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Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi on Friday said that Syria’s downing of a Turkish military jet on June 22 was an hostile act targeting Turkey’s national security. In an exclusive interview with the Anadolu Agency (AA), Minister Terzi said that he joined in the remarks of Ankara that Syria’s downing of a Turkish military jet […]
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Le valigie sono di nuovo pronte, Staffan De Mistura è appena tornato da Kabul e si accinge a ripartire per la Conferenza internazionale di Tokyo, che si apre l’8 luglio, ultima in agenda sul futuro dell’Afghanistan, dove porterà, con tutta la determinazione di cui è capace, la posizione italiana sulla delicata fase della transizione. Tra […]
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Terrorism that targets minority ethnic groups, and religious minorities in particular, defies the universal principles of civilisation and human coexistence itself. The situation in Nigeria, where the extremist sect Boko Haram, which has gained in strength over recent years by implementing a strategy of striking Christian churches during the practice of religious rites is, therefore, […]
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Caro Direttore, sappiamo ormai con certezza due cose, che incidono sull’agenda del G20 di Los Cabos. La prima è che i Brics stanno incontrando – in misura maggiore India e Brasile, in misura minore la Cina – i loro problemi: l’idea di una espansione economica praticamente ininterrotta di queste economie era poco fondata dall’inizio ma […]
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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 […]
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