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16 October 2012
World Food Day: Food security is a priority for Italy, says Terzi

The food security problem is “global, and an matter of great commitment by Italy and by this government. It is an Italian foreign policy priority”. These were the words of Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi at the conference on “Nourish the Earth. Cultivate the Future” organised by the Farnesina, the Italian Permanent Mission to the UN […]

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12 October 2012
World Food Day: Foreign ministry committed to fighting hunger

A reflection on food security, lifestyles and efforts to reduce waste in a world in which 12.5% of the population is still under-nourished: this is the aim of the numerous initiatives the foreign ministry is promoting for 15 October – World Food Day. The key moment will be the conference “Nourish the Earth. Cultivate the […]

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12 October 2012
Nairobi – Italian culture week begins in Kenya

An evening of Italian wine-tasting at the Italian Cultural Institute of Nairobi opened the 12th Italian Language and Culture Week in the world, with the High Patronage of the President of the Republic. This year’s calendar of events runs from 16 to 28 October and is packed with scientific conferences, seminars on the development of […]

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Press Releases
9 October 2012
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Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi expressed his “deep satisfaction” today for the appointment of Professor Romano Prodi as UN Special Envoy for the Sahel, extending his “best wishes for the task ahead” and assuring “full support in his new mission”. “Secretary General Ban ki-Moon’s choice”, Minister Terzi asserted, “is the highest recognition of the […]

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8 October 2012
Ethiopia: Italian Cooperation opens Facebook page

The Italian Cooperation in Ethiopia and South Sudan opened a Facebook page today with the aim of creating a sort of “glass house” for anyone wishing to get a closer look at Italian government funding – in other words, the taxpayer contributions – going to countries such as Ethiopia and the extremely fragile new State […]

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Interviews
4 October 2012
Maritime piracy: A threat to our security and the global economy

Maritime piracy is a deadly threat to the lives of all men and women working at sea. It is also a threat to the maritime industry and international trade, and to the basic rights we all enjoy to travel freely and safely. It is, after all, an attack on the global economy, as more than […]

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Interviews
4 October 2012
Maritime piracy: A threat to our security and the global economy

Maritime piracy is a deadly threat to the lives of all men and women working at sea. It is also a threat to the maritime industry and international trade, and to the basic rights we all enjoy to travel freely and safely. It is, after all, an attack on the global economy, as more than […]

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Interviews
29 September 2012
Measure a mountain to discover how low it was

Although not specifically central to Italy’s African policy, which is oriented more toward the Horn of Africa (particularly Somalia and Ethiopia) and the countries along the Mediterranean shores, Congo has always been an element of extreme importance, both in terms of bilateral relations between Rome and Kinshasa and of the democratic stabilisation, development and peacekeeping […]

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Press Releases
29 September 2012
Accord signed at Addis Ababa a crucial step, says Terzi

“I wish to extend my warm congratulations to the governments of Sudan and South Sudan for the important accords signed in Addis Ababa on bilateral cooperation, security, trade and shared oil resources, commented Minister Giulio Terzi from New York, according to whom “this is a crucial step, long-supported by Italy, that I hope will pave […]

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