Afghanistan: Italian Development Cooperation’s commitment will be long-term, says De Mistura

Italy is engaged in long-term cooperation with Afghanistan and intends to play a full part in the “confidence-building” process currently under way in the region. This was the declaration made in Kabul today, 14 June 2012, by the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Staffan de Mistura Speaking at the “Heart of Asia” conference in the Afghan […]

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Press release detail

Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi received the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of San Marino, Antonella Mularoni, accompanied by the Secretary of State for Financial Affairs, Pasquale Valentini, at the Foreign Ministry in Rome today, 13 June 2012. Minister Terzi and Secretary of State Mularoni signed a Protocol amending the double taxation agreement of 2002, […]

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NIGERIA: New Arab constitutions should envisage protection for religious minorities, says Terzi

Italy is working to “foster transformation processes in the Arab world” that are inspired by “the consolidation of constitutions, values and principles that bring more protection for religious and cultural minorities”. The new wave of attacks on Christians in Nigeria is “a form of terrorism that is spreading alarmingly”. Our country hopes to see the […]

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Medical kits sent to Syria and Jordan by Italian Development Cooperation

Acting on the instructions of Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi, Italian Development Cooperation has sent medical kits for the Syrian people suffering the effects of the humanitarian emergency arising from the violence in their country. The kits left yesterday and today, 14 June 2012, from the United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot (UNHRD) in Brindisi. The medical […]

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Syria: Terzi-Al Araby meeting – Credible political pathway needed, Russia has a vital role

Syria is on the “precipice of a civil war” and so “a credible pathway to reach a political solution” must be implemented. These were Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi’s words at the end of a meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Rome with the Secretary General of the Arab League, Nabil El Araby. No-one wants to […]

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Conversazione telefonica del Ministro Terzi con il nuovo Presidente del Consiglio Nazionale Siriano, Abdel Basset Sieda

Il Ministro degli Esteri, Giulio Terzi, ha avuto oggi pomeriggio una conversazione telefonica con il nuovo Presidente del Consiglio Nazionale Siriano, Abdel Basset Sieda. Nel felicitarsi per l’incarico, il titolare della Farnesina ha espresso all’esponente dell’opposizione siriana la forte preoccupazione dell’Italia per la situazione in Siria, sottolineandone i riflessi sulla sicurezza regionale e i gravi […]

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BUENOS AIRES – Rassegna di musica e cinema italiano per l’estate (in translation)

Il Consolato Generale d’Italia a Buenos Aires presenta il ciclo “Estate Italiana a Buenos Aires”: musica e cinema durante i mesi di giugno e agosto. Giugno, in particolare, è un mese significativo per la comunità italiana. Il 2 si festeggia la nascita della Repubblica. Il 3 giugno, per decisione del Parlamento argentino e come un […]

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ABU DHABI – Italian Slow Food showcased at the “Treasures of the World’s Cultures” exhibition

The best of Italy’s culinary arts have been showcased in Abu Dhabi. On 6 June 2012, an Italian Slow Food chef took part in the Artscape event in Manarat al Saadyiat, the exhibition space for the city’s museums, during the “Treasures of the World’s Cultures” exhibition. Read more, in Italian.

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Napolitano in Poland, the forthcoming EU summit must be a “turning point”

“A joint effort will be needed at the forthcoming European Council to make it a ‘turning point summit’ that defines a commitment, based on solidarity, to defend the euro and support those countries with more serious problems and a heavier sovereign debt”. This was the call uttered by the President of the Republic, Giorgio Napolitano, […]

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Syria: Ban Ki-moon, “dangerous intensification” of conflict – Terzi meets Secretary General of Arab League at Foreign Ministry in Rome

The United Nations Security Council is preparing to open consultations on a new draft resolution on Syria. The draft should arrived on the tables of the 15 any day now. In the meantime, the situation on the ground in Syria is worsening, and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has expressed his concern over a “dangerous […]

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Press notice detail

A reminder that on Wednesday 13 June Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi is scheduled to meet at the Foreign Ministry in Rome with Secretary General of the Arab League Nabil El Araby. The meeting will conclude, at roughly 10.00, with a joint press conference with Minister Terzi and Secretary General of the Arab League […]

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Press release detail

“It is cause for great satisfaction that the date for the election of the National Assembly of the new Libya has been set for 7 July”, said Minister Giulio Terzi, according to whom “despite the many difficulties that any transition carries with it, by holding free elections, Libya is about to take a fundamental step […]

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