Human Rights: a pillar of Italian foreign policy, says Terzi

”The defence of human rights is a fundamental component of Italian foreign policy”, Minister Giulio Terzi said in his speech to the 19th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, citing Italy’s commitment to the defence of women and children against gender violence and female genital mutilation. “There is a close relationship between […]

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(valid only the actual speech delivered) Mr Prime Minister Cameron, Mr. President Sheikh Sharif, Ladies and gentlemen, I wish to thank Prime Minister Cameron for convening this very timely meeting which will hopefully give a strong impulse to the solution of the Somali crisis. Indeed, the crisis in Somalia needs a full sense of responsibility […]

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(valid only the actual speech delivered) Madame President and High Commissioner, Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, Today, more than ever, human rights have acquired an operational dimension. If the ethics of rights is undermined, the social balance is threatened: large-scale violations of the fundamental freedoms create instability and provoke conflicts. There is a close […]

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Dettaglio intervento

Audizione del ministro degli affari esteri Giulio Terzi di Sant’Agata sul tema Politica estera e diritti umani PRESIDENTEDI GIOVAN PAOLO (PD)LIVI BACCI (PD)SANTINI (PdL)TERZI DI SANT’AGATA, ministro degli affari esteri Sigle dei Gruppi parlamentari: Coesione Nazionale:Grande Sud-SI-PID-Il Buongoverno: CN:GS-SI-PID-IB; Italia dei Valori: IdV; Il Popolo della Libertà: PdL; Lega Nord Padania: LNP; Partito Democratico: PD; […]

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Dettaglio intervento

Audizione del ministro degli affari esteri Giulio Terzi di Sant’Agata sul tema Politica estera e diritti umani PRESIDENTEDI GIOVAN PAOLO (PD)LIVI BACCI (PD)SANTINI (PdL)TERZI DI SANT’AGATA, ministro degli affari esteri Sigle dei Gruppi parlamentari: Coesione Nazionale:Grande Sud-SI-PID-Il Buongoverno: CN:GS-SI-PID-IB; Italia dei Valori: IdV; Il Popolo della Libertà: PdL; Lega Nord Padania: LNP; Partito Democratico: PD; […]

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Rabat: Exhibition “the Farnesina palace and its collections”

The itinerant exhibition “The Farnesina Palace and its Collections” comes to Morocco. The event opened on 23 February at the Ecole Nationale d’Architecture (ENA) in Rabat, in the presence of Minister for Habitat and Urban Development (and former ambassador to Italy) Nabil Benabdellah, ENA Director Bensaid, Italian Ambassador Piergiorgio Cherubini, the acting cultural attaché at […]

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SYRIA: Italy cites “humanitarian truce” as essential. EU, new sanctions package approved

Minister Giulio Terzi expressed the “need to find a way to call a humanitarian truce”, in Syria. Participating in the Council of EU Foreign Ministers in Brussels, which approved a new package of sanctions against the Syrian regime, the minister asserted that the Red Cross “is not even able to get in” to Homs. The […]

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Terzi: «In India to get the marines released»

Four days, only four days, ninety-six hours, to conquer the markets of the Asian continent, source of 54% of world GDP, 44% of world trade and 60% global growth. Considering that 50% of Italian economic development hinges on interaction with foreign markets, and that Southeast Asia, one of the most dynamic areas of the world, […]

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Education: The Montessori method is still current, says Massolo

The Montessori method is still current after over a century and can serve as an example for our schools. The topic was the subject of a conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) with educators from a number of countries. MFA Secretary General Giampiero Massolo opened the Conference by lauding an educational method that […]

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Ankara: Venetian routes in the Mediterranean. Photography exhibition and book presentation

The book “Percorsi veneziani nel Mediterraneo” will be presented at 18.00 on Thursday 1 March at the Contemporary Arts Centre in Ankara. The photography exhibition of the same name will be opened at the same time. Both events have been organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Ankara in collaboration with Cankaya City Council and […]

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Syria: “Friends of Syria” meeting in Tunis. Kofi Annan appointed joint UN-Arab League envoy

Ban Ki-Moon, the United Nations Secretary General, has appointed his predecessor, Kofi Annan, as international (UN-Arab League) Special Envoy to Syria. The UN comuniqué underscored that “The Special Envoy will provide good offices aimed atbringing an end to all violence and human rights violations, and promotinga peaceful solution to the Syrian crisis” The Special Envoy […]

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Cooperation: Hidden Treasures – Italy rediscovers Afghan culture

Discovering Afghanistan, its history and its culture, as part of the cooperation effort. It is no coincidence that the event on “Hidden Treasures: 10 years of Italy in Afghanistan” was hosted in the MAXXI Gallery in Rome. “The deep respect we feel for this country had led us to refocus our cooperation policies to include […]

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