“The naming of such an experienced and accomplished person as Lakhdar Brahimi to succeed Kofi Annan as UN and Arab League Special Envoy in Syria is a highly significant development for the complete resumption of diplomatic efforts to reach a political solution to the crisis”. This was the statement by Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio […]
Read more“The United Nations Commission of Inquiry’s Report on the dramatic events in Al-Houla is a strong reminder of the impelling need for a unanimous assumption of responsibility by the international community to hasten the opening of a political transition process in Syria”. These were the words of Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi, commenting on the publication […]
Read moreIn July, along with Poland and Spain, our two countries presented an initiative in Brussels that aims to equip Europe with a strategy as a global actor. Four countries, each of which embodies the profile and spirit of Europe in its own different way, are acting together to entrust, between now and spring 2013, four […]
Read more“The Hon. Pianetta is right: Italy intends to act according to the rules of international law and with full respect for these rules will continue to demand – with firm determination – that India come into line with them. That is the line we are following, prompted not by prudence or by boldness, but by […]
Read more“The only credible way out of the Syrian crisis is a government of national agreement”. This is in Russia’s interest too, because “if the conflict continues, Assad’s regime will in any case emerged defeated and only Al Qaeda and radicalism will be left standing in the ruins”. In other words, the opposite of what Moscow […]
Read moreItalian entrepreneurs, go to Serbia! This heartfelt appeal comes from Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi di Sant’Agata, 66 years old, following a trip to Belgrade to meet with the country’s new leaders – some of whose curricula vitae have been cause for alarm among other governments. President Tomislav Nikolić, 60 years old and a […]
Read moreMinister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi expressed his “deep satisfaction” with the National Transitional Council’s handover of power yesterday evening to the newly elected Libyan National Council. The minister described it as “another step forward on the road to a democratic Libya, a concrete and tangible sign of the new leadership’s democratic maturity and responsibility”. […]
Read moreTo the Editor: I would like to thank the associations Migrare and Articolo 21, which in the columns of Unità recently turned their attention to Somalia and to the commitment of Italy and the overall international community to the future of that country. The International Contact Group on Somalia met in Rome one month ago, […]
Read moreThe decision to make 2013 the Year of Italian Culture in the United States has created a golden opportunity to showcase our cultural and scientific legacies and promote the cultural and production (Brand Italia) components of our Country Development Plan. Research, discovery and innovation The goal of the Year’s theme is to present Italy as […]
Read moreOn the anniversary of the tragedy of Marcinelle where 262 miners lost their lives, 136 of whom were Italians, we celebrate the “National day commemorating Italian workers around the world”, instituted by the Prime Minister in 2001 in memory of one of the most painful pages in the history of Italian emigration and labour. Our […]
Read moreItaly offers its “strong support and solidarity” to the Greek government and to Greece in the reform process undertaken, as Minister Terzi commented in a press conference at the end of a meeting in Rome with his Greek colleague Dimitris Avramopoulos, who expressed his appreciation for Italy’s role, which he defined as “a leader” in […]
Read moreMinister Terzi sent a letter to the US Secretary of State today expressing his “deepest congratulations for today’s landing on the red planet of the NASA space rover Curiosity”: “A triumph”, Terzi asserted, “that marks an extraordinary moment in the progress of our planet”. “A few hours ago”, Terzi continued, “with hope and trepidation I […]
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