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Diritti Umani

Speeches
2 April 2012
Speech by Minister Terzi at the Conference “Italy’s International Commitment to Religious Freedom”

(please check against actual speech delivered) Eminenza Reverendissima, Cardinale Mauro Piacenza, Prefetto della Congregazione per il Clero e Presidente della Fondazione di diritto pontificio “Aiuto alla Chiesa che soffre” Eccellenza Reverendissima, Mons. Dominique Mamberti, Segretario per i Rapporti con gli Stati On. Gianni Alemanno, Sindaco di Roma Eccellenze Reverendissime, Signore e Signori, “Nostra Signora d’Africa, […]

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23 March 2012
Siria: Terzi, qualcosa si muove ma serve risoluzione ONU (in translation)

La situazione resta drammatica ma “qualcosa si sta muovendo” per la Siria. Lo ha affermato il Ministro Giulio Terzi a Bruxelles, in occasione del Consiglio Affari Esteri UE che ha deciso nuove sanzioni nei confronti della famiglia del presidente siriano Bashar Assad. Terzi si è riferito, in particolare, alla dichiarazione della presidenza del Consiglio di […]

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23 March 2012
UN: Syria: Things are moving, says Terzi. Annan visiting Moscow and Beijing

“Things are moving” for Syria at the United Nations, declared Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi. The Minister is taking part in the EU Foreign Ministers’ Council meeting in Brussels, which has led to a decision to impose new sanctions that strike to the very heart of Syrian President Bashar Assad’s family. He was referring to the […]

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Speeches
22 March 2012
Intervento del Ministro Terzi al convegno sul tema della difesa dei diritti umani (Roma, Università Gregoriana)

Presidente Adornato, Eminenza Reverendissima, Signor Rabbino Capo, Signor Segretario Generale, Presidente Casini, Vice-Presidente Tajani, ho accolto con grande piacere l’On. Ferdinando Adornato per l’invito a partecipare a questo Convegno organizzato dalla Fondazione liberal-popolare. Ringrazio molto tutti i presenti per l’occasione concessami di ribadire la centralità del tema dei diritti umani e delle libertà religiose nella […]

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Press Releases
21 March 2012
Minister Terzi meets with Deputy Foreign Minister of Myanmar Myo Mynt

Minister Terzi met at the foreign ministry today with Deputy Foreign Minister of Myanmar Myo Mynt, in the first high level bilateral meeting since the Burmese government’s recent signs of greater openness to democratic procedures. Minister Terzi informed Myo Mynt of Italy’s expectation that the Burmese authorities pursue this route, specifically underscoring three fundamental steps […]

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Press Releases
21 March 2012
Minister Terzi on United Nations Security Council presidential statement on the Syrian crisis

“The Security Council’s presidential statement on the Syrian crisis represents progress in the pursuance of the international community’s priority objectives”. This was Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi’s comment on the document released by the UN today. “It is crucial that we bring the maximum unity to our efforts at stopping the violence, launching a […]

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Press Releases
21 March 2012
Minister Terzi meets Maltese Foreign Minister, Tonio Borg.

Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi met the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Malta, Tonio Borg, at the Foreign Ministry in Rome today. Minister Borg is in Rome for the State Visit by the President of Malta, George Abela. The two Ministers reiterated the intense level of bilateral relations and Italy and Malta’s closely shared views […]

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Press Releases
21 March 2012
Press release detail

“Racial discrimination is the negation of the very idea of civilisation. Italy is engaged on all fronts against all forms of racism, xenophobia and intolerance”. These were the words of Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi on the International day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, celebrated today, 21 March, in memory of the Sharpeville massacre. “Italy […]

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Press Releases
16 March 2012
Under-Secretary De Mistura meets with Pakistani Minister for Minority Affairs Paul Bhatti

Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Staffan de Mistura met today at the foreign ministry in Rome with Pakistani Minister for Minority Affairs Paul Bhatti, a Catholic, the Prime Minister’s Special Advisor and brother of Shahbaz Bhatti (Minister for Minority Affairs killed last March). Their discussions centred on the status of minority protections and inter-faith dialogue in […]

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15 March 2012
SYRIA: Italy calls for a stop to violence and peaceful solution. UN examines Annan mission to Damascus

The position that Italy has taken on the Syrian situation, which is the result of Minister Terzi’s policy initiatives in European and international institutional settings, along with the contribution of the diplomatic network, comes down to one immediate objective: cessation of the repression and the possibility of creating “humanitarian relief corridors”. The medium- to long-range […]

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Press Releases
14 March 2012
Minister Terzi meets in Rome with UNRWA Commissioner General Filippo Grandi

Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi met today at the foreign ministry in Rome with Filippo Grandi, Commissioner General of UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees). Terzi’s discussions with Grandi – the most highly placed Italian official in the UN system – focused on Middle East dynamics and their importance in […]

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14 March 2012
SYRIA: Italian Embassy activities in Damascus suspended

Italy today suspended the activities of its Embassy in Damascus and recalled its diplomatic mission staff. The decision was taken “not least in consideration of series security concerns, in unison with our European Union partners, and to reiterate the firmest condemnation of the unacceptable violence perpetrated by the Syrian regime against its citizens”.Italy will continue […]

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