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The Ambassador to Rome of the Syrian Arab Republic, Khaddour Hasan, was summoned to the Foreign Ministry today, 29 May 2012, and declared “persona non grata”. The Italian Government has thus reiterated its indignation over the brutal violence against the civilian population, for which the Syrian Government has been held responsible. The provision, coordinated with […]

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Italy-Poland: inter-governmental summit at Villa Madama

The Italian-Polish inter-governmental summit which took place at Villa Madama in Rome was chaired by Prime Minister Mario Monti and Prime Minister Donald Tusk and attended by a delegation of ministers from both countries. Italy and Poland have sound bilateral relations and a well-established economic-commercial relationship in terms of both trade and investment. Over 800 […]

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Missione a Nairobi, Juba e Khartoum dell’On. Margherita Boniver, Inviato Speciale del Ministro Terzi per le emergenze umanitarie nel Sahel e nel Corno d’Africa

L’Onorevole Margherita Boniver, Inviato Speciale del Ministro Terzi per le emergenze umanitarie nel Sahel e nel Corno d’ Africa, è partita oggi per una missione che la porterà a Nairobi, Juba e Khartoum. In Kenya l’On. Boniver illustrerà agli esponenti del Governo locale le iniziative che la Cooperazione italiana conduce in collaborazione con la Croce […]

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Cooperation: credit for Albanian firms

On 25 May, within the frame work of the Italo-Albanian programme for the development of Albanian SMEs, Albanian Minister for Economy, Commerce and Energy Nasip Naço, Ambassador of Italy in Albania Massimo Gaiani and Director of the Italian Development Cooperation Office in Tirana Andrea Senatori, visited the Durazzo firms of “Tetra Solution” and “Coral” that […]

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MADRID – The Prince of Asturie opens the Book Fair, Italy guest of honour

On 25 May the Prince of Asturia, accompanied by Princess Letizia, opened the 71st Madrid Book Fair, where Italy is this year’s guest of honour. Italian Ambassador Leonardo Visconti di Modrone welcomed the Prince at the Parque de “El Retiro” along with Spanish Minister of Culture Jose’ Ignacio Wert, President of the Book Fair Pilar […]

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LIMA – Photography Exhibit on Italian emigration to Peru

The photography exhibit entitled “Italia y Peru’. Hermanados por la migracion”, organized by the Italian Cultural Institute of Lima and dedicated to Italian emigration to Peru and vice versa, comes to an end on 30 May at the Parliamentary the Peru-Italy Friendship League. The League’s president Carlos Tubino Arias Schreiber expressed his gratitude to Italian […]

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Mediterranean: We are with the OSCE in strengthening relations between the northern and southern shores, says Terzi

After the Arab revolts “we feel the need to strengthen relations between the northern and southern shores of the Mediterranean, through authentic, lasting and equal relationships”. These were the words of Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi, opening a conference at the Foreign Ministry in Rome on the role of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in […]

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Syria: UN condemns regime’s shelling of Houla – Terzi: the line’s been crossed: pressure to protect civilians

The international community condemned the Syrian regime for its shelling of Ohula, which took the lives of women and children, and Minister Giulio Terzi explained that Italy was ready to support tougher resolutions to address the humanitarian crisis. In a meeting during the night the UN Security Council adopted a declaration, complete with Moscow’s signature, […]

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(fa fede solo il testo effettivamente pronunciato) Segretario Generale dell’OSCE, Onorevoli Migliori e Mecacci, Segretario Generale Aggiunto del Consiglio di Cooperazione del Golfo, Ambasciatori, Signore e Signori, sono lieto di aprire i lavori di questa conferenza, che risponde a un’idea che manifestai lo scorso dicembre a Vilnius, quando il Consiglio Ministeriale dell’OSCE decise di rafforzare […]

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In the wake of the horrifying massacre of unarmed civilians in the Syrian city of Houla, Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi has been in contact with European and regional partners most closely concerned with the Syrian crisis, with which he will be discussing the latest dramatic developments in the margins of the International conference […]

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Terzi: «A common response to the challenges» (Rossiyskaya Gazeta)

Ten years have passed since the signing of the Rome Declaration on NATO-Russian Relations at the air-base at Pratica di Mare, establishing the NATO-Russian Council, intended to launch a new era of cooperation between Moscow and the Atlantic Alliance. Less than a year earlier, the 9/11 attacks had generated solidarity against a deadly and elusive […]

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Terzi: «The line has been crossed. The people need protection» (La Stampa)

Italy is ready to support tougher a resolution regarding the humanitarian crisis in Syria. This, in brief, was Minister for Foreign Affairs’ Giulio Terzi ‘s comment in light of the massacre in Houla. Mr. Minister, once again the international community seems to be standing by powerlessly. «Allow me first to express the horror and pain […]

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