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Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi hosted an “Iftar” – the traditional evening meal which, during Ramadan, breaks the fast after sunset – at Villa Madama yesterday, 31 July. Minister Terzi’s guests were the Ambassadors of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference member states accredited to the Presidency of the Italian Republic and living in Rome; the […]
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“They are finally safe and on their way back to Italy”. With these words Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi announced the conclusion of an episode involving two Italian technicians held in Syria, underscoring his “deep satisfaction” and “profound gratitude to all the State apparatus that worked on securing this result, with the foreign ministry’s Crisis Unit […]
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In Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi’s message of congratulations sent today to new Foreign Minister of Serbia Ivan Mrkic, both personally and in the name of the Italian government, he expressed his certainty that, beginning with his upcoming visit to Belgrade Monday next, “it will be possible to work together with renewed intensity on […]
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“Everyone must contribute to putting the maximum pressure on Assad in order to avoid another massacre”, commented Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi, expressing his deep concern over the “disturbing” news of the government forces’ siege of the city Syrian of Aleppo. The Italian Cooperation has already launched emergency interventions on the ground on behalf […]
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The five Italian fishing boats and their crews held by the local authorities since yesterday afternoon left Egypt last night to return to Italy. With this announcement, Minister Giulio Terzi expressed his deep satisfaction for this positive outcome, made possible by the timely and effective intervention of our ambassador in Cairo Claudio Pacifico – whom […]
Read moreLa Farnesina segue da vicino la vicenda dei pescherecci italiani fermati in Egitto
Interpellata sui pescherecci siciliani fermati in Egitto, la Farnesina rende noto che il Ministro degli Esteri Giulio Terzi, che ha appreso della vicenda mentre si stava imbarcando per fare rientro in Italia dal Cairo, ha dato istruzioni all’Ambasciatore in Egitto Claudio Pacifico di attivarsi immediatamente, e di prendere diretto contatto con il Ministro degli Esteri […]
Read moreLa Farnesina segue da vicino la vicenda dei pescherecci italiani fermati in Egitto
Interpellata sui pescherecci siciliani fermati in Egitto, la Farnesina rende noto che il Ministro degli Esteri Giulio Terzi, che ha appreso della vicenda mentre si stava imbarcando per fare rientro in Italia dal Cairo, ha dato istruzioni all’Ambasciatore in Egitto Claudio Pacifico di attivarsi immediatamente, e di prendere diretto contatto con il Ministro degli Esteri […]
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“We cannot stand by and watch, as the search goes on for a solution to the Syrian crisis”, while thousands of innocent children are enduring unacceptable conditions”. In an immediate response to UNICEF Italia’s recent appeal, Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi announced a decision to earmark €500,000 through the Italian Cooperation to fund an […]
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“The recent bombings that took the lives of dozens of people in Iraq deserve our firmest condemnation”, asserted Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi, according to whom, “those criminal and cowardly minds that strike during Ramadan, intending to break the pace of democratic institution-building in Iraq and undermine peaceful co-existence between the various components of […]
Read moreAdvisory for Italian nationals in Syria
In consideration of the gradually deteriorating security situation in Syria, in the interest of their own safety the Ministry of Foreign Affairs urges anyone there, for any reason whatsoever, to leave the country.
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