Africa

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10 January 2013

Italy-Libya – Economic Forum at the Farnesina with Terzi and el-Magariaf

Supporting the transition in Libya and building on our close bilateral relations. This is the approach inspiring today’s Italy-Libya Economic Forum co-chaired by Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi and Libya’s Head of State and President of the General National Assembly, Mohammed el-Magariaf. During his visit to Rome, el-Magariaf will also be meeting the President of the […]

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10 January 2013

Freed seamen back in Italy. A positive outcome to a long operation, says Terzi

The three Italian seamen kidnapped in Nigeria on 23 December 2012 and freed during the night of Tuesday 8 January are back home safe and sound. The kidnapping followed an attack on the Asso21 cargo-boat owned by Augusta Offshore.Emiliano Astarita, and the two officers, Salvatore Mastellone and Giuseppe D’Alessio, who arrived in Rome on Wednesday […]

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9 January 2013

Nigeria: Italian seamen are free and will soon be home, says Terzi

“Our three seamen are free and will soon be back in Italy”. The news that the families had been awaiting since Christmas Eve was announced early this morning by Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi. The nightmare is over for Emiliano Astarita, Salvatore Mastellone e Giuseppe D’Alessio (respectively, the captain, first officer and engineer of the Asso21, […]

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Accreditation Notices

8 January 2013

ANNOUNCEMENT FOR EDITORS-IN-CHIEF: New Libya Economic Forum (Foreign Ministry, Rome, 10 January 2013)

On Thursday 10 January 2013, Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi and the Head of State and President of the General National Congress of Libya, Mohammed Magariaf, will chair a meeting with Italian businesses and associations present or interested in operating in Libya. The meeting will take place at 16.30 at the Foreign Ministry in Rome. Participants […]

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Press Releases

7 January 2013

Somalia: Terzi, Italia impegnata a sostegno sicurezza e stabilita’ del paese.

Il Ministro Terzi ha incontrato oggi alla Farnesina il Vice Primo Ministro e Ministro degli Affari Esteri somalo, Fawzia Yusuf Haji Adan, la prima donna a ricoprire tale incarico nella storia del Paese africano. Si è trattato del primo colloquio con un membro del Governo somalo dopo la storica missione del Capo della diplomazia italiana […]

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Press Releases

7 January 2013

Somalia: Terzi, Italia impegnata a sostegno sicurezza e stabilita’ del paese.

Il Ministro Terzi ha incontrato oggi alla Farnesina il Vice Primo Ministro e Ministro degli Affari Esteri somalo, Fawzia Yusuf Haji Adan, la prima donna a ricoprire tale incarico nella storia del Paese africano. Si è trattato del primo colloquio con un membro del Governo somalo dopo la storica missione del Capo della diplomazia italiana […]

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Interviews

4 January 2013

De Mistura: «2013, le tre sfide per l’Italia nel mondo» (L’Uninità)

Le sfide internazionali del 2013 e l’impegno italiano in Europa e nel mondo. L’Unità ne discute con Staffan De Mistura, vice ministro degli Esteri, già Rappresentante speciale del segretario generale delle Nazioni Unite in Iraq (2007) e Afghanistan (2010). «Di certo, il 2013 – rimarca De Mistura – non può essere l’anno dei rinvii». Quali […]

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Press Releases

2 January 2013

Aid to the Democratic Republic of Congo

Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi gave instructions to the Italian Cooperation to increase attention to the dramatic humanitarian emergency involving the populations affected by civil war in the North Kivu region of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Cooperation today dispatched several tonnes of World Health Care supplies, along with five electrical units donated […]

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18 December 2012

Senegal: Italy’s contribution to demining

Lands declared “free of mines” in the Senegalese region of Casamance were restored to the local communities thanks to a project coordinated by UNDP to which Italy made a contribution of €300,000. Funds were used for expert surveys and demining training. Read more, in Italian.

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17 December 2012

Mozambique – Italian fashion show in Maputo

Italian fashion took centre stage today at the 8th edition of Mozambique Fashion Week, the most important sector event in that African country, with a runway show on the red carpet of the Hotel Polana by designer Paola Frani and her young colleague Giulia Tesoriere. Read more, in Italian.

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14 December 2012

Dakar: 12th Italian Language Week

Italy took centre stage in Dakar recently with the 12th Italian Language Week. The Senegalese capital enjoyed 7 days of cultural events, film screenings, concerts, theatre performances and language competitions. The initiatives were organised by the Italian Embassy in Dakar, which also promoted a charity concert in Florence to commemorate the tragic events of 13 […]

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7 December 2012

Capetown – Italian Ambassador’s trophy

Young South African sailing enthusiasts squared off in the first edition of the Italian Ambassador’s Trophy, held in the lake of the Simon’s Town naval base, near Capetown, South Africa. The regatta consisted of 8 young crews from the Izivunguvungu sailing school, which offers free courses for youngsters from 8 to 18 from the poorest […]

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