SYRIA: Italy agrees with Arab League proposal – Joint “Peacekeeping Force” with the UN

“Italy agrees on the urgency of halting every form of violence in Syria and, to that end, supports the proposal to send a joint United Nations/Arab League peacekeeping force to monitor on-site application of a ceasefire”, announced Minister Giulio Terzi after having “hailed” the outcome of the meeting of the Arab League foreign ministers in […]

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M’illumino di meno

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will do its part again this year for the RAI initiative “M’illumino di Meno”: The facade of the Farnesina Palace (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) will not be illuminated for the entire day of 17 February; all ministry staff in service, both in Italy and abroad, will be invited to participate […]

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Minister Terzi supports Arab League efforts toward a peaceful solution in Syria

” Italy continues to lend its strong support to the Arab League’s efforts to arrive at a peaceful and democratic solution in Syria, and hails the outcome of yesterday’s meeting of the organisation’s foreign ministers in Cairo”. This was Minister Giulio Terzi’s comment, who underscored that “Italy agrees on the urgency of halting every form […]

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“Europa, il percorso obbligato verso l’unificazione politica” (Il Messaggero)

L’ITALIA e la Germania possono tornare a fornire un contributo importante all’unificazione dell’Europa, soprattutto quando si tratta di salvaguardare la nostra cultura, il nostro modo di vivere e il nostro benessere. In Europa e grazie all’Europa, Italia e Germania hanno potuto rafforzare le loro relazioni in modo pacifico e amichevole come mai accaduto prima. E […]

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Terzi: «Italy regains credibility» (Oggi7)

Shortly before Prime Minister Mario Monti’s visit with Barak Obama at the White House, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met at the Department of State with Italian Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi di Sant’Agata. The two heads of foreign policy met for a few minutes with journalists and we noted a very different […]

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Minister Terzi hails Serbia’s 2015 OSCE presidency

“We are deeply gratified by this outcome, one that Italy has staunchly supported and on behalf of which we have conducted intense diplomatic negotiations in OSCE”. These were the words of Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi, in reaction to the announcement of Serbia’s assumption of the OSCE presidency in 2015. “Today’s decision in Vienna […]

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Anniversary of the Lateran Pacts (Palazzo Borromeo, 16 February 2012)

Celebration of the anniversary of the Lateran Pacts and the Agreement on Modification of the Concordato will take place at Palazzo Borromeo, seat of the Embassy of Italy to the Holy See, on the afternoon of 16 February, with the highest State and Church officials in attendance. Bilateral governmental meetings will begin at 16.00. Journalists […]

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London: Apulia photography prize: award ceremony

The award ceremony for the Accademia Apulia photography competition will take place On Friday 10 February, at the Royal Horseguards in London. The Accademia is a London-based non-profit organisation which in autumn 2011 was awarded the President of the Republic’s Medal. The 2011 edition of the competition, for which the subject is Migration, Stories of […]

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Copenhagen: “Giro d’Italia” exhibition paves the way for the danish stages in may 2012

Denmark is preparing to host the first two stages of the 95th Giro d’Italia cycling race, which will start from Horsens (Jutland) on 5 May 2012. In the meantime, the town is hosting an exhibitio, organised by the Museum of Industry in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute, on this great race. The exhibition will […]

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Meeting of the National Committee for Humanitarian Action Against Anti-Personnel Mines chaired by Under-Secretary of State de Mistura

Under-Secretary of State de Mistura chaired the meeting of the National Committee for Humanitarian Action Against Anti-Personnel Mines which took place at the Foreign Ministry on 8 February 2012. The meeting was attended by representatives of other government departments, associations, NGOs and companies working in the humanitarian demining sector. During the meeting, initiatives funded in […]

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Belgrado: medicina, workshop italo-serbo sui trapianti (in translation)

Il 6 febbraio Belgrado ha ospitato un workshop dedicato al tema dei trapianti di organi e tessuti ed al confronto dei sistemi di gestione dei trapianti in Serbia ed Italia. L’evento è stato organizzato congiuntamente dai Ministeri della Salute dei due Paesi e dall’Ambasciata italiana, con la partecipazione della Commissione Europea (DGRI). Durante gli interventi […]

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Giorno del Ricordo (in translation)

“Impegnarsi a coltivare la memoria e a ristabilire la verità storica è stato giusto e importante”. Così il presidente della Repubblica, Giorgio Napolitano, nel suo intervento alla cerimonia in occasione del Giorno del Ricordo, istituito nel 2004 per conservare la memoria delle foibe. “Sì, serve ricordare – afferma Napolitano – anche per ripensare a tutti […]

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