Washington – Italy out front at the Summer Fancy Food Show

Italy is once again the most represented country at the Summer Fancy Food Show, the most important commercial trade fair in the North American alimentary sector: over 230 Italian participants in this 58th edition, which is taking place for the second consecutive year in Washington D.C. 2,300 stands from 80 countries Summer Fancy Food, specialised […]

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Liberato l’italiano rapito nel 2010 in Tanzania. Terzi, risultato della lotta alla pirateria (in translation)

E’ libero Bruno Pellizzari, l’italiano rapito da pirati somali a ottobre del 2010 mentre si trovava con la compagna sudafricana a bordo dell’imbarcazione “Sy Choizil” al largo della costa della Tanzania. L’annuncio della liberazione di Pellizzari è stato dato dal Ministro Giulio Terzi che ha precisato che per il rilascio dell’italiano non è stato pagato […]

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EU: Summit in Rome to strengthen the eurozone – EU Council an opportunity that Europe can’t miss, says Terzi

Prior to the quadrilateral summit in Rome of the heads of state of Italy, France, Germany and Spain, Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi met with the ambassadors to Italy of the 27 EU members to illustrate Italy’s positions and expectations ahead of the crucial European Council meeting in Brussels on 28 and 29 June. […]

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Press release detail

Bruno Pellizzari has been released: Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi, who personally monitored the phases of the release, has just conveyed the news to the man’s family. So concludes an odyssey that began back on 26 October 2010, when the Italian national and his South African companion were abducted by Somali pirates from their […]

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Minister Giulio Terzi chaired a meeting today in Rome with representatives of prominent Italian firms operating in the United States and various cultural institutions to present the Year of Italian Culture in the USA: a calendar of over 100 cultural and promotional events to be presented in a range of American cities throughout 2013. The […]

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Speech detail

(valid only the actual speech delivered) Presidente Dini, Presidente Stefani, Onorevoli Senatori e Onorevoli Deputati, l’impegno dell’Italia verso il Continente africano e in particolare l’Africa sub-sahariana è una costante della nostra politica estera, non solo per le tematiche dello sviluppo, ma anche per gli aspetti di governance mondiale, di sicurezza e di incremento dei rapporti […]

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Africa: Terzi, nuova frontiera della politica estera (in translation)

L’Africa rappresenta “la nuova frontiera su cui lavorare per la nostra politica estera”. Lo ha detto il ministro degli Esteri Giulio Terzi in audizione alle Commissioni Esteri di Camera e Senato riunite a Palazzo Madama. Con la “cresciuta consapevolezza che il continente può essere un grande protagonista” sullo scenario internazionale, ha spiegato Terzi, bisogna tenere […]

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Attack against auto convoy in Syria

Upon receiving the news of today’s attack against an auto convoy escorting ANSA news agency reporter Claudio Accogli in an area south of Damascus, Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi contacted ANSA President Giulio Anselmi to express “solidarity in the face of a vile attack made all the more serious for its having been directed against those […]

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Syria: Violence increases, UN mission still suspended

The situation in Syria has become too dangerous for the 300 UN observers, with a dozen or so armed attacks just in the last week. This was the comment by the Head of the UN Mission in Syria (UNSMIS), General Robert Mood of Norway, who underscored that, rather than diminishing, the violence “is increasing”. Two […]

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Paris: Eugenio Bennato at Music Festival

The Italian Cultural Institute of Paris has invited Eugenio Bennato and his quartet – whose music reflects a range of influences ranging from songs and melodies from Italy, Algeria, Egypt, Ehtiopia and Mozambique – to perform on 21 June at the Hôtel de Galliffet in context of the by now traditional “Fête de la Musique”, […]

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Crisis: EU-US agree on need for growth measures, says Terzi – EU to work on a safety net for the euro zone

What emerged from the meeting with Obama and the top EU leaders at the G20 meeting that just ended in Los Cabos in Mexico was “agreement on both sides of the Atlantic on the need for growth, financial stability and fiscal responsibility”, according to Minister Giulio Terzi, who explained the “deep US concern for the […]

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Press notice detail

The Conference on Afghanistan will be held in Tokyo on Sunday 8 July 2012. Media representatives interested in covering the event can apply for accreditation by filling out the attached form, complete with photo in electronic format, and submitting it to the Press Office of the Embassy of Italy in Tokyo: stampa.tokyo@esteri.it. For further information please […]

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