Terzi: «Mediterranean, a proving ground for dialogue» (Famiglia Cristiana)
Flying at 9,000 metres over the Mediterranean aboard an Air Force Falcon 900, Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi di Sant’Agata speaks with Famiglia Christiana about some of the main current international events. His packed calendar of commitments has recently included a meeting in Rome of the 5+5 Mediterranean Dialogue Forum, then on to London […]
Read moreDe Mistura «Tensions quelled, we are now collaborating. The truth is near» (La Stampa)
Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Staffan De Mistura is cautious. The fate of the two Italian servicemen is uncertain but “everything possible will obviously be done”. He returned yesterday to the Crisis Unit base in Kochi. What is the situation at this point regarding the servicemen detained since 15 February? «This is a particularly […]
Read moreA rich and common past, a promising future
Right after my appointment as Minister of Foreign Affairs in the new Italian government led by Prime Minister Monti, we set ourselves the objective to relaunch relations with India, the world’s largest democracy and a natural partner for Italy, in political terms, as well as in the field of trade and investment and in the […]
Read moreA rich and common past, a promising future
Right after my appointment as Minister of Foreign Affairs in the new Italian government led by Prime Minister Monti, we set ourselves the objective to relaunch relations with India, the world’s largest democracy and a natural partner for Italy, in political terms, as well as in the field of trade and investment and in the […]
Read moreuna missione molto importante
Giovedì visita lampo. Partenza al mattino, rientro alla sera. Lungo volo d’aereo. «Ma è una missione molto, molto importante», osserva Margherita Boniver, in partenza per la Mauritania. Missione che l’inviato speciale per le emergenze umanitarie del ministro degli Esteri Terzi aveva preannunciato nelle scorse settimane e che ora la Farnesina ha confermato. «Vado per avere […]
Read moreTerzi: «In India to get the marines released»
Four days, only four days, ninety-six hours, to conquer the markets of the Asian continent, source of 54% of world GDP, 44% of world trade and 60% global growth. Considering that 50% of Italian economic development hinges on interaction with foreign markets, and that Southeast Asia, one of the most dynamic areas of the world, […]
Read more“Somalia at the point of no return”, says Terzi (Avvenire)
The question had to be asked, even if Giulio Terzi has chosen for days not to speak in public about the issue, except at yesterday’s [22 February 2012] hearing before the Senate’s Foreign Affairs Committee. A question that concerns the case of the two sailors arrested in India, accused of killing two fishermen from Kerala, […]
Read moreTerzi:«Troppe speculazioni sulla Farnesina. Rinuncio alla norma salva ambasciatori» (Corriere della Sera)
Roma — «Non era una legge ad personam ma un modo per salvaguardare la funzionalità di alcune ambasciate importanti. Il no ci creerà qualche problema ma mi rimetto alla decisione del Parlamento. Finisce qui». Davanti ad un caffè, il ministro degli Esteri Giulio Terzi racconta cosa c’è dietro l’emendamento che avrebbe evitato la pensione a […]
Read moreTerzi:«Mediterranean centrality» (Il Tempo)
The Arab spring has forced Europe to “reset” its relations with the Mediterranean. For twenty years now, since the end of the Cold War, Europe’s attention has been trained on Eastern Europe with the legitimate, and widely agreed, goal of reunifying a continent far too long artificially divided. The Balkan crises ended up absorbing what […]
Read moreTerzi:«More EU funds for the southern shores» (Il Sole 24 Ore)
“For the last three months this has been my main objective; but is the focus of an entire government, not of a single ministry. The prime minister made a visit to Tripoli, and will make another to the region in April. Every ministry is involved”, says Giulio Terzi from his office at the foreign ministry. […]
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