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Press Releases
17 January 2013
Algeria: Terzi deplores the cowardly terrorist attack. Solidarity for the allies affected and for the victims’ families

“The dramatic news from Algeria, where tens of people taken hostage yesterday have lost their lives in the gas facility at In Amenas, are the horrific consequence of a cowardly terrorist attack. The Italian government condems this attack most firmly”. This was the statement by Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi, who continued: “Italy confirms its commitment […]

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Press Releases
14 January 2013
Attack on the Asso21

“Our three crew members are free and will soon be back in Italy”. This was how Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi broke the news of the release of the three Italians kidnapped on 23 December 2012 off the coast of Nigeria as their tugboat, the Asso21, headed for Port Harcourt. “This was a success for the […]

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Press Releases
14 January 2013
Attack on Benghazi 2

Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi spoke by telephone with his Libyan colleague Abdelaziz to discuss what the recent attack in Benghazi. The Libyan foreign minister expressed the solidarity of the Libyan government and people in reaction to the attack on Consul General Guido De Sanctis, reconfirming Tripoli’s determination to identify and prosecute those responsible. […]

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Press Releases
14 January 2013
Attack-on-Benghazi

“First of all I am very relieved that our Consul General Guido De Sanctis was able to escape danger, and was unharmed thanks to the security apparatus that protected him”. This was the first comment last night by Minister Giulio Terzi, who has been in continuous contact with the diplomatic and consular personnel in Libya […]

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Interviews
4 January 2013
De Mistura: «2013, le tre sfide per l’Italia nel mondo» (L’Uninità)

Le sfide internazionali del 2013 e l’impegno italiano in Europa e nel mondo. L’Unità ne discute con Staffan De Mistura, vice ministro degli Esteri, già Rappresentante speciale del segretario generale delle Nazioni Unite in Iraq (2007) e Afghanistan (2010). «Di certo, il 2013 – rimarca De Mistura – non può essere l’anno dei rinvii». Quali […]

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23 November 2012
Joint Italy-PNA Committee – Terzi: comprehensive strengthened collaboration, confident about Gaza

The first meeting of the Joint Italo-Palestinian Ministerial Committee, held at the foreign ministry in Rome, “defined the comprehensive impetus we wish to give, with the emphasis on economic collaboration and the creation of partnerships between firms”, commented Minister Giulio Terzi at the end of a meeting with his Palestinian colleague Riyad Malki during bilateral […]

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Press Releases
21 November 2012
Ceasefire called in Gaza; major step toward solution to the crisis, says Terzi

Commenting from Paris on the news of the agreement on a ceasefire in Gaza, Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi, presently accompanying the President of the Republic on a State visit to France, said he was “very pleased with this agreement, a major step toward a solution to the crisis”. “This achievement”, Terzi underscored, “is […]

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21 November 2012
Gaza: Italy and France appeal for truce – We are working toward dialogue aimed at peace, says Terzi

Italy is insisting on a ceasefire between Israelis and Palestinians. Giorgio Napolitano and Francois Hollande launched a joint appeal from Paris for a truce in Gaza. Napolitano, in particular, reiterated the “firmest condemnation of terrorism”, expressing “solidarity with Israel, which feels brutally attacked, and with the victims” of Gaza. Containing the escalating violence France and […]

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19 November 2012
Gaza – EU Foreign Ministers meet– Immediate cessation of hostilities, support for Egypt and other mediators

Immediate cessation of the hostilities, and support for “the efforts of Egypt and other actors to mediate for rapid ceasefire”, was the appeal of the EU foreign ministers who met in Brussels to confront the Gaza crisis and other dossiers. Also “welcomed” during the meeting was Secretary General Ban ki-Moon’s mission to the region. Grave […]

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7 November 2012
Lebanon: Terzi to Italian troops, exceptional service for peace

“You are rendering an exceptional service to Lebanon, to Italy and to the cause of peace, and that makes me and all Italians very proud of you”, Minister Giulio Terzi wrote in a letter read today by Under-Secretary Staffan De Mistura to the Italian contingent of the UN UNIFIL force in southern Lebanon at the […]

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