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Press Releases
29 January 2013
Attentato a Mogadiscio: Terzi a collega somala, “Italia al vostro fianco” – Ferma condanna dell’atto

Il Ministro degli Esteri, Giulio Terzi, ha avuto una conversazione telefonica con il Vice Primo Ministro e Ministro degli Esteri somalo, Signora Fawzia Yusuf Haji Adan, per manifestare “la forte vicinanza” dell’Italia alle Autorità somale ed ai familiari delle vittime del sanguinoso attentato compiuto stamani di fronte all’ufficio del Primo Ministro a Mogadiscio, sul quale […]

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28 January 2013
MALI UN: respect human rights and facilitate political process, says Ban

French and Malian troops are advancing in their objective to regain the territory in the north now occupied by armed Islamic groups, and the Bamako authorities are convinced that the war will soon be over. Nevertheless, the humanitarian situation is a deep concern, with over 370,000 displaced persons and a serious food crisis, as the […]

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25 January 2013
MALI – EU: food crisis. Italy to supply logistic support and trainers

The refugee emergency and food crisis are what most concern the European Union in Mali. The alarm was sounded by Humanitarian Aid Commissioner Kristalina Georgieva upon her return from a mission to Bamako and Burkina Faso, one month on from her last visit. The food crisis is the “main worry” when it comes to security […]

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22 January 2013
Luanda – Italian Embassy Donates an Ambulance to the Children’s Hospital

The Italian Embassy in Angola has donated a fully-equipped Fiat Ducato ambulance to the David Bernardino Hospital for Children in Luanda. The initiative is an example of “public-private partnership” at the local level. At the brief presentation ceremony, the Italian Ambassador, Giuseppe Mistretta, commented on the important presence of Italian health operators in Angola and […]

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22 January 2013
MALI – Italy cannot not take part in EU mission, says Terzi

Mali risks being precipitated into a crisis “worse than Somalia and Afghanistan” and “Italy cannot not take part in the EU training operation” in view of its commitment to combating terrorism. These points were underscored by Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi in his briefing to the Foreign Affairs and Defence joint committees at the Chamber of […]

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21 January 2013
MALI – Italy cannot not take part in EU mission, says Terzi

21 January 2013 “I believe that a country like Italy, engaged not just in combating terrorism, but in fostering stability and development in the Sahel region, cannot not take part – even if only to a limited extent – in this operation” in Mali. These were Minister Terzi’s words as he reported to the Foreign […]

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Interviews
21 January 2013
Dassù: «Bamako è più vicina di Kabul» (La Stampa)

Quella in gioco in un pezzo di Africa solo a prima vista remoto è una questione di importanza vitale per il nostro Paese. È necessario che i partiti politici rendano i cittadini consapevoli di quali siano e dove si trovino i nostri interessi nazionali. Al di là di considerazioni pre-elettorali dal respiro corto. Rispetto a […]

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Speeches
19 January 2013
COMUNICAZIONI DEL GOVERNO SULLO STATO DELLE MISSIONI IN CORSO E DEGLI INTERVENTI DI COOPERAZIONE ALLO SVILUPPO E A SOSTEGNO DEI PROCESSI DI PACE DI STABILIZZAZIONE

COMMISSIONI RIUNITE E CONGIUNTE 3a (Affari esteri, emigrazione) e 4a (Difesa) del Senato della Repubblica e III (Affari esteri e comunitari) e IV (Difesa) della Camera dei deputati COMUNICAZIONI DEL GOVERNO SULLO STATO DELLE MISSIONI IN CORSO E DEGLI INTERVENTI DI COOPERAZIONE ALLO SVILUPPO E A SOSTEGNO DEI PROCESSI DI PACE DI STABILIZZAZIONE 13a seduta: […]

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19 January 2013
COMUNICAZIONI DEL GOVERNO SULLO STATO DELLE MISSIONI IN CORSO E DEGLI INTERVENTI DI COOPERAZIONE ALLO SVILUPPO E A SOSTEGNO DEI PROCESSI DI PACE DI STABILIZZAZIONE

COMMISSIONI RIUNITE E CONGIUNTE 3a (Affari esteri, emigrazione) e 4a (Difesa) del Senato della Repubblica e III (Affari esteri e comunitari) e IV (Difesa) della Camera dei deputati COMUNICAZIONI DEL GOVERNO SULLO STATO DELLE MISSIONI IN CORSO E DEGLI INTERVENTI DI COOPERAZIONE ALLO SVILUPPO E A SOSTEGNO DEI PROCESSI DI PACE DI STABILIZZAZIONE 13a seduta: […]

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17 January 2013
Mali – EU meeting – Training mission gets green light, up to 24 Italians

An EU training mission in Mali was approved today at a foreign ministers meeting in Brussels. Italy will be sending “up to 24 men” of an expected 250 total, which could “double if need be”, Minister Giulio Terzi reported. “The decision”, Terzi continued, “was discussed yesterday in both houses of parliament, where it earned the […]

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Press Releases
16 January 2013
Mali: government to offer logistical support for operations, says Terzi

According to Minister Giulio Terzi and Defence Minister Giampaolo Di Paola in a joint report today to the Senate, the Italian government’s approach to the Mali crisis is a three-pronged one that includes, first of all, “reiterating Italy’s political support for efforts” currently underway “within the framework of UN Security Council resolution 2085”; “secondly, and […]

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