Minister Terzi meets with United States Senate delegation
Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi met today at the foreign ministry in Rome with a delegation from the United States Senate made up of President pro tempore of the United States and Senator from Hawaii Daniel Inouye, Republican Senator of Mississippi Thad Cochran and Democratic Senator from Maryland Barbara Mikulsky. The delegation was en […]
Read moreMinister Terzi discusses the situation in Syria by phone with Minister Davutoglu
Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi had a telephone conversation today with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu that focused mainly on developments in Syria. The two ministers agreed on the need for the international community to increase pressure on the Syrian regime, in view of the imminent adoption of a new Arab League action plan. […]
Read moreMinister Terzi and Mayor of Rome Alemanno sign protocol establishing the “Osservatorio della libertà religiosa”
Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi and Mayor of Rome Gianni Alemanno signed a protocol of understanding today at the foreign ministry in Rome establishing the “Osservatorio della libertà religiosa” (Observatory for Religious Freedom) for the study, analysis and monitoring of freedom of worship around the world. During the signing ceremony Minister Terzi reconfirmed Italy’s […]
Read moreAlarm at the foreign ministry over start of uranium enrichment at Iran’s Fordow plant
“The Iranian government’s decision to begin uranium enrichment at the Qom-Fordow plant is cause for deep concern and deserving of the firmest condemnation”. The statement came from foreign ministry spokesperson Maurizio Massari, according to whom “Teheran is unfortunately demonstrating its intention to move in the opposite direction to that recommended in IAEA and United Nations […]
Read moreMinister Terzi speaks with his Danish counterpart Villy Søvndal
Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi spoke by telephone today with his Danish counterpart Villy Søvndal. Along with his hopes for Denmark’s successful turn as President of the European Union, for which Minister Terzi assured Italy’s undivided support, Terzi expressed Italy’s concurrence with the priorities outlined by the Danish government, in particular the multi-year financial […]
Read moreMinister Terzi names Hon. Boniver Honorary Special Envoy
Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi conferred two honorary appointments of strategic importance to the foreign ministry’s activities and the nation’s international undertakings: Special Envoy for Humanitarian Emergencies and the Consequences of Climate Change in the Countries of the Sahel and the Horn of Africa, and member of the Spending Review Committee. The minister intends […]
Read moreMinisters Terzi and Di Paola pleased with appointment of Division General Paolo Serra as Commander of the UNIFIL mission in Lebanon
Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi and Defence Minister Giampaolo Di Paola together expressed their full satisfaction with the decision by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon to appoint Division General Paolo Serra Commander of the UNIFIL mission in Lebanon, where Italy maintains a contingent of more than 1,000 troops. The appointment of such a highly […]
Read moreMinister Terzi hails Jordanian initiative in favour of MidEast peace process
Italy warmly and confidently welcomes Jordan’ s initiative to host two meetings tomorrow aimed at restarting the peace process. This is Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi’s comment on the two meetings, one between Israeli and Palestinian negotiators and the Quartet envoys, and a second one between the Israeli and Palestinian representatives that Jordanian Foreign […]
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A seguito dell’entrata in vigore del Trattato di Lisbona, l’Italia e i partner comunitari hanno preso di comune accordo la decisione di procedere alla dissoluzione dell’Unione Europea Occidentale (UEO), che avverrà mediante denuncia del Trattato del 1948 da parte degli Stati membri. I dieci Stati membri hanno indicato al Consiglio Permanente dell’UEO che la cessazione […]
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