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20 July 2012
Yemen: Terzi confirms Italy’s support for transition

“I reiterated Italy’s pledge to support the political and institutional transition in Yemen, which is proceeding in a decidedly positive way”, was Minister Giulio Terzi’s comment coming out of a meeting at the foreign ministry in Rome with his Yemeni counterpart Abu Bakr al-Qirbi. “Yemen has weathered the Arab spring with intelligence, and handled a […]

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20 July 2012
Syria – Terzi calls for urgent meeting of the “Friends of Syria”

“It is certainly impossible to stand by impotently; something different needs to be done”, Minister Giulio Terzi commented on the latest Russia-China UN Security Council veto on the Syrian crisis, suggesting that an “urgent meeting” of the Friends of Syria be called. At the end of a meeting at the foreign ministry in Rome with […]

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Speeches
17 July 2012
Dettaglio intervento

(fa fede solo il testo effettivamente pronunciato) Signor Segretario di Stato Alaya Bettaïeb, Dottoressa Agrò, Signor Vice Segretario Generale dell’OCSE, Ambasciatore Richard Boucher, Sottosegretario Claudio De Vincenti, Undersecretary Bob Hormats, Autorità, sono lieta di partecipare a questa riunione del “MENA-OECD Working Group on SME Policy, Entrepreneurship and Human Capital Development”, che per la prima volta […]

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16 July 2012
World Urban Forum to be held in Naples

The main area for discussion will be sustainable development (Prosperous Cities: how to combine ecology, economy and equity). The 6th World Urban Forum, organised by the United Nations through UN-HABITAT, will be held at the Mostra d’Oltremare in Naples from 1 to 7 September 2012. The Italian Ambassador in Kenya, Paola Imperiale, and the Executive […]

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Interviews
11 July 2012
Dettaglio intervista

Margherita Boniver, inviato speciale della Farnesina per le Emergenze umanitarie, è appena rientrata dalla Nigeria dove, nella capitale Abuja, ha avuto una serie di incontri con numerosi esponenti governativi. Che impressione ha riportato dalla Nigeria? Intanto ho trovato la capitale Abuja sempre più blindata, anche rispetto alla mia precedente missione di maggio: posti di blocco, […]

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Interviews
11 July 2012
Dettaglio intervista

La strage dei cristiani in Nigeria, nella città di Jos, nella quale sono morte 22 persone tutte di fede cristiana, porterebbe la firma del gruppo terroristico islamico “Boko Haram”. Le vittime dell’attacco di domenica scorsa partecipavano al funerale di alcune delle persone uccise il giorno prima a Barkin Ladi, sempre nella stessa zona, dove un […]

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10 July 2012
YAOUNDE: Italian film “Ainom” wins best foreign film at Cameroon film festival

Cameroon critics applaude Italian cinema: in view of its constructive and realistic treatment of African immigration in Italy, “Ainom”, directed and produced in 2011 by Lorenzo Ceva Valla and Mario Garofano, was awarded the prize for best foreign film of the year at the “Ecrans Noirs” film festival. Italian Ambassador Stefano Pontesilli presented the award […]

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9 July 2012
Nigeria: Violence against Christians – Never keep quiet on barbarism, asserts Terzi

Once again violence has bloodied Plateau, the central state of Nigeria beleaguered by years of inter-ethnic and inter-religious strife: in recent hours hundreds of armed men have attacked numerous Christian villages near Jos, the state capital. “One must never keep quiet on barbarism”, said Minister Giulio Terzi, who in recent days instructed Special Envoy for […]

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Interviews
9 July 2012
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Corriere della Sera has said that starting from today Italy has on its doorstep an elected Islamic leader in the most populous and influential Arab Country. How did you receive this fact? Do you think the Italian-Egyptian long friendship will face any challenges? The election of Mohammed Morsi is a historic step in the process […]

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5 July 2012
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“Yes, we’ve certainly dragged our feet on the violence in Syria. At this point we could have had 10,000 people still alive instead of 10,000 victims”. This was the comment of Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi di Sant’Agata, speaking on the plane bringing him back to Rome from Lebanon. He was there to visit the Italian […]

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4 July 2012
Religious freedom: a pillar of the new Somalia

The international community made an undertaking, here in Rome on 2-3 July 2012, to draw the face of a new Somalia. There is still a long way to go but two days of working here at the Farnesina, with over 150 delegates representing 43 states and international organisations, served to signpost more clearly the road […]

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