Lebanon: Italy still a leader: General Serra installed at the command of UNIFIL

Italy once again takes command of the UN mission in Lebanon. On Saturday 28 January a ceremony was held for the instalment of General Paolo Serra as commander of the UNIFIL mission, in the presence of Minister for the Defence Giampaolo Di Paola and Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Staffan De Mistura. The appointment […]

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Syria: Damascus is central in our activity, but its views differ from ours, says Massari

Syria “is central in our activity, but our views on the solution of the crisis differ in two ways from those of Damascus”. The point was explained by Maurizio Massari, Minister Giulio Terzi’s new Special Envoy for the countries of the Mediterranean and the Arab Spring. Massari was speaking in a radio interview on RAI’s […]

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New efforts for Africa

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) is once again taking action for Africa in a collaboration with the University of Genoa for the next SpeRA Conference (Solidarity, Projects and Resources for Africa). The Conference will be taking place at the Maritime Museum in Genoa from 14-16 June 2012. The initiative was presented at the Ministry, […]

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Italy-Albania: support for Tirana on its road to Europe, says Dassù

Italy’s support for Albania and especially for its European prospects was reiterated by Secretary of State Marta Dassùin her talks with Albanian leaders in Tirana. In her recent meeting with the Premier, Sali Berisha, the Secretary of State also discussed the Adriatic-Ionian Initiative, which Berisha views as “a project of fundamental importance for the Western […]

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Holocaust Memorial Day: Remembrance, so that it may never happen again Commemoration in Italy’s diplomatic missions worldwide

“In the face of absolute evil, remembrance is a duty. The Italian Parliament, one of the first in Europe, has made this day a solemn occasion for public reflection on a dark time in our history. To honour the victims of the atrocious Nazi-Fascist barbarity. And to pay homage to the many men and women […]

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Press notice detail

At 10.30 on Monday 30 January 2012 Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi di Sant’Agata will be meeting the Somali Prime Minister, Abdiweli Mohamed Ali. A joint press point will take place at the end of the meeting. Journalists and camera operators interested in following the event are asked to apply for accreditation using the online accreditation […]

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Foreign Ministry: Telephone conversation between Terzi and Hague

Italy’s role in the Middle East, the Mediterranean and Afghanistan. But also the liberalisation process and the strong support from Parliament yesterday for the Monti Government’s line in Europe. These were the main topics of this afternoon’s telephone conversation this afternoon (26 January 2012) between Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi and his British colleague William Hague. […]

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Minister Terzi’s message for Holocaust Memorial Day

“In the face of absolute evil, remembrance is a duty. The Italian Parliament, one of the first in Europe, has made this day a solemn occasion for public reflection on a dark time in our history. To honour the victims of the atrocious Nazi-Fascist barbarity. And to pay homage to the many men and women […]

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Dettaglio comunicato

La Farnesina non esprime alcun commento in relazione alle notizie, diffuse oggi da agenzie di stampa, relative al caso disciplinare del Console Generale a Osaka Mario Vattani. Al riguardo, si ricorda che il Ministro Terzi aveva, il 29 dicembre scorso, dato disposizioni di deferire il Console Vattani alla Commissione di disciplina, sottolineando la necessita’ che […]

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Italy-Afghanistan: Karzai in Rome, agreement for long-term partnership

Rome was the starting point for Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s diplomatic tour of Europe to sign a number of long-term bilateral agreements. In the Cabinet Office at Palazzo Chigi, Karzai signed a bilateral agreement with Prime Minister Mario Monti that aims to strengthen political dialogue, security and police force cooperation as well as economic collaboration […]

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Berlin: the italian economy past and present: conference at the Italian Embassy

An examination of Italy’s economic history in its first 150 years of history to discover more about its strong points, and a dialogue with our German partners at this difficult time for the euro-zone. These were the goals of the Italian Embassy in Berlin in hosting the conference on “Italy and the World Economy, 1861-2011”. […]

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Minister Terzi’s condolences on the killing in Syria of Father Basilious Nassar and Head of the Red Crescent Abdulrazak Jbero

“The news of the killing of Father Basilious Nassarand Head of the Red Crescent Abdulrazak Jbero yesterday in Syria has struck and pained me very deeply”. This was the comment by Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi, who was forced to postpone his visit to London as a result of a heavy attack of influenza. […]

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