Iran nuclear programme: new sanctions will have a clear impact, says Terzi

The fact that the Iranian leadership has been trying everything to “bypass the measures” shows that the new European sanctions against Iran are going to have a big impact. This was Minister Giulio Terzi’s response in an interview with CNN after the EU Council of Foreign Ministers approved a set of new measures. The Iranian […]

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Press release: Italy joins the “Friends of Mediation” group. Minister Terzi pleased

Italy has officially become a member of the Friends of Mediation Group and will participate in the group’s summit in February in Istanbul. The group, which was formed on the initiative of Finland and Turkey and has the support of President of the General Assembly Nassir Abdulaziz Al Nasser, has the aim of fostering the […]

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Croatia: majority “yes” vote on EU referendum

With 66.27% in favour and 33.13% against, Croatia confirmed its desire to become a member of the EU. Italy’s Ambassador in Zagreb Emanuela D’Alessandro attended a reception yesterday evening at the Parliament building for the announcement of the results of the referendum, along with President of the Republic Josipovic, Prime Minister Milanovic, President of the […]

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Iranian nuclear programme, total EU embargo by July

The 27 EU foreign ministers officially approved an Iranian oil embargo aimed at halting its nuclear enrichment programme. Minister Giulio Terzi said that Italy “is with Europe: we are certainly with Europe”, he added. “We have been an element of impetus in the application of a dual track policy”, he stressed. The pressure will stay […]

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Terzi urges EU partners to increase focus on the Mediterranean – Massari appointed Minister’s special envoy for the countries of the Mediterranean

Speaking at the Foreign Ministers meeting in Brussels, Minister Terzi launched a “clear appeal” for his EU partners’ increased focus on the countries of the Mediterranean. Terzi recalled his recent missions to Libya, Tunisia and Egypt. “Each of these countries, in its own way, has a great need for Europe’s support”, Terzi pointed out, underscoring […]

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Dettaglio articolo

Italy has appointed a new envoy for the Mediterranean area and the Arab Spring movements. He is Maurizio Massari, who has been foreign ministry spokesman for the last three years. It was announced in a statement from the ministry, that he was named for the post by by foreign minister Giulio Terzi “in light of […]

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EU Foreign Affairs Council: sanctions against Syria and Iran on the agenda

Main topics on the agenda of the EU foreign ministers meeting in Brussels include sanctions against Syria and Iran, while, in addition to underscoring the EU’s increased focus on the Mediterranean, Minister Giulio Terzi launched an appeal to Europe and the international community on behalf of the defence of Christian communities in Nigeria, which have […]

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Italy and the EU, greater focus on the Mediterranean – Terzi at the Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Brussels

To increase the focus on the Mediterranean, and European policies regarding its southern shores, is one of Italy’s goals at the meeting in Brussels of the European foreign ministers, with an agenda that also includes the possible adoption of new European sanctions against Iran and analysis of the difficult situation in Syria. Minister Giulio Terzi […]

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Dettaglio comunicato

“Le drammatiche notizie che giungono dalla Nigeria, dove nella citta’ di Kano la setta islamista radicale Boko Haram ha perpetrato un atroce eccidio contro la comunita’ cristiana, suscitano orrore e sgomento”. E’ il commento del Ministro degli Esteri Giulio Terzi, che nell’ esprimere ” la più ferma condanna per questo orrendo crimine” ha sottolineato “la […]

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Dettaglio comunicato

“Le drammatiche notizie che giungono dalla Nigeria, dove nella citta’ di Kano la setta islamista radicale Boko Haram ha perpetrato un atroce eccidio, suscitano orrore e sgomento”. E’ il commento del Ministro degli Esteri Giulio Terzi, che nell’ esprimere ” la più ferma condanna per questo orrendo crimine” ha sottolineato “la necessita’ che la comunita’ […]

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Libya: Monti in Tripoli (21 January)

The main objectives of Prime Minister Mario Monti’s mission to Tripoli on 21 January, accompanied by Ministers for Foreign Affairs and the Defence Giulio Terzi and Giampaolo Di Paola, are to reaffirm and strengthen relations with the new Libya, offer the el-Kib government Italy’s support for the democratic transition and reassert Italy’s role as a […]

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Manzo new spokesperson, new assignment for Massari

In view of Italy’s renewed and increasingly intense and dynamic attention for the southern shores of the Mediterranean, one year on from the Arab spring, which it considers a strategic foreign policy priority, Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi has decided to appoint a Special Envoy for the Countries of the Mediterranean and the Arab […]

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