Minister Terzi speaks by telephone with President of the Syrian Opposition Coalition Mouaz Khatib

Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi spoke today by telephone with President of the Syrian Opposition Coalition Mouaz Khatib to confirm Italy’s support for a Syrian people in the throes of the humanitarian crisis caused by the Assad regime. “We cannot turn a blind eye to the humanitarian crisis caused by the Syrian regime’s brutal […]

Read more

Telephone conversation between Minister Terzi and Malta’s new Minister for Foreign Affairs, Francis Zammit Dimech

Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi spoke on the telephone today with Malta’s new Minister for Foreign Affairs, Francis Zammit Dimech. Minister Terzi extended his warmest congratulations to Minister Dimech. He reiterated Italy’s firm intention to go on intensifying bilateral relations, which the two ministers defined as “extraordinarily cordial”. Terzi mentioned, in particular, the positive outcome of […]

Read more

Montevideo: italian musicians at the Jazz Festival

The Montevideo Jazz Festival resounded with the notes of famed Italian musician Giovanni Mirabassi, whose performance at the Uruguayan capital’s Teatro Solis was built on elaborate melodic themes and harmonic variations. A little piece of Italy on stage along with Ralph Towner (guitar and piano) and Italo-Argentine Javier Girotto (soprano sax and Andean flute), both […]

Read more

Innovation: the MFA receives the “G-Cloud Award”

The Head of Office IV of the Directorate General for Management and Information and Communications Technology, Francesco Lazzaro, has received the “G-Cloud Award” from the Minister for the Public Administration and Simplification, Filippo Patroni Griffi. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the only central government body to receive the award, along with the Treasury Department […]

Read more

Human rights: Italy determined to combat sexual abuse of children, says Terzi

Italy is “united in its determination to combat the sexual exploitation and abuse of children”. The point was underscored by Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi as he opened the second day of the international conference on “The Role of International Cooperation in combating sexual violence against children”. Also attending the conference were the Ministers for Welfare, […]

Read more

Middle East: UN – Palestine must now resume talks. Well-considered decision by Palazzo Chigi, firm friendship with Israel

A “well-considered decision” by the Italian Government, a return to the negotiating table, Italy’s firm friendship with Israel. These are the key elements of Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi’s response to journalists’ questions in the margins of the conference at the MFA on combating sexual violence against children, the day after the UN’s decision to accept […]

Read more

Beirut: italian music takes centre stage at Lebanon’s National Day

Italian music took centre stage on Lebanon’s National Day, celebrated on 22 November, with a concert organised by the Italian Embassy in Beirut under the High Patronage of the Lebanese Prime Minister. The performance took place in the prestigious setting of the Grand Serail, Lebanon’s seat of government. Read more, in Italian.

Read more

Tripoli: a concert to celebrate the return of the Cultural Institute

Two quintets from the opposite shores of the Mediterranean performed in Tripoli to celebrate the resumption of the activity of the Italian Cultural Institute in the Libyan capital. The initiative, organised by the Institute itself along with the Italian Embassy, was a great success, attracting an audience of hundreds to the Al Waddan Hotel. Read […]

Read more

Palestine Resolution at the UN: Italy votes in favour

http://www.governo.it/Presidente/Comunicati/dettaglio.asp?d=69916

Read more

NOTA DI SERVIZIO PER I REDATTORI CAPO: Conferenza “Il ruolo della Cooperazione Internazionale nel combattere la violenza sessuale sui minori” (Farnesina, 30 novembre 2012)

Venerdì 30 novembre 2012, alle ore 9.00, alla Farnesina, il Ministro degli Esteri Giulio Terzi pronuncerà un intervento alla Conferenza Internazionale “Il ruolo della Cooperazione Internazionale nel combattere la violenza sessuale sui minori”, promossa dalla Direzione Generale per la Cooperazione allo Sviluppo del Ministero degli Affari Esteri, in collaborazione con il Consiglio d’Europa, il Dipartimento […]

Read more

NOTA DI SERVIZIO PER I REDATTORI CAPO: Conferenza “Il ruolo della Cooperazione Internazionale nel combattere la violenza sessuale sui minori” (Farnesina, 30 novembre 2012)

Venerdì 30 novembre 2012, alle ore 9.00, alla Farnesina, il Ministro degli Esteri Giulio Terzi pronuncerà un intervento alla Conferenza Internazionale “Il ruolo della Cooperazione Internazionale nel combattere la violenza sessuale sui minori”, promossa dalla Direzione Generale per la Cooperazione allo Sviluppo del Ministero degli Affari Esteri, in collaborazione con il Consiglio d’Europa, il Dipartimento […]

Read more

Minister Terzi’s speech at the conference on “Lombardy’s Enterprises and Global Markets: how to create value” (in Italian)

(fa fede solo il testo effettivamente pronunciato) Sono grato di questa opportunità di confronto con gli imprenditori lombardi sulla priorità del Paese: creare valore. La mia presenza testimonia il sostegno del Governo e della Farnesina ai processi di creazione del valore delle imprese italiane; ma vuole anche essere un riconoscimento al grande contributo che le […]

Read more