Nigeria: Violence against Christians – Never keep quiet on barbarism, asserts Terzi

Once again violence has bloodied Plateau, the central state of Nigeria beleaguered by years of inter-ethnic and inter-religious strife: in recent hours hundreds of armed men have attacked numerous Christian villages near Jos, the state capital. “One must never keep quiet on barbarism”, said Minister Giulio Terzi, who in recent days instructed Special Envoy for […]

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Corriere della Sera has said that starting from today Italy has on its doorstep an elected Islamic leader in the most populous and influential Arab Country. How did you receive this fact? Do you think the Italian-Egyptian long friendship will face any challenges? The election of Mohammed Morsi is a historic step in the process […]

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Afghanistan: Tokyo Conference, aid once progress in made

Aid, yes, once progress has been made. The “Tokyo Declaration”, adopted by over 80 countries and international organisations that met in the Japanese capital (including Afghan President Hamid Karzai, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Under-Secretary De Mistura represented Italy), clearly verified Kabul’s broad-based progress as a condition for […]

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The Balkans are a crucial economic market for Italy’s development, within the context of a European integration capable of ensuring stability and cooperation between peoples. This, in brief, is the formula of Italy’s Ostpolitik outlined by Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi di Sant’Agata. The economic crisis is also impacting on Slovenia, where a portion […]

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Minister Terzi speaks by telephone with Pakistani foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar

Afghanistan and the accord between Pakistan and the United States on reopening supply routes for the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) were the main topics of Minister Terzi’s telephone conversation today with his Pakistani counterpart Hina Rabbani Khar. Minister Terzi praised the Pakistani government’s high sense of responsibility in reaching this agreement, underscoring how important […]

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Minister Terzi comments on first free and democratic elections in Libya

“The holding of the first free and democratic elections is a source of special satisfaction for Italy, which was among the first to believe in the new Libya”, commented Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi, underscoring how “despite some isolated episodes of violence, which we deeply regret, the Libyan people have demonstrated how strongly they […]

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Afghanistan – Conference in Tokyo (8 July)

New development interventions in Afghanistan for the post-2014, the date set for foreign military withdrawal, will be the focus of a conference in Tokyo on 8 July, which follows a meeting in Chicago on security. The Italian delegation will be led by Under-Secretary Staffan de Mistura, and join those of over seventy other countries and […]

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Friends of Syria – Paris Conference – Strong appeal to President Assad to stand down

Meeting in Paris today, the Conference of the Friends of Syria launched a strong appeal to President Bashar al-Assad to stand down, as confirmed in the final statement signed by the 107 countries participating. Yes to transitional government The request during the conference by the Action Group, after meeting in Geneva, for the establishment of […]

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Press notice detail

Giuseppe Manzo, Head of the Press and Institutional Communication Service, will hold his customary briefing at 12:00 noon on Wednesday, 11 July 2012. Also attending the briefing will be 20 Iraqi journalists participating in a training programme financed by the foreign ministry entitled “The Iraqi media: network for communication and reconciliation”. Please send accreditation requests […]

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‘Friends of Syria – Paris Conference – Dassù: “Attempt at a new resolution for transition”

The international community is trying to come up with new solutions for the Syrian crisis. A conference of the Friends of Syria group is meeting today in Paris in the presence of over 100 Western and Arab world delegations. Italy is represented by Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Marta Dassù, who explained “an attempt to go […]

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Barcellona: new Roman Forum website presented

On 15 June, the Auditorium of Barcellona’s Fundacio’ RBA hosted the presentation of a complete multimedia web guide to the celebrated Roman Forum created by the Società Indissoluble, also located in Barcellona. To read more select ITALIANO at the top of the page.

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Russia: A window of opportunities on the Italian Embassy website

The Italian Embassy in Moscow has opened the “Window of Opportunities” on its website: an instrument providing free access, with no need for registration, to a database containing information on all the calls for tender issued by the Russian authorities at both the central and local levels. The database, in Italian, is updated daily. News […]

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