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2 July 2012

Syria: Agreement in Geneva on the transition government

On Saturday 30 June, the international mediator for Syria, Kofi Annan, obtained support from the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council for a political transition plan in Syria. The aim is to halt the violence and fighting in the country. Uncertainty remains as to the future of President Bashar al Assad. Transition […]

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Interviews

2 July 2012

Dettaglio intervista

Le valigie sono di nuovo pronte, Staffan De Mistura è appena tornato da Kabul e si accinge a ripartire per la Conferenza internazionale di Tokyo, che si apre l’8 luglio, ultima in agenda sul futuro dell’Afghanistan, dove porterà, con tutta la determinazione di cui è capace, la posizione italiana sulla delicata fase della transizione. Tra […]

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Press Releases

1 July 2012

Communiqué on attacks in Garissa

“Today’s attacks in Kenya are a cause for anger and deep distress”. This was Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi’s comment on hearing of the dramatic and violent events in Kenya today. “The blood of the innocent that has been shed today must spur the international community to make a strong and coherent effort on behalf of […]

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Press Releases

1 July 2012

Siria. Per Ministro Terzi da Ginevra messaggio chiaro ed unitario della comunità internazionale su soluzione della crisi.

“Le notizie sugli sviluppi del negoziato del Gruppo di Azione sulla Siria sono un messaggio chiaro e unitario della comunità internazionale sulla via da seguire per la soluzione alla crisi”. Con queste parole il Ministro degli Esteri Giulio Terzi commenta l’esito dei colloqui a Ginevra cui hanno partecipato i 5 membri permanenti del Consiglio di […]

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Press Releases

1 July 2012

Decennale della Corte Penale Internazionale. Terzi: ha contribuito alla cultura della responsabilità.

Ricorre oggi il decimo anniversario dell’entrata in vigore dello Statuto di Roma della Corte penale internazionale. La nascita della Corte e l’azione da essa portata avanti in questo decennio rappresentano momenti di grande importanza nella vita delle relazioni internazionali e nel processo di affermazione della “rule of law”. “Con la Corte penale internazionale, alla cultura […]

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Press Releases

29 June 2012

Il Ministro Terzi esprime vivo apprezzamento per l’esito della Conferenza di Dubai.

Il Ministro degli Esteri Giulio Terzi esprime vivo apprezzamento per l’esito della Seconda Conferenza ad Alto Livello Pubblico-Privato per la Lotta alla Pirateria, conclusasi ieri a Dubai. L’inserimento nella dichiarazione finale di un esplicito invito ai partecipanti a “rispettare le norme del diritto internazionale nella lotta alla pirateria in acque internazionali” -sottolinea Terzi- costituisce un […]

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In detail

28 June 2012

Syria – new UN initiatives – Annan proposes transitional government, meeting in Geneva

Kofi Annan has redoubled his efforts to avert civil war in Syria where, according to a UN inquiry commission, battles are “increasingly militarised”, with weapons being replenished on both sides. The UN Special Envoy has proposed the institution of a transitional government in Syria made up of supporters of Bashar al-Assad and members of the […]

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Press Releases

28 June 2012

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Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi called “disturbing and absolutely unacceptable” anti-Semitic statements by Iranian First Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimi two days ago in Teheran during a conference on drug trafficking organized by the United Nations and the Iranian authorities for the International Day against Drug Abuse. “Such uncustomary statements concern us and we […]

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27 June 2012

Italy for the Mediterranean, information and development

The Mediterranean is a mirror for many of our problems – the Arab spring was not followed by a happy summer – and Rome has a pivotal place in this picture as a link between north and south. The seminar “Italy for the Mediterranean region – information and development” opened at the foreign ministry in […]

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Press Releases

27 June 2012

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Bianca Pomeranzi was elected to the Committee for the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) with 132 votes. “The election of an Italian to CEDAW is a major acknowledgement of our country’s dedication to the promotion of gender equality and to countering every form of abuse and discrimination of women”. Minister Terzi commented on the […]

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26 June 2012

Crimes against Christians: De Mistura urges synergy between diplomacy and civil society

The struggle against hatred of Christians in the world and the role of the civil society, are the focus of a workshop organised on 26 and 17 June at the foreign ministry in Rome by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights. Speaking at the opening session, Under-Secretary Staffan De Mistura recalled Italy’s […]

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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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