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Asia e Oceania

Press Releases
9 January 2013
MARO’. TERZI A COLLEGA INDIANO

Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi spoke on the phone today with the Indian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Salman Khurshid. He thanked his Indian colleague for his statements following Salvatore Girone and Massimiliano Latorre’s return to India. The Minister underscored that the conduct of the Italian institutions and the two riflemen had from the outset been inspired […]

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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
Asia Bibi: hoping for a revoked sentence, says Terzi

Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi gave instructions to the Embassy in Islamabad to appeal to the Pakistani authorities on behalf of Asia Bibi, the Pakistani Christian woman held since 2009 and condemned to death on the charge of blasphemy, underscoring the Italian government’s firm expectations that the sentence would be revoked. According to sources […]

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Interviews
24 December 2012
«Personal commitment on behalf of marines» (Il Sole 24 ORE)

Headquarters to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs since the 1940s, its monumental white travertine and symmetrical geometry housing 1300 rooms, the Farnesina Palace and the marble statues of the Foro Italico, combine to express a solidity capable of resisting the country’s political convulsions and perhaps even the Mayan prophecy. But for other reasons entirely, and […]

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22 December 2012
MARINS: An emotional welcome home, says Terzi

“Our marines have come home. We welcomed Massimiliano and Salvatore, two brave servants of the State, with deep emotion”, was Minister Terzi’s comment on the re-entry of the two Italian marines from India.

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21 December 2012
Manila: successo per Festival dedicato al Cinema Italiano (in translation)

Grande successo a Manila, capitale delle Filippine, per la seconda edizione di “Moviemov – Italian Cinema Now”, la kermesse cinematografica organizzata dall’Ambasciata italiana e dedicata ai film più significativi della stagione in corso. Madrina del festival l’attrice Vanessa Gravina. Le proiezioni quest’anno hanno compreso 20 film (14 italiani e 6 filippini) tra cui “Cesare deve […]

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20 December 2012
MARINES: TERZI RELIEVED AT THE NEWS

“We are very relieved at the news, which is proof of India’s sensitivity to the Italian people’s deepest feelings for the important Christmas holidays”. This was Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi’s comment on the Indian court’s granting a two-week leave to the Italian marines being held there.  

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19 December 2012
Seoul: Venice Film Festival arrives

The Venice Film Festival comes to Seoul: through 6 January screenings of the films presented at the 69th edition of the celebrated festival will be held around the Korean capital, In an initiative organised by the Italian Cultural Institute, the Venice Biennale and The Korean Association of Cinematheques.

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Press Releases
18 December 2012
Marines: Terzi’s high hope to have them home for Christmas

In a meeting with the Italian press at the conclusion of the 13th Italo-Russian Cooperation Council held in Moscow yesterday, Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi expressed his “truly highest hope” to obtain the Indian authorities’ permission for the temporary release of the two marines for Christmas. “My highest hope is to be able to […]

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Press Releases
13 December 2012
Marines: Indian Ambassador Saha summoned by MFA S-G Ambassador Valensise

On Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi’s instructions, the Ministry’s Secretary General Ambassador Michele Valensise today summoned Indian Ambassador to Rome Debabrata Saha, asked to convey Italy’s request to the Indian government that it urge the Supreme Court in New Delhi to pronounce a ruling on the two Italian Navy sharpshooters Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore […]

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10 December 2012
Hong Kong: italian excellence and flair on show

Hong Kong is paying homage to the excellence and flair of the “Made in Italy” brand. Two events were organised by the Italian Consulate General – a wine tasting and a gala dinner – to celebrate the best of our wine production. “Julius Caesar – Military Genius and Mighty Machines”, an exhibition of the machines […]

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