Press release detail

Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi met today in the margins of the UN General Assembly with Minister for Foreign Affairs of Kenya Sam K. Ongeri. Their talks centred on regional themes, in particular the stabilisation of Somalia, whose transition phase is now complete thanks to the joint commitment of Italy and Kenya. Minister Terzi […]

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Terzi: «A gaping wound for the government» (la Repubblica)

NEW YORK – If you will allow me, Mr. Minister, the foreign ministry is Italy’s standard bearer around the world. How does it feel to have to bear the image of a nation once again, witness the case of Lazio, smeared with shame? «It is a wound, a gaping wound that we must now attempt […]

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Cooperation: Guatemala, beyond the emergency

The newly published “Mas alla de la emergencia/Oltre l’emergenza”, by Annalisa Vandelli, is a thorough overview of the Italian Cooperation’s activities in Guatemala, and was part of the Emergency Programme “Ran Guatemala” funded in 2010 by the Italian Cooperation following devastating rains that crippled the country at the time. The bilingual (Italian/Spanish) book, launched in […]

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Peacekeeping contribution fundamental, says De Mistura

“Italy’s participation in peacekeeping operations remains fundamental. The alternative would be highly serious. We would lose our ability to influence what are fundamental operations in areas often neighbouring on Italy”. This was the comment by Under-Secretary De Mistura in a video interview at the conference on Italy’s role in international missions organized by the International […]

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Dettaglio intervento

(fa fede solo il discorso effettivamente pronunciato) The New Alliance for food security and nutrition is another important step for building a partnership between G8 countries, African countries, the private sector and the international organizations to lift out of poverty 50 million people in the African continent within ten years. This is a strategy Italy […]

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Speech detail

(valid only the actual speech delivered) New York, 24 settembre 2012 I wish to warmly thank Mrs. Chantale de Souza Yayi, First Lady of Benin, representing the Chairperson of the African Union, and Mrs. Chantale Compaore’, First Lady of Burkina Faso, Goodwill Ambassador of the Inter-African Committee on harmful traditional practices and Coordinator of the […]

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Bucharest: Milan Made Expo launched

The “Milan Architecture and Building Design Expo” (MADE, 17-20 October), organised by the Foreign Trade Institute/Agency of Bucharest and Federlegno Arredo, was launched in Bucharest. Taking part in the event was Architect Mario Mazzer, 5-time winner of the Good Design Award and head of the central economic office of the Italian Embassy in Bucharest, who […]

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UN: OPENING OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY – Monti and Terzi ensure Italy’s contribution

The 67th UN General Assembly, which got under way on 18 September, launched into the central themes of debate with the participation of heads of state and government that began on 25 September. Italy is represented by Premier Mario Monti and Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi whose respective focus include: the Millennium Goals, climate change, food […]

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Berlin: Italian Culture Festival opens

The second edition of Berlitalia, festival/market for the promotion of Italian culture and products, opens tomorrow at the Fuggerstrasse. A showcase for the many Italian firms producing in Italy, offering the German public a rich calendar of events to highlight Italian gastronomic delicacies such as wines, oils and other distinctive products, as well as Italy’s […]

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Brussels: “TECH ITALY” promotes innovation

The Embassy of Italy in Brussels, in collaboration with the Ministry of the Environment and ICE-Agency for Foreign Promotion and the Internationalisation of Italian Enterprise, has organised “TECH-ITALY 2012”, to be held in the Belgian capital from 2 to 4 October. The event, which aims to showcase Italy’s contribution to European technological innovation, has public […]

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Attack in Nigeria: Minister Terzi’s reaction

“This latest in a long series of killings has shaken all of us, and I most firmly condemn it”, was Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi’s reaction to the news this morning of an attack on the Catholic Cathedral of St. John in northeast Nigeria that left many dead and wounded in its wake. Terzi […]

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ROME DECLARATION – For a better Syria (original version)

The Assad regime is seeking to artificially manipulate the minority issue as part of its broader evil attempts to tear the social fabric of the country and perpetuate its dictatorial rule over the country. Representatives of the Syrian democratic opposition committed to the struggle for “a better Syria” met in Rome on September 20 to […]

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