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12 June 2012

Conversazione telefonica del Ministro Terzi con il nuovo Presidente del Consiglio Nazionale Siriano, Abdel Basset Sieda

Il Ministro degli Esteri, Giulio Terzi, ha avuto oggi pomeriggio una conversazione telefonica con il nuovo Presidente del Consiglio Nazionale Siriano, Abdel Basset Sieda. Nel felicitarsi per l’incarico, il titolare della Farnesina ha espresso all’esponente dell’opposizione siriana la forte preoccupazione dell’Italia per la situazione in Siria, sottolineandone i riflessi sulla sicurezza regionale e i gravi […]

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12 June 2012

Syria: Ban Ki-moon, “dangerous intensification” of conflict – Terzi meets Secretary General of Arab League at Foreign Ministry in Rome

The United Nations Security Council is preparing to open consultations on a new draft resolution on Syria. The draft should arrived on the tables of the 15 any day now. In the meantime, the situation on the ground in Syria is worsening, and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has expressed his concern over a “dangerous […]

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11 June 2012

UN – Italy funds training in protection of children in armed conflict

The Italian Permanent Mission to the UN in Geneva hosted a presentation of the results of a project for the UN Department for Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) aimed at the creation of a training module for civilian and military personnel on peacekeeping missions dealing with the protection of children involved in armed conflict. The first phase […]

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11 June 2012

Nigeria: Attacks against Christians, escalation since 2011 – Italy speaks out for religious freedom in the EU and UN

The latest in a wave of attacks against Christians in Nigeria once again transformed a Sunday of worship into a bloodbath. A car bomb and group of gunmen respectively hit the packed churches of Jos and Biu, causing at least 4 deaths and dozens of wounded. The attacks were claimed by the Boko Haram extremists […]

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8 June 2012

Syria: working to boost the Annan plan – risk of genocide if intervention is not rapid, warns Terzi

Kofi Annan’s peace plan for Syria “is not dead”, he said as much himself at the end of a meeting of the UN Security Council in which UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, however, affirmed that hopes were fading for the success of the plan such as it is. After a discussion in the General Assembly, […]

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Interviews

8 June 2012

Assad non può restare al potere

Giulio Terzi di Sant’Agata, you have been foreign minister for just under six months. Did you prefer being an ambassador? «It’s not a question of preferences. Having technocrats from various sectors strengthens rather than weakens this government, and I have been given a great honour and responsibility, that’s all I think about». Nevertheless, the foreign […]

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Interviews

8 June 2012

«Observers must be able to defend themselves»

The Friends of Syria are shut up in the Palace of Dolmabahce – where all the clocks perpetually read 9.05, the hour of the death of the father of modern Turkey Kemal Ataturk – when, almost like a dare, the news of the regime’s latest massacre arrives. The quest is on for a political solution […]

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7 June 2012

Syria: Istanbul summit, “transition strategy” – toward new sanctions. Involve Russia but not Iran, says Terzi

Something has shifted on the diplomatic front with regard to the Syrian crisis. Today’s meeting of the Friends of Syria in Istanbul produced a “transition strategy” backed by new sanctions and the involvement of Russia (but not Iran) in stopping the ongoing bloodbath in that Arab country. While the Russian-Chinese summit in Beijing announced its […]

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Speeches

7 June 2012

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(valid only the actual speech delivered) Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, let me express my sincere gratitude to the Turkish government for hosting this important event and to you, Secretary Clinton and Minister Davutoglu, for preparing and leading our session. I warmly welcome the first participation of Tunisia in the GCTF ministerial meeting, and I congratulate […]

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7 June 2012

Syria: Istanbul summit, “transition strategy” – New sanctions. Involve Russia not Iran, says Terzi

Something has shifted on the diplomatic front with regard to the Syrian crisis. Today’s meeting of the Friends of Syria in Istanbul produced a “transition strategy” backed by new sanctions and the involvement of Russia (but not Iran) in stopping the ongoing bloodbath in that Arab country. While the Russian-Chinese summit in Beijing announced its […]

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6 June 2012

Syria, Terzi reports to the parliament – Risk of genocide, strengthened observers mission

“The strategy chosen by Damascus risks leading to genocide if intervention is not rapid”, said Minister Giulio Terzi in a report to the joint upper and lower house foreign affairs commissions. He explained that the Syrian regime “intends to defend itself through an increasingly brutal and direct escalation of terror against civilians and by artificially […]

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6 June 2012

Friends of Syria meeting: diplomatic summit in Istanbul

A diplomatic summit in Istanbul, bringing together the main members of the Friends of Syria group, the U.S., Italy, France, UK and Germany, was called by the Turkish government. Italy is to be represented by Minister Giulio Terzi. A meeting of the principal partners in the Friends of Syria will be held on Wednesday in […]

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