Italy-China: Meeting at the MFA on Europe and bilateral relations

International economic crises, the European calendar and strengthening ties between Italy and China were the main topics of discussion in a meeting today between Minister Giulio Terzi and Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Song Tao. Prospects for further strengthening both political and economic relations between the two countries recently, confirmed at maximum level by the visit […]

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Moscow: Embassy celebrates Russia-Sicily friendship

Sicily and Russia, friends now as they were back in 1908, when Russian sailors were the first to come to the rescue when the island was hit by a devastating earthquake that left over 100,000 dead. One hundred and four years later, President of the Centre for National Glory and the Foundation of St. Andrew […]

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Minister Giulio Terzi and Minister for Defence Giampaolo Di Paola hailed the UN General Assembly’s decision to expand the UN Logistics Base in Brindisi (UNLB), to which it will transferr additional support for peacekeeping operations. Today’s decision is part of the implementation of Secretary General Ban Ki-moon’s plan for improving the rapid deployment capabilities of […]

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The world’s largest telescope

On 22 June the foreign ministry hosted the ESO (European Organisation for Astronomical Research) presentation of the project “European – Extremely Large Telescope (E-Elt)” Industry Day The event was organised by the Directorate General for Country Promotion in collaboration with the National Astrophysics Institute (INAF) within the context of Industry Day in Italy 2012, during […]

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Afghanistan: sculptor Giuseppe Penone donates his work to Kabul

In a true “gesture of love” for a country battered by decades of war and suffering of all sorts, Piedmont sculptor Giuseppe Penone, master of the Italian Arte Povera movement, has donated a piece of his sculpture to Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan.    

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Sustainable Development: The Italian Cooperation at the Rio Conference

The Italian Cooperation is working with UNDESA on proposing a series of sideline events during the Rio+20 Conference that deal with development themes and the global processes under way in partnerships with island and mountain nations and for cross-border and water management. Pledges of €1.5 million The conference theme is, “A blue economy initiative for […]

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Washington – Italy out front at the Summer Fancy Food Show

Italy is once again the most represented country at the Summer Fancy Food Show, the most important commercial trade fair in the North American alimentary sector: over 230 Italian participants in this 58th edition, which is taking place for the second consecutive year in Washington D.C. 2,300 stands from 80 countries Summer Fancy Food, specialised […]

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Liberato l’italiano rapito nel 2010 in Tanzania. Terzi, risultato della lotta alla pirateria (in translation)

E’ libero Bruno Pellizzari, l’italiano rapito da pirati somali a ottobre del 2010 mentre si trovava con la compagna sudafricana a bordo dell’imbarcazione “Sy Choizil” al largo della costa della Tanzania. L’annuncio della liberazione di Pellizzari è stato dato dal Ministro Giulio Terzi che ha precisato che per il rilascio dell’italiano non è stato pagato […]

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EU: Summit in Rome to strengthen the eurozone – EU Council an opportunity that Europe can’t miss, says Terzi

Prior to the quadrilateral summit in Rome of the heads of state of Italy, France, Germany and Spain, Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi met with the ambassadors to Italy of the 27 EU members to illustrate Italy’s positions and expectations ahead of the crucial European Council meeting in Brussels on 28 and 29 June. […]

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Bruno Pellizzari has been released: Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi, who personally monitored the phases of the release, has just conveyed the news to the man’s family. So concludes an odyssey that began back on 26 October 2010, when the Italian national and his South African companion were abducted by Somali pirates from their […]

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Minister Giulio Terzi chaired a meeting today in Rome with representatives of prominent Italian firms operating in the United States and various cultural institutions to present the Year of Italian Culture in the USA: a calendar of over 100 cultural and promotional events to be presented in a range of American cities throughout 2013. The […]

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(valid only the actual speech delivered) Presidente Dini, Presidente Stefani, Onorevoli Senatori e Onorevoli Deputati, l’impegno dell’Italia verso il Continente africano e in particolare l’Africa sub-sahariana è una costante della nostra politica estera, non solo per le tematiche dello sviluppo, ma anche per gli aspetti di governance mondiale, di sicurezza e di incremento dei rapporti […]

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