We wish to thank Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi, a long-time diplomat with an exemplary curriculum vitae, for kindly agreeing to do this interview and with whom we reviewed the path our country has taken along with the other EU countries during a crisis that has literally changed economic and social models. The common […]
Read more“A prolongation or deterioration of the conflict would have unacceptable consequences at humanitarian level, but also with regard to the stability of the region and the Mediterranean area in general”. This was the statement by Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi in his report to the Foreign Commission on the situation in Gaza, underscoring that […]
Read moreWithin the context of the human rights initiatives promoted by Minister for Foreign Affairs, Giulio Terzi, who brought two Iranian refugees from Camp Ashraf in Iraq to Italy in early September, another Iranian woman was brought to Italy today. “A further gesture“,Terziaffirmed, “by which we are pursuing efforts based on two specific principles: respect for […]
Read moreItaly is very pleased with the outcome of the UN General Assembly Commission vote yesterday in New York on a resolution for a death penalty moratorium, which received 110 votes in favour (one more as compared with the 2010 vote by the same Commission), 36 abstentions (one more than in 2010) and 39 votes against […]
Read moreMinister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi received a group of 26 Syrian activists today at the foreign ministry in Rome, who represented all the components of the Syrian society and ethnic and religious groups, in Rome to attend an advanced training course in international relations, diplomacy and global governance. The course, prepared by specialised Italian […]
Read moreImmediate cessation of the hostilities, and support for “the efforts of Egypt and other actors to mediate for rapid ceasefire”, was the appeal of the EU foreign ministers who met in Brussels to confront the Gaza crisis and other dossiers. Also “welcomed” during the meeting was Secretary General Ban ki-Moon’s mission to the region. Grave […]
Read more“The basis exists for a truce in the coming hours”, but Israel can “restrain itself only if it has the absolute certainty that rocket launches will not be repeated”, asserted Minister Giulio Terzi. “Israel is aware, and in my conversations with the members of the Israeli government I was not given the impression of any […]
Read moreAs missiles struck near Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi di Sant’Agata – Ambassador of Italy to Israel from 2002 to 2004 – contacted both his Egyptian colleague Kemal Amr and the head of Israeli diplomacy Avigdor Lieberman. Like the rest of Europe, Italy is watching the flare-up in the Israeli-Palestinian […]
Read moreThe newly tense situation in the Middle East, especially in the Gaza Strip, will be on the agenda for the meeting of European foreign ministers in Brussels on Monday 19 November, during the Foreign Affairs Council. “I trust”, said Minister Terzi, “that Europe will be listened to and heard as one single voice”. He added […]
Read moreThe European Union “must be able to deal with complex, multi-actor and multidimensional crises, while at the same time increasing the efficiency of its missions and operations”. This was the message of the conclusion of the meeting of Foreign Affairs and Defence ministers of France, Germany, Italy, Poland and Spain which took place in Paris […]
Read moreThe escalation in the tension between Israelis and Palestinians in Gaza “is very worrying”. This was Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi’s comment from Paris, where he was attending the “Weimar Plus” meeting of Foreign and Defence ministers, along with representatives of France, Germany, Poland and Spain. In Terzi’s view, “Action is needed to reduce the tensions, […]
Read more“Today we’re opening up a new road that will benefit the Italian economy, and in these times we know just how useful that is”. Speaking was Prime Minister Mario Monti, at the end of the second Italian-Algerian summit that took place today, 14 November 2012, in Algiers. Monti was referring to the five agreements signed […]
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