Ministri precedenti

Press Releases

6 August 2012

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“The defection of Syrian Prime Minister Riad Hijab is proof of Assad’s gradual isolation even within his own tight circle, and is a clear sign of how the violence against his own people is pushing the regime toward inexorable implosion”. So commented Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi, according to whom “the latest developments confirm […]

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Press Releases

6 August 2012

Minister Terzi firmly condemns suicide bombing in Yemen

“We firmly condemn this act of violence, which stirs resentment and horror and our deep condolences for the victims”. With these words Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi commented on the news of a suicide bombing in Yemen that resulted in dozens of casualties. “Italy stands strongly behind the political and institutional transition taking place […]

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Press Releases

3 August 2012

Alessandro Spadotto, the carabiniere officer kidnapped in Yemen on Sunday, has been released

The Foreign Ministry can confirm that Alessandro Spadotto, the carabinieri officer serving at the Italian Embassy in Yemen and kidnapped on Sunday 30 July, has been released. He is now on his way back to the capital, Sana’a. Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi has been following the case from the earliest stages of the kidnapping and […]

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Press Releases

3 August 2012

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Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi spoke on the telephone today with the Egyptian Foreign Minister, Kamel Amr, to congratulate him on the confirmation of his post as the head of Egyptian diplomacy. One week on from his visit to Cairo, Minister Terzi said he was convinced that the continuity given by the confirmation of Minister Amr’s […]

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Press Releases

2 August 2012

Minister Terzi’s comment on the resignation of the UN and Arab League Envoy for the Syrian crisis, Kofi Annan

“This is a negative signal. It confirms the urgent need for all sides to increase the pressure on Assad to provide space for a Syrian-led political transition that is both inevitable and urgent. A transition that makes it possible to bring to an end a tragedy that is affecting the civilian population, and its weakest […]

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Interviews

2 August 2012

“The world must regulate the arms trade” (Famiglia Cristiana) by Giulio Terzi

The United Nations Conference to negotiate an Arms Trade Treaty has come to a close in New York. For years now, the International Community has been trying to regulate international trade in arms and weapons materials. Several countries, including Italy and, more generally, the European Union, have strict control systems. But others – many others […]

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In detail

1 August 2012

Syria: the humanitarian situation is dramatic, says Terzi – Obama-Monti: Collaboration to keep up the pressure on Assad

 “A dramatic humanitarian situation”. That is how Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi defined the exodus of hundreds of thousands of people from the Syrian city of Aleppo, which has been under fire from the Syrian army for days now. Terzi pointed out Italy’s commitment to helping the refugees taken in by Jordan by, inter alia, sending […]

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30 July 2012

Terzi in Belgrade: Europe and bilateral relations – Italy fully supports Serbia’s closer EU integration

Italy’s support for Serbia’s closer European integration, and bilateral relations, were the key issues in Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi’s talks with the Serbian leadership in Belgrade. Minister Terzi had taken a scheduled flight to the Serbian capital for the talks, in the run-up to the installation of the new government there. Terzi is the first […]

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30 July 2012

Syria: head off a massacre at Aleppo, urges Terzi

“Everyone must contribute to putting the maximum pressure on Assad in order to avoid another massacre”, commented Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi, expressing his deep concern over the “disturbing” news of the government forces’ siege of the city Syrian of Aleppo. The Italian Cooperation has already launched emergency interventions on the ground on behalf […]

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30 July 2012

Italy-Serbia: Terzi on a visit to Belgrade – Italian support in the EU

Minister Giulio Terzi is in Belgrade today as the first member of an EU government to meet with the newly elected Serbian leaders. In a message following the inauguration of the new Serbian government, Terzi sent his own personal and the Italian government’s best wishes to Minister for Foreign Affairs Ivan Mrkic, expressing his certainty […]

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27 July 2012

Syria: Prevent a massacre at Aleppo, urges Terzi – Italy active with humanitarian aid

“Everyone must contribute to putting the maximum pressure on Assad in order to avoid another massacre”, commented Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi, expressing his deep concern over the “disturbing” news of the government forces’ siege of the city Syrian of Aleppo. The Italian Cooperation has already launched emergency interventions on the ground on behalf […]

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Press Releases

27 July 2012

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In Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi’s message of congratulations sent today to new Foreign Minister of Serbia Ivan Mrkic, both personally and in the name of the Italian government, he expressed his certainty that, beginning with his upcoming visit to Belgrade Monday next, “it will be possible to work together with renewed intensity on […]

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