Speech by Minister Terzi at the ASEAN Awarenss Forum

(please check against actual speech delivered) Mr. Secretary General Surin Pitsuwan, Vice President of the European Commission Antonio Tajani, Colleagues from the ASEAN Countries, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen Let me first of all welcome you to the ASEAN Awareness Forum and thank you for your much appreciated participation. The great interest shown by the […]

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Terzi: «Italy aims to grow in the Far East» (Il Sole 24 ore)

Perhaps the most tangible example of how the Monti government’s economic diplomacy with the Far East has radically changed lies in an informal meeting held yesterday at the foreign ministry in Rome between foreign minister Giulio Terzi and Deputy Foreign Minister of Myanmar Myo Mynt, in Rome to attend an ASEAN Forum with Italian businesses. […]

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New Italian Cultural Institute guidelines

“This is a significant result and a point of departure for future strategies”, was Minister Giulio Terzi’s comment on the new Italian Cultural Institute guildelines approved today at the foreign ministry by the National Commission for the Promotion of Italian Culture Abroad, within the general framework of the promotion of the country system. Culture, Terzi […]

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Minister Terzi meets with Deputy Foreign Minister of Myanmar Myo Mynt

Minister Terzi met at the foreign ministry today with Deputy Foreign Minister of Myanmar Myo Mynt, in the first high level bilateral meeting since the Burmese government’s recent signs of greater openness to democratic procedures. Minister Terzi informed Myo Mynt of Italy’s expectation that the Burmese authorities pursue this route, specifically underscoring three fundamental steps […]

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Minister Terzi on United Nations Security Council presidential statement on the Syrian crisis

“The Security Council’s presidential statement on the Syrian crisis represents progress in the pursuance of the international community’s priority objectives”. This was Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi’s comment on the document released by the UN today. “It is crucial that we bring the maximum unity to our efforts at stopping the violence, launching a […]

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SYRIA – UN: immediate application for Annan plan

The United Nations Security Council has adopted a statement enjoining the Syrian Government to apply the plan drawn up by its Envoy in Syria, Kofi Annan. The statement calls for the Assad regime to undertake to put an immediate end to the violence and human rights violations and to work “in good faith” to promote […]

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Cooperation: Geomatics for growth in Ethiopia

A ceremony to celebrate the completion of an initial geomatics training cycle in the context of an Italo-Ethiopian development project for the reinforcement of regional development planning in Oromia, was held on 21 March at the Italian Cultural Institute in Addis Abbaba in the presence of Italian Ambassador Renzo Rosso. To read more select ITALIANO […]

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Italy-Arab Emirates: growth in trade relations

Recent estimates by the Arab Monetary Fund (AMF), a Cairo-based, IMF-style regional body affiliated with the Arab League, confirm the top place achieved last year by the Emirates in the Arab world market once again in 2011. The Emirates are the main Arab market for Italy’s exports. According to the ISTAT data for January-November 2011, […]

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Minister Terzi meets Maltese Foreign Minister, Tonio Borg.

Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi met the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Malta, Tonio Borg, at the Foreign Ministry in Rome today. Minister Borg is in Rome for the State Visit by the President of Malta, George Abela. The two Ministers reiterated the intense level of bilateral relations and Italy and Malta’s closely shared views […]

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SMAU: The MFA wins the Innovation Prize for its @doc project

At the SMAU Business 2012 fair, held in Rome on 21 and 22 March 2012, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has won the ICT 2012 Innovation award in the “Electronic Billing and Dematerialisation” category. The project selected for the award was “@doc”, a computerised file-management platform produced by the Ministry. Extending the digitalisation of document […]

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SYRIA: An “extremely dangerous” crisis, says Ban ki Moon – Consultations at the United Nations to approve a new resolution

The Syrian crisis is “extremely dangerous” and could have explosive repercussions for the region and for the world. This is the view of the United Nations Secretary General, Ban kiMoon, as consultations continue at the UN itself to define a new resolution. The Ambassadors of the 15 Security Council countries finished their meetings yesterday without […]

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Press release detail

“Racial discrimination is the negation of the very idea of civilisation. Italy is engaged on all fronts against all forms of racism, xenophobia and intolerance”. These were the words of Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi on the International day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, celebrated today, 21 March, in memory of the Sharpeville massacre. “Italy […]

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