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Press Releases
22 August 2012
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Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi continues to closely monitor developments in Mogadishu, where members of the international community are meeting today – Italy represented by Ambassador Mazzella – ahead of the completion of tomorrow’s expected transition. Minister Terzi expressed his full support for the final declarations of UN Special Envoy Ambassador Augustine Mahiga, and […]

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Press Releases
22 August 2012
Minister Terzi’s message to his Ethiopian colleague Hailemariam Desalegn

Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi sent the following message today to his Ethiopian colleague Hailemariam Desalegn: “I was deeply saddened by the news of the death of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, head of the Ethiopian government and a great friend to Italy. I wish to extend my sympathies to the Ethiopian government and people […]

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22 August 2012
NAIROBI: 17 kenyan students head for Italy

A group of 17 Kenyan students leave tomorrow for Rome on the first leg of a trip that will bring them to Italy’s principal universities to complete specialized studies in finance, international commerce, law, human development and food security, Italian Ambassador Paola Imperiale will be on hand to see them off tomorrow morning at the […]

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22 August 2012
MOZAMBIQUE: 80 italian firms headed for the Maputo fair

A group of approximately 80 Italian firms will be participating in the Maputo international trade fair (FACIM) from 27 August to 2 September. Under the coordination of the Embassy in Mozambique and the ICE, the firms exhibiting in the Italian Pavilion, which are to include major groups such as Saipem and Tenaris, will be joined […]

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Interviews
9 August 2012
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To the Editor: I would like to thank the associations Migrare and Articolo 21, which in the columns of Unità recently turned their attention to Somalia and to the commitment of Italy and the overall international community to the future of that country. The International Contact Group on Somalia met in Rome one month ago, […]

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27 July 2012
Syria: Prevent a massacre at Aleppo, urges Terzi – Italy active with humanitarian aid

“Everyone must contribute to putting the maximum pressure on Assad in order to avoid another massacre”, commented Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi, expressing his deep concern over the “disturbing” news of the government forces’ siege of the city Syrian of Aleppo. The Italian Cooperation has already launched emergency interventions on the ground on behalf […]

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26 July 2012
Italia-Egitto: Terzi al Cairo – Sostegno transizione democratica. Da Morsi garanzie su investimenti (in translation)

L’Italia sostiene la transizione democratica egiziana e auspica che l’Egitto conservi il suo ruolo di punto di riferimento, attivo ed equilibrato, della regione, su cui pesa la crisi siriana. Questo messaggio è stato portato dal Ministro Giulio Terzi, al Cairo, al nuovo Presidente egiziano Mohamed Morsi. Centrale per l’Italia – ha sottolineato Terzi – è […]

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26 July 2012
Italy – Egypt: Terzi in Cairo – First official meeting with President Morsi

With the intention of further strengthening Italy’s already intense relations with Egypt, Minister Giulio Terzi is to meet in Cairo, for the first time officially, with President Mohammed Morsi, the first civilian head of state to be elected after a long electoral campaign, one of the most delicate moments of a transition process that is […]

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26 July 2012
Alexandria – Consulate launches on-line visa service

The Italian Consulate of Alexandria, Egypt, now has an on-line visa “booking” system created by the MFA’s DGAI. The new system was activated for the Visa Office, while instructions, enrolment forms and booking template are published on the Consulate website. Once the system’s practicability and performance were tested, it was distributed to local Italian and […]

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24 July 2012
Libya: EU, Italy’s immigration requests approved, says Terzi

Minister Giulio Terzi hailed the EU Foreign Affairs Council’s approval of a document on integrated border controls “that responds to Italy’s requests to the letter”. The document confronts immigration with strategies common to all 27 Member States as urged by Italy in a letter signed by Minister Terzi and EU Commissioner for Home Affairs Malmstrom. […]

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23 July 2012
Syria: EU boosts sanctions and arms embargo

The EU Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels decided today to ratchet up the pressure on the Syrian regime by extending sanctions and, in particular, by boosting the arms embargo already in force. The new measures will allow European countries to perform inspections in their airports, sea ports and territorial waters of ships and planes en […]

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