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Tag: Africa

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1 March 2012
Cooperation: Ethiopia, more wheat to fight hunger

The mission of “Agricultural Value Chains in Oromia”, a project promoted by the Italian Cooperation in Addis Ababa in collaboration with the Istituto Agronomico per l’Oltremare, is to revive the cultivation of wheat to help Ethiopia meet its population’s food needs. The project is planned for the Bale area in the central-southern Ethiopian region of […]

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Interviews
1 March 2012
Terzi: «Mediterranean, a proving ground for dialogue» (Famiglia Cristiana)

Flying at 9,000 metres over the Mediterranean aboard an Air Force Falcon 900, Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi di Sant’Agata speaks with Famiglia Christiana about some of the main current international events. His packed calendar of commitments has recently included a meeting in Rome of the 5+5 Mediterranean Dialogue Forum, then on to London […]

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23 February 2012
Somalia – Conferenza Londra. Terzi: chiudere transizione, coinvolgere islamici moderati (in translation)

Chiudere la fase di transizione con nuove istituzioni, coinvolgere gli islamici moderati nel processo di pace, maggiore trasparenza nella gestione degli aiuti: sono le priorità italiane per la stabilizzazione della Somalia illustrate dal Ministro Giulio Terzi alla conferenza internazionale di Londra. “Non accetteremo una ulteriore estensione della transizione” perché “lo status quo non è un’opzione”, […]

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Interviews
23 February 2012
“Somalia at the point of no return”, says Terzi (Avvenire)

The question had to be asked, even if Giulio Terzi has chosen for days not to speak in public about the issue, except at yesterday’s [22 February 2012] hearing before the Senate’s Foreign Affairs Committee. A question that concerns the case of the two sailors arrested in India, accused of killing two fishermen from Kerala, […]

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22 February 2012
Somalia – London Conference (23 February). Strong demand for Italian role, a meeting in Rome in near future, says Terzi

Mobilising the international community to make a stronger commitment to the pacification process in Somalia. That is the goal of the international conference on Somalia taking place in London on 23 February 2012, where Italy will be represented by Minister Terzi. A goal that can achieved by taking advantage of the gradual improvement in security […]

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Press Releases
21 February 2012
Minister Terzi’s bilateral meeting with his Moroccan colleague Saad-Eddine El Othmani

In a bilateral meeting in the late afternoon with Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Kingdom of Morocco, Saad-Eddine El Othmani, Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi ended a long and intense day of diplomatic activity associated with the 9th conference of foreign ministers of the 5+5 Mediterranean Dialogue. Reiterating Italy’s desire to […]

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Press Releases
20 February 2012
Minister Terzi meets the Algerian Foreign Minister, Mourad Medelci

Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi met the Algerian Foreign Minister, Mourad Medelci, at the foreign ministry in Rome today, 20 February 2012. The meeting took place in the margins of the 5+5 Dialogue Ministerial here in Rome, which brought together 10 Mediterranean countries. The two foreign ministers exchanged views on a number of issues of common […]

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17 February 2012
Maputo – ENI: gas naturale discovered in Mozambico

ENI has discovered a reserve of approximately 212.5 billion cubic metres of natural gas in the Rovuma basin in northern Mozambique. The discovery, made in the second well sunk by ENI (Mamba North), is in addition to that of October 2011 in the first well (Mamba South), bringing the overall potential for the Mamba complex […]

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17 February 2012
Cooperation: humanitarian aid in Niger and Mali

The Italian Cooperation contributed to the region humanitarian aid programme being run by the CICR in Niger and northern Mali, in concert with the respective Red Cross Societies, on behalf of rural families in a region especially threatened by famine as a result of climate-related conditions. Italy’s contribution to the CICR programme (amounting to approximately […]

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7 February 2012
International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation: Terzi calls for UN Resolution condemning the practice

“2012 could be the year when, through a Resolution by the UN General Assembly, the international community condemns this barbaric practice. A practice that inflicts grievous damage on the dignity and physical and psychological health of women and girls, of whom over 140 million are affected throughout the world”. This was the declaration made by […]

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Interviews
7 February 2012
De Mistura: “Ma la crisi è solo attenuata. Non molliamo” (Corriere della Sera)

Staffan De Mistura, il nuovo sottosegretario agli Esteri del governo Monti, è un «tecnico» particolare. Diplomatico dell’Onu «sul campo», ha viaggiato in lungo e in largo, soprattutto in Africa e in Medio Oriente. Ha gestito diverse crisi umanitarie in Corno d’Africa, Etiopia, Sudan e ovviamente Somalia. Sa bene cosa vuol dire per tanta gente vivere […]

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2 February 2012
Cooperation: Uganda, new pavilion for Kitgum Hospital

A new administrative pavilion for St. Joseph’s Hospital in Kitgum in Uganda, was inaugurated on 31 January 2012, the construction of which was made possible thanks to funding from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. To read more select ITALIANO at the top of the page.

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