Politica Estera

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6 July 2012

‘Friends of Syria – Paris Conference – Dassù: “Attempt at a new resolution for transition”

The international community is trying to come up with new solutions for the Syrian crisis. A conference of the Friends of Syria group is meeting today in Paris in the presence of over 100 Western and Arab world delegations. Italy is represented by Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Marta Dassù, who explained “an attempt to go […]

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Interviews

5 July 2012

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“Yes, we’ve certainly dragged our feet on the violence in Syria. At this point we could have had 10,000 people still alive instead of 10,000 victims”. This was the comment of Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi di Sant’Agata, speaking on the plane bringing him back to Rome from Lebanon. He was there to visit the Italian […]

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Press Releases

4 July 2012

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Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi has welcomed the positive outcome of the case of the three Italian fishing boats seized near the port of Benghazi. Once the paperwork has been completed, they could head back to Italy within the next 24 hours. Minister Terzi had been following the case personally since 7 June, the day the […]

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4 July 2012

Italy-Germany: Inter-Governmental Summit (Villa Madama, 4 July)

Economic and political relations, industrial relations, investment. These are the main topics on the agenda for the Italian-German inter-governmental summit taking place today, 4 July 2012, in Villa Madama, Rome. The summit is being chaired by Prime Minister Mario Monti and the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, with the participation of ministers and business people from […]

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4 July 2012

Religious freedom: a pillar of the new Somalia

The international community made an undertaking, here in Rome on 2-3 July 2012, to draw the face of a new Somalia. There is still a long way to go but two days of working here at the Farnesina, with over 150 delegates representing 43 states and international organisations, served to signpost more clearly the road […]

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3 July 2012

Syria: The ceasefire is imperative, says Annan’s spokesperson

“It’s imperative that we get a ceasefire”, declared Ahmad Fawzi, spokesperson for the international mediator for the Syrian crisis, Kofi Annan. The primary goal, he undescored, is to stop the killing. A political transition process The new Action Group on Syria, called by Annan, approved a document in Geneva on Saturday 30 June 2012 calling […]

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3 July 2012

Somalia – Contact Group (Farnesina). 20 August: a historic date, after 8 years of transition, says Terzi

“Somalia will soon be reaching the historic date of 20 August, a demarcation line after 8 years of translation, with the prospect of a government and parliament in a constitutional framework that is both definite and inclusive”. This was the comment by Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi at the press conference with the Somali Premier Abdiweli […]

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Press Releases

3 July 2012

Syria. Humanitarian emergency: Italian field hospital with capacity to treat 100 patients a day is now on its way

The flight carrying the Italian field hospital that will provide medical assistance for over 25,000 Syrian refugees in Jordan left this morning from Orio al Serio (Bergamo) airport. “We are standing by the Syrian people. Not just by supporting the international community’s efforts to find a solution to the crisis but by providing aid and […]

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2 July 2012

Somalia – Contact Group (Farnesina) – The constitution must respect human rights and religious minorities, says Terzi

“Our goal is the application of the road map that gives the Somali people new and legitimate institutions”. These were the words of Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi as he opened the Contact Group on Somalia meeting at the Foreign Ministry here in Rome in the run-up to the conclusion of the transition on 20 August […]

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Press Releases

2 July 2012

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Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi has welcomed the release of the three officials and interpreter from the International Criminal Court held in Libya since 7 June 2012. “It is thanks also to the efforts and contacts of the Italian Government that we reached the necessary understanding to achieve this positive outcome”, underscored the head of Italian […]

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2 July 2012

Syria: Agreement in Geneva on the transition government

On Saturday 30 June, the international mediator for Syria, Kofi Annan, obtained support from the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council for a political transition plan in Syria. The aim is to halt the violence and fighting in the country. Uncertainty remains as to the future of President Bashar al Assad. Transition […]

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Interviews

2 July 2012

Dettaglio intervista

Le valigie sono di nuovo pronte, Staffan De Mistura è appena tornato da Kabul e si accinge a ripartire per la Conferenza internazionale di Tokyo, che si apre l’8 luglio, ultima in agenda sul futuro dell’Afghanistan, dove porterà, con tutta la determinazione di cui è capace, la posizione italiana sulla delicata fase della transizione. Tra […]

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