Sofia: Ambassador Benazzo receives Bulgaria’s highest award

The Bulgarian President, Rosen Plevneliev, awarded Ambassador Stefano Benazzo the First Class Stara Planina, the Republic of Bulgaria’s highest honour, on 31 July 2012. The honour was awarded for the Ambassador’s “exceptional merit in developing and strengthening relations between Bulgaria and Italy”. On 13 July, Ambassador Benazzo had been made an honorary citizen of the […]

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Codice d’onore. L’Italia, e l’Europa, per il rientro in patria dei nostri marò (in translation)

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Syria: Terzi launches AGIRE campaign to help the refugees

Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi presented a fund-raising campaign this morning on the Uno Mattina programme. The fund is being organised by the Italian Emergency Response Campaign (Italian initials AGIRE), with support from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to help Syrian refugees. Responding to the major humanitarian emergency in Syria “The first responsibility for us as […]

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Violence sparked by anti-Muslim film – Our embassies are safe, says Terzi

“Our embassies are in a safe position”, said Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi, speaking today on the Uno Mattina programme and referring to the anti-Islam film on Mohammad that is deemed to be blasphemous. “However”, added the Minister, “we are exercising the maximum surveillance”. “Our embassies are in a safe situation” Terzi explained that “we have […]

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Panama: Italy attended Capac Expo Hábitat 2012

Italy attended Capac Expo Hábitat 2012, the 25th edition of the international construction trade fair. The event brings together, in Panama, the best of the construction industry, a sector that has shown strong growth rates in recent years. In 2011, the sector accounted for 10% of GDP formation and the initial figures for 2012 confirm […]

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Moscow: Over 50 italian companies at World Food 2012

Italy has a notable presence at the 21st World Food Moscow Fair, which runs from 17 to 20 September 2012. The Fair, a leading international event in the sector for Russia and its neighbors, has attracted over 50 Italian companies, 11 of them attending as a group organised by the ICE Trade Agency. The others […]

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Syria’s rebirth must necessarily follow the “Lebanon model”, a historic example in the Middle East of the possible co-existence of cultures and religions. “It’s not a utopia but a necessary policy”, insists Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi, commenting on the visit by Pope Benedict XVI, “a visit that has imparted courage to the tolerant elements of […]

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The amnesty proclaimed by the Burmese authorities – which includes political prisoners, and is the third this year – bears witness to the Burmese Government’s intention to continue along the road of reforms. The statement was made by Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi, who noted that “in the context of the European Union’s decision to open […]

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Italy-China: Space biology research collaboration agreement

Italy and China are to collaborate in the field of radiobiology and biophysics applied to cosmic radiation, with the emphasis on industrial developments and terrestrial applications of biomedical interest. A framework collaboration agreement has been signed by ENEA, the University of Florence and the Institute of Modern Physics (IMP) at the Chinese Academy of Sciences […]

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Burkina Faso – A priority country, says Terzi. Development Cooperation office to open

Burkina Faso will remain a priority country for Italy into the next 2-3 years in terms of cooperation. Indeed, Italian Development Cooperation will be opening an office in the capital, Ouagadougou. The announcement was made by Minister Terzi at the end of a meeting at the Farnesina with his counterpart from Burkina Faso, Yipene Djibril […]

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Italy will protect Canadian interests in Iran

Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi announced today that Italy has decided to accept Canada’s request to represent their interests in Iran following the closure of the Canadian Embassy in Tehran. The decision was based on Italy’s historic relationship with a country that is an important friend and ally.Italy will take over the protection of Canadian interests […]

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Margherita Boniver, Minister Terzi’s Special Envoy for humanitarian emergencies, is preparing to leave for a 4-day mission to Lebanon and Jordan. In Beirut, she will be meeting members of the Lebanese government and representatives of Lebanese and international humanitarian agencies. She will also be visiting regions in northern Lebanon with a large presence of Syrian […]

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