Assad non può restare al potere
Giulio Terzi di Sant’Agata, you have been foreign minister for just under six months. Did you prefer being an ambassador? «It’s not a question of preferences. Having technocrats from various sectors strengthens rather than weakens this government, and I have been given a great honour and responsibility, that’s all I think about». Nevertheless, the foreign […]
Read more«Observers must be able to defend themselves»
The Friends of Syria are shut up in the Palace of Dolmabahce – where all the clocks perpetually read 9.05, the hour of the death of the father of modern Turkey Kemal Ataturk – when, almost like a dare, the news of the regime’s latest massacre arrives. The quest is on for a political solution […]
Read more“The expulsion of their diplomats sends a strong signal to Syria”, says Terzi (L’Eco di Bergamo)
Italy, France, Germany, Great Britain and Spain took coordinated and simultaneous action yesterday, 29 May, to isolate Syria at the diplomatic level. Today Annan is reporting to the Security Council on the situation, in a remote video link. During the day the US, Canada and Australia also expelled the Syrian Ambassadors to their countries. In […]
Read moreTerzi: «A common response to the challenges» (Rossiyskaya Gazeta)
Ten years have passed since the signing of the Rome Declaration on NATO-Russian Relations at the air-base at Pratica di Mare, establishing the NATO-Russian Council, intended to launch a new era of cooperation between Moscow and the Atlantic Alliance. Less than a year earlier, the 9/11 attacks had generated solidarity against a deadly and elusive […]
Read moreTerzi: «The line has been crossed. The people need protection» (La Stampa)
Italy is ready to support tougher a resolution regarding the humanitarian crisis in Syria. This, in brief, was Minister for Foreign Affairs’ Giulio Terzi ‘s comment in light of the massacre in Houla. Mr. Minister, once again the international community seems to be standing by powerlessly. «Allow me first to express the horror and pain […]
Read moreWhy Libya Matters (Foreign Policy) Versione originale
One year ago, a large international NATO-led coalition was critical in helping Libyans free themselves and their country from Col. Muammar al-Qaddafi’s three-decade-long bloody dictatorship. But that victory is not yet secure. Today, international engagement is even more necessary to win sustainable stability in post-conflict Libya. The success of a peaceful, democratic transition in Libya […]
Read moreWhy Libya Matters (Foreign Policy) Versione originale
One year ago, a large international NATO-led coalition was critical in helping Libyans free themselves and their country from Col. Muammar al-Qaddafi’s three-decade-long bloody dictatorship. But that victory is not yet secure. Today, international engagement is even more necessary to win sustainable stability in post-conflict Libya. The success of a peaceful, democratic transition in Libya […]
Read moreBoniver immigrazione. Turchia Europa
La scorsa settimana ha avuto luogo una missione in Turchia del Comitato Schengen finalizzata a “toccare con mano” la realtà dell’immigrazione che dall’Asia giunge in Europa. La delegazione guidata da Margherita Boniver dopo un’intensa due giorni di incontri ad Ankara con i del Parlamento e del governo turco, è giunta fino al confine tra la […]
Read more“Thousands of armed men. We may need a more robust mission”, says Terzi (la Repubblica)
Rome – Fifteen Italian observers are about to leave for Syria: our contribution to the UN mission of 300 observers envisaged by the Annan Peace Plan. “But that number is probably too low and we’ll need to go back to the Security Council”, warns Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi. “To ask for a more robust force, […]
Read moreDassù: «Francois, ultima fermata per l’euro» (Il Foglio)
Roma. Mentre il ministro degli Esteri tedesco, Guido Westerwelle, è pronto a combinare la disciplina di bilancio con l’attenzione alla crescita, il cancelliere Angela Merkel ha fatto sapere, attraverso il suo portavoce, che il Patto di stabilità firmato da 25 su 27 paesi della Ue è un risultato assodato, che non è più passibile di […]
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