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In detail
18 January 2012
Libya – Italy’s focus is on training police forces, says Terzi

Italy considers it essential to concentrate on the training of police forces in Libya, in compliance with international conventions. This was Minister Giulio Terzi’s assertion during a report he made with defence minister Di Paola on Italy’s participation in international missions before the joint parliamentary foreign and defence committees. After the successful NATO operation in […]

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Press Releases
17 January 2012
Minister Terzi meets with new FAO Director General José Graziano da Silva

Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi received new FAO Director General José Graziano da Silva at the foreign ministry in Rome today.The meeting offered an opportunity to review concerns such as food security and price increases. The minister underscored Italy’s “preferred relationship” with the nucleus of United Nations agencies headquartered in Rome, FAO in particular, […]

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In detail
12 January 2012
Bulgaria: architectural model-making, exhibition on the theme of tolerance

Six million burnt matches and 17 years went into the construction of a model of the Greek Orthodox Monastery of Rila, Bulgaria’s most important and famous: and this is only one of many attractions offered by an architectural model exhibition entitled “Tolerance: a beacon for faith and life” that opened at the national archaeological museum […]

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Interviews
12 January 2012
“An Italian human rights Authority”, says Terzi (Avvenire)

Defending human rights is not just an ethical commitment: it also responds to our security needs. All too often, from the Balkans to the Mediterranean, we have seen that manifest human rights violations are a source of destabilisation and conflict. It is no mere chance that Italy has taken on an increasingly high-profile role over […]

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In detail
10 January 2012
COOPERAZIONE: Afghanistan, giovani imprenditrici crescono, grazie all’Italia (in translation)

Oltre 5700 donne coinvolte, corsi di alfabetizzazione associata all’avvio di attività tradizionali,istituzione dicentri di formazione al Dipartimento degli Affari Femminili di Baghlan e al Women Garden di Kabul. Sono tra i più importanti risultati del progetto di formazione professionale e imprenditoria femminile, finanziato in Afghanistan dalla Cooperazione italiana e che si concluderà ufficialmente a marzo […]

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Press Releases
10 January 2012
Minister Terzi and Mayor of Rome Alemanno sign protocol establishing the “Osservatorio della libertà religiosa”

Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi and Mayor of Rome Gianni Alemanno signed a protocol of understanding today at the foreign ministry in Rome establishing the “Osservatorio della libertà religiosa” (Observatory for Religious Freedom) for the study, analysis and monitoring of freedom of worship around the world. During the signing ceremony Minister Terzi reconfirmed Italy’s […]

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Press Releases
9 January 2012
Minister Terzi names Hon. Boniver Honorary Special Envoy

Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi conferred two honorary appointments of strategic importance to the foreign ministry’s activities and the nation’s international undertakings: Special Envoy for Humanitarian Emergencies and the Consequences of Climate Change in the Countries of the Sahel and the Horn of Africa, and member of the Spending Review Committee. The minister intends […]

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