Politica Estera

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6 December 2012

Syria: Terzi meets with Lebanese Premier – Political solution with support for Doha opposition

The international community must continue to promote a political solution to the crisis, based on Assad’s exit from the scenario and, to that end, support the Opposition Coalition set up on Doha. This was the Italian position reiterated today by foreign minister Giulio Terzi in a meeting in Rome with Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati. […]

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5 December 2012

Convocazione Amb. Israele; Preoccupazione italiana per i nuovi insediamenti

La forte preoccupazione e la contrarietà dell’Italia per le conseguenze negative sul processo di pace delle decisioni del Governo israeliano in materia di insediamenti e di interruzione del pagamento degli introiti doganali all’Autorità Palestinese sono state espresse oggi, su indicazione del Ministro degli Esteri Giulio Terzi, dal Segretario Generale della Farnesina Michele Valensise all’Ambasciatore israeliano […]

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5 December 2012

Syria: humanitarian crisis, Italian initiatives – Terzi: aid to children freezing in border camps

Italy renewed its pledge to support the consolidation of the Syrian opposition to the Assad regime, as well as to “seek to alleviate the serious humanitarian crisis” and gave its consent to the “concrete solidarity” initiative with Turkey involving the deployment of Patriot missiles for the “exclusive defence” of the southeastern borders of NATO. “We […]

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5 December 2012

Syria: Monti, pledge to alleviate the humanitarian crisis – NATO: Terzi, concrete solidarity with Turkey

Italy renewed its pledge to support the consolidation of the Syrian opposition to the Assad regime, as well as to “seek to alleviate the serious humanitarian crisis” and gave its consent to the “concrete solidarity” initiative with Turkey involving the deployment of Patriot missiles for the “exclusive defence” of the southeastern borders of NATO. “We […]

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4 December 2012

Syrian crisis on NATO ministerial agenda – political solution a priority, says Terzi. ‘No’ to regime’s use of chemical weapons

The Syrian crisis was one of the items on the agenda of the NATO ministerial meeting. Italy would consider the Syrian regime’s use of chemical weapons “absolutely unacceptable”, stated Minister Giulio Terzi, participating in the two-day meeting in Brussels. “We already informed the Syrian ambassador of that during the UN General Assembly in New York”, […]

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3 December 2012

Syria: Humanitarian aid Italy’s priority – emergency on Italo-French agenda

The Syrian humanitarian emergency was the focus of Minister Giulio Terzi’s discussions with his French colleague Laurent Fabius in the context of the Italo-French summit in Lyons. The subject will also be on the agenda of the meeting of the Friends of Syria scheduled for 11 and 12 December in Marrakesh. “We cannot turn a […]

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3 December 2012

Longitude: “The reluctant reformer”

“The reluctant reformer”, è il titolo di copertina del numero 22 di “Longitude”, la rivista diretta da Pialuisa Bianco in edicola il 5 dicembre prossimo. Si tratta di un bilancio sui primi sei mesi del governo del socialista Francois Hollande che ha sconfitto il presidente uscente Sarkozy con un programma politico “molto di sinistra” che […]

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3 December 2012

Longitude: “The reluctant reformer”

“The reluctant reformer”, is the cover article of issue no. 22 of “Longitude”, the magazine edited by Pialuisa Bianco and available on newsstands as of 5 December. The article takes stock of the first 6 months of the Presidency of French Socialist Francois Hollande who defeated the incumbent Sarkozi with a “very left-wing” political platform […]

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2 December 2012

Minister Terzi speaks by telephone with new foreign minister of Ethiopia Tewodros Adhanom

Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi had a telephone meeting today with the new Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia Tewodros Adhanom, to whom he extended congratulations on this prestigious appointment, underscoring that the excellent existing relations between Rome and Addis Ababa must be the basis on which to build an even more intense political […]

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2 December 2012

Minister Terzi speaks by telephone with President of the Syrian Opposition Coalition Mouaz Khatib

Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi spoke today by telephone with President of the Syrian Opposition Coalition Mouaz Khatib to confirm Italy’s support for a Syrian people in the throes of the humanitarian crisis caused by the Assad regime. “We cannot turn a blind eye to the humanitarian crisis caused by the Syrian regime’s brutal […]

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30 November 2012

Human rights: Italy determined to combat sexual abuse of children, says Terzi

Italy is “united in its determination to combat the sexual exploitation and abuse of children”. The point was underscored by Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi as he opened the second day of the international conference on “The Role of International Cooperation in combating sexual violence against children”. Also attending the conference were the Ministers for Welfare, […]

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30 November 2012

Middle East: UN – Palestine must now resume talks. Well-considered decision by Palazzo Chigi, firm friendship with Israel

A “well-considered decision” by the Italian Government, a return to the negotiating table, Italy’s firm friendship with Israel. These are the key elements of Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi’s response to journalists’ questions in the margins of the conference at the MFA on combating sexual violence against children, the day after the UN’s decision to accept […]

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