Cooperation: Guatemala: Nutritional Recovery Centre now opened

The “RAN” Emergency programme conducted by the Italian Embassy in Guatemala is funding 12 projects to reduce food, nutritional and environmental risks for vulnerable categories of the population (first and foremost women and children). The projects focus on the groups most affected by high rates of malnutrition and hit by the devastating effects of the […]

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Terzi in Africa, in Ethiopia and Mozambique (2-4 May) – Mission with entrepreneurs for System Italy opportunities

Minister Giulio Terzi, accompanied by a high-level delegation of business people interested in investment prospects, is visiting Africa, and more specifically Ethiopia and Mozambique, from today, 2 May, until 4 May 2012. Italy is interested in strengthening its bilateral relations with these two countries, from the perspective not just of combating terrorism and piracy but […]

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Interview detail

“What has happened over the last few days is horrific and barbaric”. Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi doesn’t mince his words when he condemns the massacres in Nigeria, just hours after the latest attack on Christians. The authors of the attack are probably Boko Haram, who had already struck out against Christians at Christmas 2011. The […]

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Iniziativa Adriatico-Ionica – Dassu’ al consiglio ministeriale Belgrado: Italia punta a nascita macroregione (in translation)

“L’Italia ha forti interessi primari nei Balcani occidentali e ritiene che l’Unione europea debba rimanere aperta all’insieme dei Paesi di tale regione. Questo è un nostro interesse nazionale e una nostra priorità di politica estera”. Lo ha detto a Belgrado il Sottosegretario Marta Dassu’, che nella capitale serba ha partecipato al 14/mo Consiglio ministeriale della […]

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HONG KONG: Amb. Iannucci promuove il vino italiano (in translation)

“Vendemmia d’Artista”, per unire arte contemporanea e mondo del vino, è il titolo di evento a scopo benefico organizzato dalla famiglia Frescobaldi svoltosi a Hong Kong, a cui ha partecipato l’Ambasciatore italiano in Cina Attilio Massimo Iannucci. Le bottiglie, personalizzate dall’artista Zhang Huang, sono state vendute nel corso di un’asta organizzata da Sotheby’s, il cui […]

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Italian economic mission to Turkey (1-4 May 2012)

“System Italy” is looking for new opportunities in Turkey. From 1 to 4 May 2012 the “Italy in Turkey” economic mission is taking place in Istanbul. The initiative was organised by the Italian Trade Institute (ICE), Confindustria, ABI, Unioncamere and RETE Imprese Italia, under the aegis of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and the […]

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Attacks against Christians – These massacres must stop, says Terzi; we must defend freedom of religion

Italy is taking forward its battle in defence of freedom of religion, which is once against under threat from attacks against the Christian community. The attacks in Nigeria and Kenya on Sunday 29 April left over 20 worshippers dead and numerous injured. “These atrocious and barbaric massacres must stop. Defending freedom of religion is an […]

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Press release detail

Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi has firmly condemned the recent attacks against Christian communities in Nigeria and Kenya. “I am horrified by news of the barbaric killing of members of the Christian minority in these two African countries. I condemn this atrocious massacre utterly and wish to express my profound condolences for the victims”, declared the […]

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Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi is following the situation of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko with growing concern

Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi is following the situation of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko with growing concern. The news, reported by the Office of the Ombudsman in Kiev, that Mrs Tymoshenko was subjected to physical violence during her transfer from prison to hospital cannot fail to arouse keen apprehension. The Italian Foreign Ministry is […]

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Terzi: Il ministro Terzi e i marò prigionieri

«VOGLIAMO sostenere la proiezione dell’Italia nel suo insieme su due grandi direttrici di fondo: la dimensione politica e la dimensione economica. Rientrano in questa profonda consapevolezza la responsabilità di tutelare sempre gli interessi dei nostri connazionali all’estero, quelli delle nostre imprese, ma anche la missione culturale del nostro Paese». Il ministro degli Esteri Giulio Terzi […]

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Geneva – exhibit on italian UNESCO sites at the UN

The Italian Permanent Mission to the UN in Geneva has organised a photo exhibit on 47 Italian UNESCO sites. The show will run through 9 May at the “Salle des Pas Perdus” in the historic UN building, and was opened by Director General of the UN in Geneva Tokayev and Ambassador of Italy Laura Mirachian. […]

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Lebanon: Amb. Morabito visits Italian blue helmets

Italian Ambassador to Lebanon Giuseppe Morabito visited the base of the Italian contingent deployed on the “LEONTE XI” mission in the southern Lebanon village of Shama. Italy’s support for the mission The visit goes beyond an institutional gesture and falls within the broader context of the Italian government and society’s support for the efforts of […]

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