Mr. Minister, Syria apologised to Turkey for Wednesday’s shelling that killed 5 persons in a Turkish town. But the fuse has been lit and we have been witness for months now to a full-blown massacre inside Syria’s borders. Apart from accusations, what role does the international community have? On the level of security, the UN […]
Read moreWe are not, nor will we ever be, idle spectators of tragedies such as that of Syria, which is an immediate moral as well as security concern to all of us. Italian and international diplomatic efforts are actively and constantly focused on somehow finding a solution. The fact that one has not been forthcoming thus […]
Read more“The police detention of Yoani Sanchez and her husband in Bayamo is of deep concern”, commented Minister Giulio Terzi. “I fully identify with the feelings of solidarity expressed by Italian society”, Terzi continued, “and hope that this episode is rapidly resolved with the release of Yoani and her husband”. “I have asked our Embassy in […]
Read moreForeign Minister Giulio Terzi has spoken by telephone with the Turkish foreign minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, to discuss the developments in the situation in Syria. Terzi strongly condemned the shelling that caused Turkish civilian victims and expressed his solidarity with Minister Davutoglu. He confirmed Italy’s support for Turkey’s position in the international fora, starting with the […]
Read moreMaritime piracy is a deadly threat to the lives of all men and women working at sea. It is also a threat to the maritime industry and international trade, and to the basic rights we all enjoy to travel freely and safely. It is, after all, an attack on the global economy, as more than […]
Read moreMaritime piracy is a deadly threat to the lives of all men and women working at sea. It is also a threat to the maritime industry and international trade, and to the basic rights we all enjoy to travel freely and safely. It is, after all, an attack on the global economy, as more than […]
Read more“Assad must stop this provocation, whether the incidents concerned be deliberate or accidental. He must show evidence of at least a minimum sense of responsibility”. This was Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi’s comment on the situation of extreme tension with Turkey. “The flow of refugees and the repetition of these military incidents at the border are […]
Read moreA “digital bridge” to link up the immense social capital represented by our “brains” around the world and make that capital available to Italy. At 13.00 today “Innovitalia”, a digital platform to foster the pooling, sharing and exchange of Italian talent and excellence, was published online. The platform fosters interactive exchanges of ideas and information […]
Read moreThere is no growth without innovation, no progress without research and development. Researchers, scientists, institutions and business people must be always online, always networking, in Italy and abroad, to raise our country’s strategic resources to “system-level”. That is the thinking behind “Innovitalia”, the new digital platform that will be introduced at the Farnesina at mid-day […]
Read moreIl Segretario Generale del Ministero degli Esteri, Michele Valensise, ha ricevuto oggi alla Farnesina, su istruzioni del Ministro degli Esteri Giulio Terzi, il Vice Ministro degli Esteri tedesco, Michael Georg Link. Nell’incontro, è stata evocata la decisione della Procura di Stoccarda relativa all’archiviazione dell’inchiesta sull’eccidio di Sant’Anna di Stazzema. Al riguardo, Valensise ha rilevato come, […]
Read moreIl Segretario Generale del Ministero degli Esteri, Michele Valensise, ha ricevuto oggi alla Farnesina, su istruzioni del Ministro degli Esteri Giulio Terzi, il Vice Ministro degli Esteri tedesco, Michael Georg Link. Nell’incontro, è stata evocata la decisione della Procura di Stoccarda relativa all’archiviazione dell’inchiesta sull’eccidio di Sant’Anna di Stazzema. Al riguardo, Valensise ha rilevato come, […]
Read moreSoltanto per una pura coincidenza, quasi contemporaneamente negli Stati Uniti ed in Cina, le due potenze che più influenzano le scelte mondiali, si rinnovano i vertici. Che cosa significa tutto questo per il resto mondo viene analizzato, con una serie di servizi, nel nuovo numero di “Longitude”, la rivista diretta da Pialuisa Bianco in edicola […]
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