Italian Society for International Organisation (SIOI): Frattini is new president

Franco Frattini is the new President of the SIOI – the Italian Society for International Organisation. He was appointed by the special members’ meeting, at the proposal of the Board of Directors. Frattini succeeds Umberto La Rocca, SIOI President from 1993 to 2011 and a former Permanent Representative of Italy at the United Nations in […]

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Press notice detail

A reminder that an international conference on “Montessori Today: global outlook and intercultural aspects” will take place at the Foreign Ministry in Rome on 24 February 2012. The Conference will be opened at 09.30 by Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi. Also taking part will be the Minister for Employment and Social Policies, Elsa Fornero, and the […]

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(fa fede solo il testo effettivamente pronunciato) IntroductionI would like to thank both of you, Dr. Scheidt and Professor Nonnenmacher, for organising this event and for your kind introduction. It is a pleasure to be here with you today. An epoch-making invention: the European UnionDistinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen,Let me start with the words of […]

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Minister Terzi meets Nicaraguan the Foreign Minister, Samuel Santos Lopez

Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi received the Foreign Minister of Nicaragua, Samuel Santos Lopez, at the Foreign Ministry in Rome today. During their discussion, the two ministers focused on the great potential for further economic collaboration by enterprises in their two countries. Potential that is particularly evident in strategic sectors such as geothermal energy and infrastructure, […]

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“Somalia at the point of no return”, says Terzi (Avvenire)

The question had to be asked, even if Giulio Terzi has chosen for days not to speak in public about the issue, except at yesterday’s [22 February 2012] hearing before the Senate’s Foreign Affairs Committee. A question that concerns the case of the two sailors arrested in India, accused of killing two fishermen from Kerala, […]

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Minister Terzi condemns the killing of journalists Remi Ochlik and Marie Colvin in Homs

“This is terrible news. It merits the strongest condemnation and is a cause of great indignation”. These were Minister Terzi’s words on hearing of the killing of journalists Remi Ochlik and Marie Colvin in Homs. “This brutality is made all the more intolerable by the fact that the victims are two journalists bearing witness, in […]

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Somalia – London Conference (23 February). Strong demand for Italian role, a meeting in Rome in near future, says Terzi

Mobilising the international community to make a stronger commitment to the pacification process in Somalia. That is the goal of the international conference on Somalia taking place in London on 23 February 2012, where Italy will be represented by Minister Terzi. A goal that can achieved by taking advantage of the gradual improvement in security […]

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Parlamento: convertito in legge il decreto che rifinanzia le missioni internazionali (in translation)

Il Senato con 223 sì, 35 no e due astenuti ha convertito in legge in via definitiva il decreto che rifinanzia le missioni internazionali delle Forze Armate e le iniziative di cooperazione, tra cui quella in Afghanistan.

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Press notice detail

An international conference on “Montessori Today: global outlook and intercultural aspects” will take place at the Foreign Ministry in Rome on 24 February 2012. The Conference will be opened at 09.30 by Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi. Also taking part will be the Minister for Employment and Social Policies, Elsa Fornero, and the Under-Secretary for Education, […]

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ANSAMed Forum at the Foreign Ministry in Rome: The Arab Spring and the role of the media in the Euro-Mediterranean dialogue

ANSAMed, the branch of ANSA covering the Mediterranean, has organised a meeting, hosted by the Foreign Ministry, for European and North African journalists. The aim was to discuss the role of the media one year on from the Arab Spring. A story where so much remains to be told, and which is a challenge for […]

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Iniziativa editoriale della Farnesina – “Il Console onorario in Italia” (in translation)

Chi è il Console onorario? Cosa lo distingue dal Console di carriera? Quali sono il suo ruolo, la sua storia, le sue funzioni? A questi e ad altri numerosi aspetti di una figura istituzionale ancora poco conosciuta dal grande pubblico, eppure sorprendentemente moderna, risponde il volume “Il Console onorario in Italia”, di recente pubblicato dal […]

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SYRIA: A peaceful political solution to the crisis, says Terzi – Italy is ready to support new EU and UN measures

Italy is ready to support new UN, EU and Arab League measures to find a peaceful political solution to the crisis in Syria. The Italian position was reiterated by Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi, speaking from Frankfurt. The Minister was attending a meeting of Germany’s DGAP foreign policy think tank at the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung headquarters. […]

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