The MFA is “in the cloud” to improve the quality of its services for citizens through a new information technology (IT) platform based on cloud computing. The project, entitled “MFA-Cloud”, was presented at the Forum PA during a conference for National G-Cloud Day. The IT cloud will allow users to access shared online services and […]
Read moreLectio Magistralis by Minister Terzi “Responsibility to protect” (John Cabot University, Rome, 15 May 2012) President Pavoncello, Chairman Hagan, Members of the Board of Trustees, Distinguished Faculty, Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, And – above all – you, the best and the brightest: the graduates of the class of 2012, Thank you for awarding me […]
Read more“Both Italy’s international partners and the Afghan population have been unanimous in their appreciation of the role played by our country in Afghanistan. Thanks to our contribution, goals that just 10 years ago seemed impossible have been achieved: we need only think that 69 women now sit in Parliament”. These were some of the comments […]
Read moreThe European Union foreign ministers have approved a new package of sanctions (the 15th) against the Syrian regime. The EU has added 2 companies and 3 individuals to the list of entities and persons whose assets have been frozen because they are considered as “funding sources”. With today’s decision, taken at the Foreign Affairs Council […]
Read more“We welcome the positive manner in which the parliamentary elections in Algeria were conducted. The decision by the Algerian authorities to allow a European Union mission to observe the procedure confirmed the country’s commitment to fostering transparency and open government. This is a step forwards in the process of strengthening Algeria’s democratic foundations”. The comment […]
Read moreItaly supports the Syrian opposition on the road to the pacification of the country. Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi met the current holder of the revolving Presidency of the Syrian National Council (SNC), Bourhan Ghalioun, and underscored that it is the responsibility of the regime in Damascus to “bring an end to the unacceptable violence against […]
Read moreForeign Minister Giulio Terzi had a telephone conversation about the Timoshenko case today with his Polish counterpart, Radoslaw Sikorski. Minister Terzi told the Polish Foreign Minister that he had summoned the Ukrainian Ambassador to the Foreign Ministry in Rome.He had informed the Ambassador of the strong concerns felt by the Italian Parliament and public opinion […]
Read moreItaly’s diplomatic activity continues in an attempt to resolve the Syrian crisis, through contacts with opponents to the Assad regime. Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi has already met the Ambassadors of the Arab League countries and in a few days will be receiving the head of the Syrian National Council, Burhan Ghalioun, in Rome. The announcement […]
Read moreItaly lacks a legislative framework that would provide a voice for the increasing numbers of religious faiths in our country, to the detriment of social cohesion. This was one of the points to emerge from a meeting with students at the Foreign Ministry on the subject of religious freedom, organised by the Inter-Departmental Committee for […]
Read moreTaking the debate on religious freedom and multicultural societies in Europe and Italy to a deeper level of analysis. That is the aim of a meeting on 8 May 2012 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in Rome where speakers include Riccardo Pacifici, President of the Jewish Community in Rome; Abdellah Redouane, Secretary General […]
Read moreThe group of Observers in Syria, as decided by UN Resolution 2043 of 21 April 2012, will include Italians. The Council of Ministers will be meeting tomorrow, 8 May, to authorise the mission of unarmed personnel to Syria. To date, there are 24 observers on Syrian territory, with the number set to rise by the […]
Read more“What has happened over the last few days is horrific and barbaric”. Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi doesn’t mince his words when he condemns the massacres in Nigeria, just hours after the latest attack on Christians. The authors of the attack are probably Boko Haram, who had already struck out against Christians at Christmas 2011. The […]
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