Africa

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26 June 2012

Terzi: Strong EU convergence on defence of religious freedom

Italy’s reflections on religious freedom and the defence of Christian minorities met with “strong convergence and support” from the EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Luxembourg, according to Minister Giulio Terzi, who reported that “many colleagues referred in their speeches to the recent massacres in Nigeria and Christians’ forced exodus” from various parts of the […]

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22 June 2012

Cooperation: Kenya, new polytechnic labs at Kapenguria

The Italian Cooperation in Kenya contributes to the refurbishing of 3 new teaching laboratories at the Kapenguria Polytechnic. The dedication ceremony was held on 21 June in the presence of Ambassador of Italy Paola Imperiale, the Kenyan Minister for Youth and Deputy Minister for Environment, who expressed their appreciation for the Italian government’s support for […]

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21 June 2012

Liberato l’italiano rapito nel 2010 in Tanzania. Terzi, risultato della lotta alla pirateria (in translation)

E’ libero Bruno Pellizzari, l’italiano rapito da pirati somali a ottobre del 2010 mentre si trovava con la compagna sudafricana a bordo dell’imbarcazione “Sy Choizil” al largo della costa della Tanzania. L’annuncio della liberazione di Pellizzari è stato dato dal Ministro Giulio Terzi che ha precisato che per il rilascio dell’italiano non è stato pagato […]

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Press Releases

21 June 2012

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Bruno Pellizzari has been released: Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi, who personally monitored the phases of the release, has just conveyed the news to the man’s family. So concludes an odyssey that began back on 26 October 2010, when the Italian national and his South African companion were abducted by Somali pirates from their […]

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Speeches

20 June 2012

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(valid only the actual speech delivered) Presidente Dini, Presidente Stefani, Onorevoli Senatori e Onorevoli Deputati, l’impegno dell’Italia verso il Continente africano e in particolare l’Africa sub-sahariana è una costante della nostra politica estera, non solo per le tematiche dello sviluppo, ma anche per gli aspetti di governance mondiale, di sicurezza e di incremento dei rapporti […]

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20 June 2012

Africa: Terzi, nuova frontiera della politica estera (in translation)

L’Africa rappresenta “la nuova frontiera su cui lavorare per la nostra politica estera”. Lo ha detto il ministro degli Esteri Giulio Terzi in audizione alle Commissioni Esteri di Camera e Senato riunite a Palazzo Madama. Con la “cresciuta consapevolezza che il continente può essere un grande protagonista” sullo scenario internazionale, ha spiegato Terzi, bisogna tenere […]

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20 June 2012

Syria: Violence increases, UN mission still suspended

The situation in Syria has become too dangerous for the 300 UN observers, with a dozen or so armed attacks just in the last week. This was the comment by the Head of the UN Mission in Syria (UNSMIS), General Robert Mood of Norway, who underscored that, rather than diminishing, the violence “is increasing”. Two […]

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Press Releases

19 June 2012

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Minister Terzi met at the foreign ministry in Rome today with Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Council of the Russian Federation and President of the Russian Federation’s Special Envoy for Africa, Mikhail Vitalievich Margelov. Minister Terzi and Chairman Margelov examined the crisis in Syria in light of the recent dramatic developments on […]

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Interviews

19 June 2012

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Terrorism that targets minority ethnic groups, and religious minorities in particular, defies the universal principles of civilisation and human coexistence itself. The situation in Nigeria, where the extremist sect Boko Haram, which has gained in strength over recent years by implementing a strategy of striking Christian churches during the practice of religious rites is, therefore, […]

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19 June 2012

Italy-Angola – A market beacon in Africa, says Terzi

The Angolan market is, for Italy, “one of the African continent’s points of reference, and not only in terms of the major energy firms operating there”, said Minister Giulio Terzi in a speech he delivered at Angola Investment Day, in which he underscored how that country was one of the most representative of “African dynamism”. […]

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Speeches

18 June 2012

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(fa fede solo il testo effettivamente pronunciato) Ministro Chikoti, Signore e Signori, sono lieto di accogliere l’autorevole delegazione angolana e di partecipare a questo incontro con una qualificata e diversificata rappresentanza di operatori economici italiani presenti in Angola o interessati a investire nel Paese. L’Africa è un continente in continua trasformazione. Nessuno mette in discussione […]

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18 June 2012

Nigeria: inter-religious violence, Boniver soon to be in Africa Italy’s call for the EU Council to discuss it is heard

The latest bloody Sunday in Nigeria has given a tragic boost to the escalating violence there against Christians. According to Minister Giulio Terzi’s announcement, the Italian government’s special envoy for humanitarian emergencies Margherita Boniver, was preparing for a visit to Africa to meet with the local authorities on the issue of inter-religious conflict, while High […]

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