Minister Terzi speaks by telephone with Pakistani foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar

Afghanistan and the accord between Pakistan and the United States on reopening supply routes for the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) were the main topics of Minister Terzi’s telephone conversation today with his Pakistani counterpart Hina Rabbani Khar. Minister Terzi praised the Pakistani government’s high sense of responsibility in reaching this agreement, underscoring how important […]

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Minister Terzi comments on first free and democratic elections in Libya

“The holding of the first free and democratic elections is a source of special satisfaction for Italy, which was among the first to believe in the new Libya”, commented Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi, underscoring how “despite some isolated episodes of violence, which we deeply regret, the Libyan people have demonstrated how strongly they […]

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Afghanistan – Conference in Tokyo (8 July)

New development interventions in Afghanistan for the post-2014, the date set for foreign military withdrawal, will be the focus of a conference in Tokyo on 8 July, which follows a meeting in Chicago on security. The Italian delegation will be led by Under-Secretary Staffan de Mistura, and join those of over seventy other countries and […]

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Friends of Syria – Paris Conference – Strong appeal to President Assad to stand down

Meeting in Paris today, the Conference of the Friends of Syria launched a strong appeal to President Bashar al-Assad to stand down, as confirmed in the final statement signed by the 107 countries participating. Yes to transitional government The request during the conference by the Action Group, after meeting in Geneva, for the establishment of […]

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Press notice detail

Giuseppe Manzo, Head of the Press and Institutional Communication Service, will hold his customary briefing at 12:00 noon on Wednesday, 11 July 2012. Also attending the briefing will be 20 Iraqi journalists participating in a training programme financed by the foreign ministry entitled “The Iraqi media: network for communication and reconciliation”. Please send accreditation requests […]

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‘Friends of Syria – Paris Conference – Dassù: “Attempt at a new resolution for transition”

The international community is trying to come up with new solutions for the Syrian crisis. A conference of the Friends of Syria group is meeting today in Paris in the presence of over 100 Western and Arab world delegations. Italy is represented by Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Marta Dassù, who explained “an attempt to go […]

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Barcellona: new Roman Forum website presented

On 15 June, the Auditorium of Barcellona’s Fundacio’ RBA hosted the presentation of a complete multimedia web guide to the celebrated Roman Forum created by the Società Indissoluble, also located in Barcellona. To read more select ITALIANO at the top of the page.

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Russia: A window of opportunities on the Italian Embassy website

The Italian Embassy in Moscow has opened the “Window of Opportunities” on its website: an instrument providing free access, with no need for registration, to a database containing information on all the calls for tender issued by the Russian authorities at both the central and local levels. The database, in Italian, is updated daily. News […]

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Italy-Germany – United to strengthen the EU, says Terzi

The Italian-German inter-governmental summit was “rich in substance” because it examined “the principal European issues and saw bilateral economic relations further strengthened”. These were the comments of Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi, speaking on “Radio Anch’io”, on the outcome of the meeting in Villa Madama. The summit was chaired by Prime Minister Mario Monti and the […]

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Dettaglio intervento

(fa fede solo il discorso effettivamente pronunciato) Signor Presidente della Repubblica, Signore e Signori, desidero innanzitutto ringraziare il Signor Presidente della Repubblica per l’alto onore che ci riserva con la sua partecipazione così significativa a questo incontro. Desidero poi rivolgere il mio caloroso saluto al Ministro del Lavoro e delle Politiche sociali, Elsa Fornero. Ringrazio […]

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Dettaglio intervento

(fa fede solo il discorso effettivamente pronunciato) Signor Presidente della Repubblica, Signore e Signori, desidero innanzitutto ringraziare il Signor Presidente della Repubblica per l’alto onore che ci riserva con la sua partecipazione così significativa a questo incontro. Desidero poi rivolgere il mio caloroso saluto al Ministro del Lavoro e delle Politiche sociali, Elsa Fornero. Ringrazio […]

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Sofia: an italian night in Plovdiv with a concert in the roman theatre

“An Italian night in Plovdiv”: that’s the title of the concert-performance taking place in the Roman theatre in Bulgaria’s second city on 6 July 2012. The show will give the audience a taste of Italy with pop and classical music and song, and sketches. Read more, in Italian.

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