Mali: government to offer logistical support for operations, says Terzi
According to Minister Giulio Terzi and Defence Minister Giampaolo Di Paola in a joint report today to the Senate, the Italian government’s approach to the Mali crisis is a three-pronged one that includes, first of all, “reiterating Italy’s political support for efforts” currently underway “within the framework of UN Security Council resolution 2085”; “secondly, and […]
Read moreCuba: Havana’s decision to ease travel restrictions a positive sign, says Terzi
Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi expressed satisfaction with the news of the entry into effect of a new law in Cuba that will allow Cubans to travel freely and without prior authorization and to re-enter their country within timeframes less restrictive than those of the past. According to Terzi “this is a positive sign” […]
Read moreBenghazi: Italian Consulate activities temporarily suspended
As a result of security concerns the Italian government temporarily suspended the activities of its Consulate General in Benghazi, whose staff are to re-enter Italy in the coming hours. With regard to this decision, the Italian government has been in continuous contact with the Libyan government, to which it has confirmed support for the democracy […]
Read moreAttack on the Asso21
“Our three crew members are free and will soon be back in Italy”. This was how Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi broke the news of the release of the three Italians kidnapped on 23 December 2012 off the coast of Nigeria as their tugboat, the Asso21, headed for Port Harcourt. “This was a success for the […]
Read moreAttack on Benghazi 2
Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi spoke by telephone with his Libyan colleague Abdelaziz to discuss what the recent attack in Benghazi. The Libyan foreign minister expressed the solidarity of the Libyan government and people in reaction to the attack on Consul General Guido De Sanctis, reconfirming Tripoli’s determination to identify and prosecute those responsible. […]
Read moreAttack-on-Benghazi
“First of all I am very relieved that our Consul General Guido De Sanctis was able to escape danger, and was unharmed thanks to the security apparatus that protected him”. This was the first comment last night by Minister Giulio Terzi, who has been in continuous contact with the diplomatic and consular personnel in Libya […]
Read moreMARO’. TERZI A COLLEGA INDIANO
Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi spoke on the phone today with the Indian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Salman Khurshid. He thanked his Indian colleague for his statements following Salvatore Girone and Massimiliano Latorre’s return to India. The Minister underscored that the conduct of the Italian institutions and the two riflemen had from the outset been inspired […]
Read moreSomalia: Terzi, Italia impegnata a sostegno sicurezza e stabilita’ del paese.
Il Ministro Terzi ha incontrato oggi alla Farnesina il Vice Primo Ministro e Ministro degli Affari Esteri somalo, Fawzia Yusuf Haji Adan, la prima donna a ricoprire tale incarico nella storia del Paese africano. Si è trattato del primo colloquio con un membro del Governo somalo dopo la storica missione del Capo della diplomazia italiana […]
Read moreAid to the Democratic Republic of Congo
Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi gave instructions to the Italian Cooperation to increase attention to the dramatic humanitarian emergency involving the populations affected by civil war in the North Kivu region of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Cooperation today dispatched several tonnes of World Health Care supplies, along with five electrical units donated […]
Read moreAsia Bibi: hoping for a revoked sentence, says Terzi
Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi gave instructions to the Embassy in Islamabad to appeal to the Pakistani authorities on behalf of Asia Bibi, the Pakistani Christian woman held since 2009 and condemned to death on the charge of blasphemy, underscoring the Italian government’s firm expectations that the sentence would be revoked. According to sources […]
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