Italy’s commitment to protect and promote women’s rights
“I wish, in the name of the men and women of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to restate the Ministry’s complete and utter commitment to protecting and promoting the rights of women throughout the world”. Speaking was Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi, on the eve of International Women’s Day. “Sadly, we have to acknowledge that today, […]
Read moreMeeting between Minister Terzi and his Austrian counterpart, Michael Spindelegger
Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi met his Austrian counterpart, Michael Spindelegger, at the foreign ministry today, 7 March 2012. Their meeting was an important opportunity to resume and step up contacts between Rome and Vienna, nearly 3 years on from the Austrian Foreign Minister’s last visit to Italy. On Europe, Terzi and Spindelegger were in full […]
Read moreUnder-Secretary Marta Dassù meets the Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister, Victor Mayko
The Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Marta Dassù, met the Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister, Victor Mayko, at the Foreign Ministry in Rome today. The meeting was an opportunity to renew the political-level contacts envisaged by the 2008 agreement on political consultations between the two Ministries. The key aspects of bilateral cooperation in the economic-commercial and political […]
Read moreMinister Terzi summons the Indian Ambassador to Rome to the Foreign Ministry
Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi summoned the Indian Ambassador to Rome, Debrabata Saha, to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today, 6 March 2012. Minister Terzi was acting in the name of the Italian Government to protest against the conduct of the Indian authorities with respect to the two Italian military held in Trivandrum following the events […]
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On Minister Giulio Terzi’s instructions, Secretary-General Giampiero Massolo conveyed the Italian government’s deep concern to the Indian chargé d’affaires in Rome, Saurabh Kumar, over the Kollam court’s decision to place Marshall Massimiliano Latorre and Sergeant Salvatore Girone under the custody of the Trivandrum prison, effective immediately. Defining such measures as unacceptable, considering the status of […]
Read moreMinister Terzi applauds approval of the UN Human Rights Council resolution on Syria
“We fully identify with this firm condemnation of the Syrian regime’s unacceptable and spreading human rights violations, and with the emphasis placed on the dramatic humanitarian crisis that is the painful consequence of that repression”. This was Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi’s statement following approval in Geneva of a UN Human Rights Council resolution […]
Read moreMinister hails Italy’s ratification of Croatian EU accession treaty
“I am especially pleased with the combined institutional commitment that has allowed Italy to be the first EU founder country to ratify Croatia’s Accession Treaty”, Minister Terzi commented upon his arrival in Hanoi, referring to yesterday’s Senate vote. The minister underscored that “the record time with which this constitutional requisite has been fulfilled bears witness […]
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Dai rapporti con l’America Latina al legame transatlantico, dalla cooperazione tra Stati Uniti e Unione Europea alla promozione dei diritti delle donne, e alla situazione politica ed economica nei Balcani: questi alcuni dei principali temi trattati nel corso della visita che il Sottosegretario agli Affari Esteri Marta Dassù ha realizzato a Washington dal 21 al […]
Read moreMinister 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, […]
Read moreMinister 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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