Italy-Russia: Terzi on visit to Moscow. Agenda includes missile defence, Syria and Iran
The Italian and Russian Foreign and Defence Ministers will be holding discussions in Moscow tomorrow on the anti-missile shield, the situation in Syria, Iran’s nuclear programme and other international questions. The announcement was made in an interview by Minister Giulio Terzi with Russia’s Interfax agency. “The meeting will be an opportunity for in-depth consultations on […]
Read moreAfghanistan – Terzi: Italy’s contribution post-2014 will be substantial
Italy’s contribution to the fund to support Afghanistan’s security forces at the end of the transition in late 2014 will be “substantial and in line with the size and quality of its presence in Afghanistan over the last decade”. The assurance was given by Minister Giulio Terzi, speaking in Brussels during the meeting of NATO […]
Read moreOSLO – Il cinema di Antonioni, rassegna e conferenze (in translation)
Oslo ha celebrato il centenario della nascita di Michelangelo Antonioni con una rassegna cinematografica e un ciclo di conferenze sul regista alla Cineteca nazionale. Cinecittà Luce Aprendo i lavori, a cui ha partecipato anche l’Ambasciatore italiano Antonio Bandini, il direttore della Cinemateket Jan Langlo ha espresso vivo apprezzamento per la collaborazione di lunga data con […]
Read moreSHANGHAI – Primi corsi di italiano in una scuola internazionale (in translation)
Per la prima volta a Shanghai una scuola internazionale d’infanzia – la “Fonshin” – contemplerà dal prossimo anno 2012-13 la possibilità dell’insegnamento della lingua italiana a un primo gruppo di bambini italofoni. L’iniziativa è stata resa possibile grazie all’Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Shanghai e alla scuola sabatale “Gianni Rodari” e rappresenta un altro passo […]
Read moreEXPO VENLO – Record visitor numbers during the Italian pavilion’s first few weeks
The first few weeks of the Italian Pavilion at the Venlo Expo – running in the Dutch city from 5 April to 7 October 2012 – have seen record visitor numbers of around 3000 people each day. The first arts event organised by the Italian Commission for Floriade 2012 has been another success. The concert […]
Read moreNATO: Consultation on Afghanistan post-2014 – NATO-Russia Council 10 years on from the agreement reached in Italy
Minister Giulio Terzi is attending the meeting of NATO Foreign and Defence Ministers taking place in Brussels today 18 and tomorrow 19 April 2012. The meeting is part of the run-up to the Alliance’s Summit in Chicago in May, which will focus on Afghanistan and in particular on the nature of the NATO mission post-2014 […]
Read moreMariani freed: Wide-ranging diplomatic action, says Terzi
The release of Mariasandra Mariani was the result of “wide-ranging diplomatic action with the governments of the region, with the focus on the absolute and priority need to safeguard the life of the hostage, an Italian citizen who was kept in terrible conditions for 14 months, an appalling length of time”.This was the comment of […]
Read moreEurope and the Arab Springs: a conference at the Alcide De Gasperi Foundation
“The European Union and the social and political stabilisation strategies of the Mediterranean’s non-European countries”. That is the second annual discussion of the Alcide De Gasperi Foundation – Konrad Adenauer Stiftung taking place today, Wednesday 18 April 2012, in the presence of the President of the Republic, Giorgio Napolitano. The event is being held in […]
Read moreNATO: Terzi a ministeriale in vista vertice Chicago (in translation)
Il Ministro Giulio Terzi partecipa alla riunione dei ministri degli Esteri e della Difesa della Nato che si svolge a Bruxelles il 18 e 19 aprile in preparazione del vertice dell’Alleanza che si terrà a Chicago a maggio, il cui tema dominante sarà la fase di transizione in Afghanistan. L’Italia – ha detto il portavoce […]
Read moreTerzi: Sandra Mariani is free
“Maria Sandra Mariani is free. I’ve just told her family. I join in their great satisfaction and relief at this wonderful news”. These were the words of Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi, announcing the release of the Florentine tourist kidnapped over a year ago in Algeria. “My warmest thanks go to all those who helped achieved […]
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