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20 November 2012

Minister Terzi meets in Rome with a group of 26 Syrian activists

Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi received a group of 26 Syrian activists today at the foreign ministry in Rome, who represented all the components of the Syrian society and ethnic and religious groups, in Rome to attend an advanced training course in international relations, diplomacy and global governance. The course, prepared by specialised Italian […]

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19 November 2012

Gaza – EU Foreign Ministers meet– Immediate cessation of hostilities, support for Egypt and other mediators

Immediate cessation of the hostilities, and support for “the efforts of Egypt and other actors to mediate for rapid ceasefire”, was the appeal of the EU foreign ministers who met in Brussels to confront the Gaza crisis and other dossiers. Also “welcomed” during the meeting was Secretary General Ban ki-Moon’s mission to the region. Grave […]

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19 November 2012

Gaza: Crisis on Foreign Ministers’ meeting agenda – common EU position needed to revive dialogue, says Terzi

The situation in Gaza will be the focal point of the EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Brussels, where Minister Giulio Terzi will express Italy’s deep concern over the situation in the Gaza Strip and the escalation in tensions between Israelis and Palestinians, and its strong commitment to a common EU position to facilitate the […]

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13 November 2012

Syria: Refugees – Boniver’s mission to Turkey

The number of Syrian refugees in Turkey has risen to 117,000, while the flow of arrivals continues, especially at Ceylanpinar, a Turkish town located on the other side of the border from Ras al Ayn. The new figure was provided by the Governor of Kilis Province, Suleyman Tapsis, to the Italian Special Envoy for the […]

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13 November 2012

Mission to Turkey for Margherita Boniver, Minister Terzi’s Special Envoy for Humanitarian Issues

Acting on Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi’s instructions, the Special Envoy for Humanitarian Issues, Margherita Boniver, begins her mission to Turkey today. This is the Hon. Boniver’s third mission devoted to the refugee emergency caused by the Syrian crisis; it follows her recent trips to Lebanon and Jordan. Her schedule includes a visit to the Kilis […]

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12 November 2012

Italy-Turkey: Terzi-Davutoglu meeting – Syria: support for new opposition alliance

The Syrian crisis was among the main topics of discussion between Minister Giulio Terzi and his Turkish colleague Ahmet Davutoglu at Villa Madama in Rome. The two ministers expressed their support for the new opposition alliance established at Doha. Terzi personally congratulated the president and vice president of the new alliance Moaz Al Khateeb and […]

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12 November 2012

Syria: opposition unites against Assad – Italy’s political and economic support, says Terzi

“Italy intends to increase its political and economic support to the forces opposing the Assad regime”, asserted Minister Giulio Terzi as he congratulated the new alliance’s president Moaz Al Khateeb and vice president Riad Seif, in Doha along with various other Syrian opposition groups. The aims of the agreement include no “dialogue or negotiation with […]

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12 November 2012

UN: international weapons trade treaty negotiations resume

On 7 November Italy voted in favour of a General Assembly resolution in the United Nations on the resumption of negotiations for an international conventional weapons trade treaty. We appreciated the broad consensus the resolution garnered, with votes in favour coming even from major nations such as China, India and the United Nations. Shared rules […]

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12 November 2012

Syria: Terzi congratulates head of the opposition alliance

This morning Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi contacted the head of the Syrian opposition coalition formed yesterday in Doha. The minister personally congratulated President of the new Alliance Moaz Al Khateeb and Vice President Riad Seif, who had played a decisive role in the strategy for unifying the Syrian opposition. Terzi extended both men […]

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7 November 2012

CinemArena comes to Alice in the city

The Italian Cooperation produced a number of documentary films on CinemArena, an innovative development project carried out by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Angola, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lebanon, Morocco, Mozambique, Senegal and Uganda. An extraordinary itinerant caravan Screenings will be held in the Alice cinema on 9 November at 19:00 and again on 18 November […]

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6 November 2012

Italy-Libya: Terzi in Tripoli – Solid friendship, stability and security common priorities

Minister Giulio Terzi, the first foreign minister since the formation of the new Libyan government, flew to Tripoli to “confirm the solid friendship between Italy and Libya and the partnership between the Italian government and the newly installed Libyan government”. “It is a great honour for me”, Terzi underscored, “as well as a very attractive […]

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6 November 2012

Italy-Libya: Terzi in Tripoli – Support for strengthening of Libyan institutions and society

Minister Giulio Terzi is in Tripoli to confirm the Italian government’s support for the strengthening of Libyan institutions and society within the framework of intense bilateral relations developed in compliance with the Tripoli Declaration signed on 21 January of this year during a visit by Prime Minister Mario Monti, who conveyed his congratulations for the […]

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