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Ministri precedenti

Press Releases
21 September 2012
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Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi met the President of the Regional Government of Iraqi Kurdistan, Massoud Barzani, at the Farnesina today. The Kurdish leader is visiting Rome to attend an Alliance of Democrats meeting. The discussions highlighted Italy and Iraqi Kurdistan’s mutual intention to further develop their already close commercial relations. They also confirmed the Italian […]

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20 September 2012
EU: Integration of the Balkans vital for Italy, says Terzi

The western Balkans are a “region of vital importance for the EU and for Italy and we are making every effort to foster Montenegro’s European integration process”. The point was underscored by Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi at the close of a meeting at the Farnesina with his Montenegrin colleague Nebojsa Kaluderovic, who is making his […]

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20 September 2012
Human Rights – Italian Yearbook presented. Their protection is an Italian foreign policy priority, says Terzi

“Italy considers the protection and promotion of the fundamental rights to be an essential part of its foreign policy […] because wholesale violations of human rights create instability and give rise to conflicts, and conflicts crush people’s dignity underfoot”. These were the words of Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi, presenting the Italian Human Rights Yearbook 2012 […]

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19 September 2012
Syria: Refugee emergency. Boniver’s mission to Lebanon and Jordan

“One thousand Syrian refugees each day are now fleeing to Lebanon from the violence in their country. A constant flow that is expected to bring the total number of refugees to at least 120,000, with all the risks that this ‘most serious humanitarian emergency’ entails for Lebanon’s fragile domestic equilibria. The point was underscored by […]

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Interviews
19 September 2012
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For 8 months, the Foreign Ministers of the founding countries of Europe, along with Spain, Portugal, Austria, Poland and Denmark, have been holding informal meetings that have thus far been covered by a veil of silence. Their aim: to hold free discussions, without negotiating constraints, on the Europe of the future. And then, the night […]

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18 September 2012
Violence sparked by anti-Muslim film – Our embassies are safe, says Terzi

“Our embassies are in a safe position”, said Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi, speaking today on the Uno Mattina programme and referring to the anti-Islam film on Mohammad that is deemed to be blasphemous. “However”, added the Minister, “we are exercising the maximum surveillance”. “Our embassies are in a safe situation” Terzi explained that “we have […]

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Interviews
18 September 2012
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Syria’s rebirth must necessarily follow the “Lebanon model”, a historic example in the Middle East of the possible co-existence of cultures and religions. “It’s not a utopia but a necessary policy”, insists Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi, commenting on the visit by Pope Benedict XVI, “a visit that has imparted courage to the tolerant elements of […]

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18 September 2012
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The amnesty proclaimed by the Burmese authorities – which includes political prisoners, and is the third this year – bears witness to the Burmese Government’s intention to continue along the road of reforms. The statement was made by Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi, who noted that “in the context of the European Union’s decision to open […]

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Speeches
16 September 2012
Minister Terzi’s speech for the “International Day of Democracy: Promoting Tolerance and Peace”

(fa fede soltanto il testo effettivamente pronunciato) Vice-Presidente della Camera dei Deputati, Maurizio Lupi, Assistant Secretary General delle Nazioni Unite, Thomas Stelzer, Onorevoli Presidenti, Deputati e Senatori, Signore e Signori, sono lieto di rivolgermi a questa assemblea di parlamentari provenienti da tutto il mondo, nella giornata internazionale della democrazia e nella sessione conclusiva di questa […]

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14 September 2012
Italy-Egypt: Strategic partners, says Terzi. Seven cooperation agreements

In Egypt, there is “a strong demand for Italy, a widespread demand for support and for the political, economic and cultural presence of our country. A demand that I’ll do everything in my power to satisfy, not least by working to focus Europe’s attention more closely on Egypt’s expectations”. These were the words of Foreign […]

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