A 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 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:«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. […]
Read more“Europa, il percorso obbligato verso l’unificazione politica” (Il Messaggero)
L’ITALIA e la Germania possono tornare a fornire un contributo importante all’unificazione dell’Europa, soprattutto quando si tratta di salvaguardare la nostra cultura, il nostro modo di vivere e il nostro benessere. In Europa e grazie all’Europa, Italia e Germania hanno potuto rafforzare le loro relazioni in modo pacifico e amichevole come mai accaduto prima. E […]
Read moreTerzi: «Italy regains credibility» (Oggi7)
Shortly before Prime Minister Mario Monti’s visit with Barak Obama at the White House, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met at the Department of State with Italian Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi di Sant’Agata. The two heads of foreign policy met for a few minutes with journalists and we noted a very different […]
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Italy has appointed a new envoy for the Mediterranean area and the Arab Spring movements. He is Maurizio Massari, who has been foreign ministry spokesman for the last three years. It was announced in a statement from the ministry, that he was named for the post by by foreign minister Giulio Terzi “in light of […]
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Having vision – that is the challenge all leaders face when they step outside their national confines to develop foreign policy. A great European country such as ours is certainly capable of cultivating fruitful international relations. Nevertheless, foreign policy is more than that, and it is therefore necessary to develop and maintain a big picture […]
Read moreTerzi: «Serbia in the EU as soon as possible» (Il Piccolo)
Unwavering support for Serbia’s membership in the European Union, a stronger role for Brussels in institution building in Bosnia-Herzegovina, resumption of dialogue with Slovenia and Croatia regarding reparations to exiles, and Italian consulates in Koper and Split to remain open. Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi di Sant’Agata lays out his crowded agenda, highlighting the […]
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