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Press Releases
21 February 2012
Minister Terzi meets with Greek foreign minister Stavros Dima

Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi met this evening at the foreign ministry in Rome with his Greek counterpart Stavros Dimas in the margins of the 5+5 Ministerial Meeting and FOROMED, the positive outcome of which was the topic of their discussion As Dimas informed him on the evolving situation in Greece, Minister Terzi confirmed […]

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16 February 2012
Hungary: a Community approach is the best way, says Terzi

A “constructive Community approach” is the “best way” to “resolving eventual internal difficulties among Member Countries” of the EU. This was the Italian position conveyed by Minister Terzi today to his Hungarian counterpart Janos Martonyi in a meeting at the foreign ministry in Rome, during which, among other things, they confronted some hurdles to the […]

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15 February 2012
Interview: Amb. Iannucci on China’s growing interest in Italy

Despite the economic crisis, China’s “demand” for Italy is growing. Indeed, according to Ambassador to Beijing Massimo Iannucci, Chinese tourism in Italy rose 130 % in 2011. In an interview for Chinese on-line magazine Sohu, the ambassador addressed themes ranging from the economic crisis in the eurozone to the impact of the new government on […]

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Press Releases
14 February 2012
Minister Terzi meets with his Czech colleague Schwarzenberg: EU economic prospects, bilateral collaboration, international themes

Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi met this morning at the foreign ministry in Rome with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic Karel Schwarzenberg, for an exchange of views on various themes of common bilateral, European and international interest. Underscoring Italy’s consideration of the Czech Republic as a major […]

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7 February 2012
International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation: Terzi calls for UN Resolution condemning the practice

“2012 could be the year when, through a Resolution by the UN General Assembly, the international community condemns this barbaric practice. A practice that inflicts grievous damage on the dignity and physical and psychological health of women and girls, of whom over 140 million are affected throughout the world”. This was the declaration made by […]

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Interviews
7 February 2012
De Mistura: “Ma la crisi è solo attenuata. Non molliamo” (Corriere della Sera)

Staffan De Mistura, il nuovo sottosegretario agli Esteri del governo Monti, è un «tecnico» particolare. Diplomatico dell’Onu «sul campo», ha viaggiato in lungo e in largo, soprattutto in Africa e in Medio Oriente. Ha gestito diverse crisi umanitarie in Corno d’Africa, Etiopia, Sudan e ovviamente Somalia. Sa bene cosa vuol dire per tanta gente vivere […]

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3 February 2012
LONGITUDE: “A bitter pill”

A new factor has come into the mix in the race for world leadership: medical science research, which boils down to the possession of knowledge, not technologies. The topic is the subject of the cover story of the new issue of the magazine “Longitude” (chief editor, Pialuisa Bianco), available on newsstands as of 4 February. […]

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Press Releases
1 February 2012
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Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi has once again expressed his strong concerns over the systematic violation of the right to freedom of expression in Iran. “The death penalties handed down by the Iranian judicial authorities against Vahid Ashgari, Mehdi Alizadeh Fakhrabad, Saeed Malekpour and Ahmad Reza Hashempour are unacceptable”, declared Minister Terzi. He appealed to the […]

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1 February 2012
Cooperation: ceremony for end of project to aid to Iraqi refugees in Jordan

An integrated healthcare assistance project for the Iraqi refugee community in Jordan, carried out by the nongovernmental organization “Un Ponte Per…” (UPP) with €560,000 in funding from the Italian Cooperation, was brought to a successful conclusion today in a ceremony with Ambassador Francesco Fransoni. To read more select ITALIANO at the top of the page.

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