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In detail
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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26 June 2012
Syria: New EU sanctions – NATO condemns Turkish plane downing

International pressure tightens on Syria. During a meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembourg on 25 June the European Union approved a new package of sanctions against the Damascus regime and condemned the downing of a Turkish military plane by Syria. NATO expressed the same condemnation in an extraordinary meeting convened in Brussels on […]

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Press Releases
14 June 2012
Medical kits sent to Syria and Jordan by Italian Development Cooperation

Acting on the instructions of Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi, Italian Development Cooperation has sent medical kits for the Syrian people suffering the effects of the humanitarian emergency arising from the violence in their country. The kits left yesterday and today, 14 June 2012, from the United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot (UNHRD) in Brindisi. The medical […]

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Interviews
28 May 2012
Terzi: «The line has been crossed. The people need protection» (La Stampa)

Italy is ready to support tougher a resolution regarding the humanitarian crisis in Syria. This, in brief, was Minister for Foreign Affairs’ Giulio Terzi ‘s comment in light of the massacre in Houla. Mr. Minister, once again the international community seems to be standing by powerlessly. «Allow me first to express the horror and pain […]

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23 May 2012
The Interview: governments will do everything possible to keep Greece in the Euro, says Terzi

Afghanistan, Syria, Iran and the eurozone crisis, were the topics of Minister Giulio Terzi’s discussions with the Editorial Board of the Wall Street Journal and in a video interview with the paper’s deputy editor-in-chief Matt Murray, during which the minister talked about Italy’s post-2014 commitment in Afghanistan, concerns about the humanitarian situation developing in Syria, […]

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21 May 2012
Afghanistan – NATO Summit: security handover to Afghans within 2013

NATO plans to handover security to the Afghan forces by the end of 2013 and to retain a supporting role, ready to intervene, until the end of 2014, according to the Chicago Summit’s final declaration. From a combat to a support role “In the course of 2013 we expect the Afghan security forces to gain […]

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18 May 2012
NATO Summit in Chicago – the future Alliance, in light too of the “exit strategy” from Kabul

The 25th NATO summit, which will be taking place in Chicago on 20 and 21 May 2012, will be “the biggest in the Alliance’s history”, commented NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen. The Secretary General underscored that during the maxi-summit, which around 60 countries and organisations will be attending, a further 20-30 multi-national projects will […]

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18 May 2012
NATO: Afghanistan – the stages of the withdrawal. Italy’s contribution

A gradual but flexible withdrawal from Afghanistan to meet the agreed deadline of 2014, after which no more fighting troops should remain. The first stage of the exit strategy took place in July 2011, with the first go-ahead for the withdrawal. This was the outline plan sought by the United States, the senior partner in […]

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Press Releases
17 May 2012
Press release detail

Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi spoke on the telephone today, 17 may 2012, with the new French Foreign Minister, Laurent Fabius. Minister Terzi congratulated his colleague on his appointment and said that he looked forward to working fruitfully together during this difficult period for the international economy. The two Foreign Ministers agreed to meet in the […]

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