Ministri precedenti

Press Releases

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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Press Releases

11 June 2012

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“It is cause for great satisfaction that the date for the election of the National Assembly of the new Libya has been set for 7 July”, said Minister Giulio Terzi, according to whom “despite the many difficulties that any transition carries with it, by holding free elections, Libya is about to take a fundamental step […]

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7 June 2012

Terrorism: Al Qaeda remains the main threat, says Terzi

Despite the “progress made on a global scale” in combating it, Al Qaeda “remains the main threat” when it comes to terrorism, Minister Giulio Terzi said speaking at the Global Counterterrorism Forum in Istanbul. The AQMI, Boko Haram, Shabaab and the AQAP, he added, “have become channels for the spread of violence from the Sahel […]

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7 June 2012

Forum antiterrorismo Istanbul presieduto da Clinton-Davutoglu. Terzi, Al Qaida prima minaccia (in translation)

Ministri degli esteri o rappresentanti speciali di 30 paesi partecipano a Istanbul ad una riunione del Forum internazionale per la lotta contro il terrorismo presieduta dal Segretario di Stato Usa Hillary Clinton e dal Capo della diplomazia di Ankara Ahmet Davutoglu. La conferenza di oggi è dedicata al rafforzamento delle misure contro il terrorismo su […]

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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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Press Releases

5 June 2012

Minister Terzi pleased with shorter waiting times for Italians being issued passports abroad

Starting tomorrow Italian embassies and consulates around the world will employ a new IT system that allows for the immediate verification of eventual impediments and reduces waiting times for passports issued to Italian citizens residing abroad. “Italians abroad are a unique resource to be both tapped and protected, and the government is especially concerned with […]

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Press Releases

2 June 2012

Dettaglio comunicato

Nel quadro dell’ azione coordinata di Governo volta a sostenere le popolazioni colpite dai terremoti del 20 e 29 maggio anche nello sforzo per una rapida ripresa delle attività economiche, il Ministro degli Esteri Giulio Terzi, d’ intesa con il Ministro per gli Affari Regionali, lo Sport e il Turismo Piero Gnudi, ha dato istruzioni […]

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Interviews

30 May 2012

“The expulsion of their diplomats sends a strong signal to Syria”, says Terzi (L’Eco di Bergamo)

Italy, France, Germany, Great Britain and Spain took coordinated and simultaneous action yesterday, 29 May, to isolate Syria at the diplomatic level. Today Annan is reporting to the Security Council on the situation, in a remote video link. During the day the US, Canada and Australia also expelled the Syrian Ambassadors to their countries. In […]

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Press Releases

29 May 2012

Syria: a strong and unequivocal message was needed, says Terzi

“In reaction to the horrors in Houla, a strong and unequivocal message to the regime in Damascus was needed”. This was how Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi explained the decision to expel the Syrian Ambassador to Rome, a decision announced simultaneously by Italy, France, Great Britain, Germany and Spain. “We are deeply dissatisfied”, continued Terzi, “over […]

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Interviews

28 May 2012

Terzi: «The line has been crossed. The people need protection» (La Stampa)

Italy is ready to support tougher a resolution regarding the humanitarian crisis in Syria. This, in brief, was Minister for Foreign Affairs’ Giulio Terzi ‘s comment in light of the massacre in Houla. Mr. Minister, once again the international community seems to be standing by powerlessly. «Allow me first to express the horror and pain […]

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23 May 2012

Terzi incontra Ban Ki-Moon – Il Ministro: “La situazione dei Marò è inaccettabile” (in translation)

Il Ministro degli Esteri Giulio Terzi ha definito “inaccettabile” la situazione dei marò italiani in India nel corso di un incontro con il Segretario Generale dell’Onu, Ban Ki-Moon, al Palazzo di Vetro, reduce dai vertici del G8 e della Nato. Un caso, quello dei marò – ha affermato il Ministro con l’ANSA – che “mina” […]

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