Italy-Turkey: Amb. Scarante meets with agriculture Min. to strengthen relations

Ambassador of Italy to Turkey Gianpaolo Scarante met on Thursday 16 February with Minister for Turkish Agriculture and Rural Affairs Mehmet Mehdi Eker, with whom he reviewed the broad panorama of Italo-Turkish relations in the farming and food production sector. Minister Eker pointed out the strategic importance of agriculture in the Turkish economy, despite the […]

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Maputo – ENI: gas naturale discovered in Mozambico

ENI has discovered a reserve of approximately 212.5 billion cubic metres of natural gas in the Rovuma basin in northern Mozambique. The discovery, made in the second well sunk by ENI (Mamba North), is in addition to that of October 2011 in the first well (Mamba South), bringing the overall potential for the Mamba complex […]

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Minister Terzi speaks by telephone with Croatian foreign minister Vesna Pusić

Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi held a telephone meeting today with Minister for Foreign Affairs of Croatia, who expressed his gratitude, and that of Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic, for Italy’s rapid launch of the process for ratification of Croatia’s accession to the European Union. Reiterating Italy’s intention to be among the first Member States […]

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Press notice detail

On Tuesday 21 February Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi di Sant’Agata will meet with his Egyptian counterpart Kemal Amr. At the end of the meeting the ministers will meet with several major representatives of the two countries’ business communities. A press conference will follow: 10:30 approx: round table photo of business meeting (photographers and […]

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Press notice detail

Please be reminded that the Ninth Conference of Foreign Ministers of the Western Mediterranean Dialogue (5+5), followed by the FOROMED meeting, will be held on Monday 20 February 2012 in Rome (Villa Madama). The 5+5, to be co-chaired by Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi di Sant’Agata and his Tunisian counterpart Rafik Ben Abdessalem, will focus […]

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Minister Terzi hails un general assembly adoption of a resolution on Syria

“This is an important signal regarding the role that the United Nations and the Arab League can and must play in seeking a solution to the critical situation in Syria”, Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi commented on the UN General Assembly’s adoption of a resolution on Syria. “This strong signal from the highest multilateral […]

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Ninth conference of the Western Mediterranean Dialogue

The status of regional Mediterranean relations will be the central focus of the ninth foreign ministers conference of the Western Mediterranean Dialogue (5+5), scheduled for Monday 20 February n Rome (Villa Madama), to be enlarged in the afternoon to the FOROMED format. The conference will be co-chaired by Minister Giulio Terzi and his Tunisian colleague […]

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Syria – UN resolution condemning repression – Important sign regarding United Nations and Arab League role, says Terzi

With 137 votes in favour, 12 against and 17 abstentions, the UN General Assembly approved a resolution condemning the Bashar al Assad regime’s repression in Syria. After vetoing twice in the Security Council, Russia and China voted against the text presented by Egypt in representation of the Arab countries and 70 other “co-sponsors”. North Korea, […]

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Cooperation: humanitarian aid in Niger and Mali

The Italian Cooperation contributed to the region humanitarian aid programme being run by the CICR in Niger and northern Mali, in concert with the respective Red Cross Societies, on behalf of rural families in a region especially threatened by famine as a result of climate-related conditions. Italy’s contribution to the CICR programme (amounting to approximately […]

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Dettaglio intervento

(fa fede solo il testo effettivamente pronunciato)   Onorevole Presidente della Camera dei Deputati, Onorevole Presidente della Commissione Giustizia, Onorevoli e Senatori, Signore e Signori, Desidero innanzi tutto ringraziare il Presidente Fini e la Presidente Bongiorno per l’invito a partecipare a questo convegno, così ricco di spunti di riflessione. E’ difficile aggiungere ulteriori commenti a […]

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Hungary: a Community approach is the best way, says Terzi

A “constructive Community approach” is the “best way” to “resolving eventual internal difficulties among Member Countries” of the EU. This was the Italian position conveyed by Minister Terzi today to his Hungarian counterpart Janos Martonyi in a meeting at the foreign ministry in Rome, during which, among other things, they confronted some hurdles to the […]

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Minister Terzi meets at the foreign ministry with Hungarian counterpart Janos Martonyi

The meeting centred on Community policy concerns that included the Fiscal Compact, growth stimulus and enlargement. Minister Martonyi provided Minister Terzi with a detailed illustration of the steps Hungary had taken to overcome the hurdles in the dialogue between Budapest and the Community institutions. Thanking his colleague, Minister Terzi assured him that Italy’s position was […]

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