping and […]

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Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi spoke on the telephone today with the Egyptian Foreign Minister, Kamel Amr, to congratulate him on the confirmation of his post as the head of Egyptian diplomacy. One week on from his visit to Cairo, Minister Terzi said he was convinced that the continuity given by the confirmation of Minister Amr’s […]

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Minister Terzi’s comment on the resignation of the UN and Arab League Envoy for the Syrian crisis, Kofi Annan

“This is a negative signal. It confirms the urgent need for all sides to increase the pressure on Assad to provide space for a Syrian-led political transition that is both inevitable and urgent. A transition that makes it possible to bring to an end a tragedy that is affecting the civilian population, and its weakest […]

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YEOSU: The Four Seasons for Italy Day

The Fondazione LiricaGiuseppe Verdi of Trieste opened Italy Day at the Auditorium of the Yeosu International Expo. The Theatre’s Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Prof. Stefano Furini, performed Antonio Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons” for an enthusiastic audience of over 1000, who gave a warm welcome to the Theatre and its musicians. Present also were high level […]

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“The world must regulate the arms trade” (Famiglia Cristiana) by Giulio Terzi

The United Nations Conference to negotiate an Arms Trade Treaty has come to a close in New York. For years now, the International Community has been trying to regulate international trade in arms and weapons materials. Several countries, including Italy and, more generally, the European Union, have strict control systems. But others – many others […]

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Pirateria: a New York la riunione del gruppo di contatto (in translation)

Torna a riunirsi il gruppo di contatto sulla pirateria a largo delle coste somale. Alla riunione, che si tiene a New York a livello di alti funzionari, partecipano sessanta Paesi e una decina di organizzazioni internazionali. L’Italia è rappresentata da Gianni Ghisi, Inviato speciale del Ministro degli Esteri Giulio Terzi per il contrasto alla pirateria […]

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(fa fede solo il testo effettivamente pronunciato) Rivolgo a tutti voi un caloroso augurio di Ramadan Mubarak. Sono lieto di continuare e rinnovare con voi la tradizione dell’incontro in tempo di Ramadan. L’Iftar a Villa Madama non è solo una consuetudine, ma è anche testimonianza della vicinanza dell’Italia ai vostri Paesi, alle vostre comunità e […]

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Syria: the humanitarian situation is dramatic, says Terzi – Obama-Monti: Collaboration to keep up the pressure on Assad

 “A dramatic humanitarian situation”. That is how Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi defined the exodus of hundreds of thousands of people from the Syrian city of Aleppo, which has been under fire from the Syrian army for days now. Terzi pointed out Italy’s commitment to helping the refugees taken in by Jordan by, inter alia, sending […]

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Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi hosted an “Iftar” – the traditional evening meal which, during Ramadan, breaks the fast after sunset – at Villa Madama yesterday, 31 July. Minister Terzi’s guests were the Ambassadors of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference member states accredited to the Presidency of the Italian Republic and living in Rome; the […]

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Terzi in Belgrade: Europe and bilateral relations – Italy fully supports Serbia’s closer EU integration

Italy’s support for Serbia’s closer European integration, and bilateral relations, were the key issues in Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi’s talks with the Serbian leadership in Belgrade. Minister Terzi had taken a scheduled flight to the Serbian capital for the talks, in the run-up to the installation of the new government there. Terzi is the first […]

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”Longitude”: India, un colosso che si dibatte (in translation)

”India: the fluondering colossus”: perché l’India, un colosso per popolazione e tassi di crescita, considerato tra i paesi emergenti, secondo solo alla Cina, non riesce ad esprimere se stessa come una grande potenza? All’interrogativo, cerca di dare un’esauriente risposta l’analisi, riassunta nel titolo di copertina, del nuovo numero della rivista ”Longitude” diretta da Pialuisa Bianco, […]

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Syria: head off a massacre at Aleppo, urges Terzi

“Everyone must contribute to putting the maximum pressure on Assad in order to avoid another massacre”, commented Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi, expressing his deep concern over the “disturbing” news of the government forces’ siege of the city Syrian of Aleppo. The Italian Cooperation has already launched emergency interventions on the ground on behalf […]

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