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25 March 2014

Dichiarazione G7 a L’Aja

1. Noi, i leader di Canada, Francia, Germania, Italia, Giappone, Regno Unito, Stati Uniti, il Presidente del Consiglio Europeo ed il Presidente della Commissione Europea ci siamo dati appuntamento all’Aja per riaffermare il nostro supporto alla sovranità, all’integrità territoriale ed all’indipendenza dell’Ucraina. 2. Il diritto internazionale proibisce l’acquisizione di una parte o di un intero […]

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12 March 2014

Ukraine: G7-EU appeal to Russia – Italian Cooperation aid, focus on solidarity with people of Ukraine

In a statement issued today the leaders of the G7 country members and the Presidents of the European Council and European Commission urged Moscow to “cease all efforts to change the status of Crimea contrary to Ukrainian law and in violation of international law”. They then appealed to Russia to “de-escalate the conflict in Crimea […]

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Press Releases

1 March 2014

Ucraina: Mogherini condanna escalation. “Garantire unità, inclusività e integrità territoriale”

Il Ministro degli Esteri Mogherini ha partecipato in serata ad una “conference call” con l’Alto Rappresentante per la politica estera dell’Unione Europea Ashton e con alcuni omologhi, tra cui Kerry, Hague, Fabius e Sikorski, dalla quale è emersa l’unanime forte preoccupazione e condanna per la pericolosa escalation della situazione in Crimea. Il Ministro Mogherini ha […]

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Press Releases

3 October 2013

Libya: meeting between SG Valensise and Minister Ali’ Zidan – Press Release

The political stabilisation of Libya and its security were the focus of secretary general Michele Valensise’s meeting in Tripoli today with Libyan prime minister Ali’ Zidan, foreign minister Mohammed Abdel Aziz and other political exponents. Ambassador Valensise confirmed Italy’s support at the delicate stage, and reiterated the Italian government’s willingness to launch the military training […]

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Press Releases

12 July 2013

Archi meets with Russian counterpart Ryabkov on G8 / G20 concerns and disarmament

On the invitation of his Russian counterpart, Deputy Foreign Minister Bruno Archi held a long and cordial meeting in Moscow with Russian Deputy Minister Sergey Ryabkov on the multilateral concerns of the G8/G20 and issues regarding disarmament. With regard to the former, the Deputy Ministers exchanged national viewpoints on multilateral G8 topics after the recent […]

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11 April 2013

G8 Ministerial Meeting in London – Syria: maintain positive spirit of Rome, says Monti

“The positive spirit of the meeting in Rome on 28 February must be maintained in order to foster the conditions for a timely political solution, with Assad’s exit from the scene and the launch of a transition toward democracy and the rule of law”. Prime Minister and interim Foreign Minister Mario Monti spoke at the […]

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Press Releases

2 February 2013

Nucleare iraniano: Terzi a collega Teheran, tornare subito al tavolo negoziale. Incontro a Monaco a margine 49ma Conferenza sulla Sicurezza.

Nucleare iraniano: Terzi a collega Teheran, tornare subito al tavolo negoziale. Incontro a Monaco a margine 49ma Conferenza sulla Sicurezza. Il Ministro degli Esteri Giulio Terzi ha incontrato oggi il collega iraniano Ali Akbar Salehi per manifestargli la forte aspettativa italiana che Teheran risponda positivamente all’invito dell’Alto Rappresentante UE Katherine Ashton ad un incontro a […]

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27 April 2012

EU-ASEAN SUMMIT (Brunei) – Terzi: Italy proposes mention of cooperation on piracy in conclusions

In the final conclusions of the EU-ASEAN Summit under way in Brunei, Italy has successfully promoted, “here as it did at the G8, the insertion of references in two separate parts of the text, to cooperation between the EU and ASEAN against piracy, not only in generic terms but with explicit mention of the international […]

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13 April 2012

G8: appeal to UN for North Korea and Syria – Italy’s piracy proposal embraced, highly significant, says Terzi

The countries of the G8 agreed to appeal to the UN Security Council for “appropriate measures” against North Korea for its attempt to send a Kwangmyongsong-3 Satellite into orbit; the foreign ministers also urged the UN to send observers to Syria to verify and ensure implementation of the Kofi Annan plan, since what has been […]

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13 April 2012

Dichiarazione Ministri Esteri G8 (in translation)

We, the G-8 Foreign Ministers, condemn the launch by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), which is a violation of UN Security Council Resolutions 1695, 1718, and 1874. Sharing the view that the launch undermines regional peace and stability, we call on the DPRK to abstain from further launches using ballistic missile technology or […]

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12 April 2012

G8: Support and agreement on the incident involving Italian marines, says Terzi – Concrete proposals on counter-piracy

“My G8 colleagues offered their full comprehension and support for the principles that Italy has stated unequivocally regarding this situation”, said Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi in the margins of the G8 ministerial meeting in Washington, in the context of which he had raised the issue of piracy. “I referred explicitly to the question […]

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Interviews

11 April 2012

Rome puts the issue of piracy on the G8 agenda

Freedom of navigation in international waters and therefore indirectly the issue of piracy, will be on the agenda of the G8 foreign ministers meeting today and tomorrow in Washington, in preparation for the summit of heads of state and government to be held at Camp David in mid-May. Italy asked to have this point added […]

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