Terzi: «Italy aims to grow in the Far East» (Il Sole 24 ore)
Perhaps the most tangible example of how the Monti government’s economic diplomacy with the Far East has radically changed lies in an informal meeting held yesterday at the foreign ministry in Rome between foreign minister Giulio Terzi and Deputy Foreign Minister of Myanmar Myo Mynt, in Rome to attend an ASEAN Forum with Italian businesses. […]
Read moreLetter from Minister Terzi: «From Nigeria to India»
Dear Editor I would like to express some observations regarding your newspaper’s commentary on our foreign policy efforts under circumstances that have inspired criticism. If, on the one hand, it is proper and understandable that these affairs be kept in the spotlight, on the other hand, their complexity is leading to a misapprehension that I, […]
Read moreTerzi: “Here’s how we’ll bring them home”
“Our line hasn’t changed. We’ve been firm with India since the outset, while seeking at all times not to raise the temperature of the discussion. We don’t want to compromise a situation that’s already very difficult. But the proceeding against the Italians is illegal. They’re military personnel engaged in combating piracy, a very serious threat […]
Read moreSui Marò deve muoveresi anche l’Europo
Da quindici giorni è in prima linea sul “fronte indiano”. Un impegno che Staffan de Mistura rilancia in queste ore cruciali. E nell’intervista concessa a l’Unità spiega la strategia italiana per riportare a casa Massimiliano Latorre e Salvatore Girone, i due marò in carcere in India. «Non siamo stati sconfitti – rimarca pochi minuti dopo […]
Read moreDettaglio intervista
«Metà degli accordi di pace fallisce nel primo decennio: accordi che solo nel 3% dei casi sono stati mediati o negoziati da donne»: lo fa notare Marta Dassù in un post sulla nuova pagina Facebook Women in Diplomacy. L’iniziativa del sotto segretario agli Esteri, già consigliere di D’Alema e numero uno dell’Aspen Institute, si ispira […]
Read moreTerzi: «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 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, […]
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