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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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7 November 2012
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The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Italy, while expressing the most heartfelt condolences to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bahrain and to the families of the victims of the criminal explosions that took place on the 5th of November in Manama, strongly condemns any terroristic act and the use of violence, and appeals to […]

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Press Releases
31 October 2012
Libya: Terzi meets Ban Ki Moon’s Special Representative. Enhanced Italy-UN cooperation to support Libyan stabilisation

Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi received Tarek Mitri, the UN Secretary General’s Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), in Rome today. The Special Representative is in the capital to take part in the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Mediterranean Conference, being held at the Farnesina. Minister […]

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26 October 2012
Terzi hails selection of Italy for the next presidency of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR)

Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi expressed his “deep satisfaction” with the selection of Italy for the next presidency of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR). On the basis of the decision by the plenary session that concluded today in Berlin, Italy will succeed Germany in guiding the organisation and hosting the plenary conference. Minister […]

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24 October 2012
Syria: Terzi-Hijab meeting – conflict worsens, but hopes for truce

The Syrian conflict “is worsening in an extremely dramatic manner”, Minister Giulio Terzi explained to journalists, referring to a meeting at the foreign ministry with former Syrian premier Riad Hijab, who abandoned the regime in August. Terzi said that Damascus is not “willing” to engage in dialogue and “the future promises to be a very […]

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Press Releases
19 October 2012
Minister Terzi condemns the attack in Lebanon

“This cowardly act of violence merits the strongest possible condemnation”. This was the comment by Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi, who expressed his “deepest condolences” for the victims, on today’s deadly attack in the Ashafriyeh neighbourhood of Beirut. “This was a brutal and unacceptable act of terrorism designed to undermine national cohesion in Lebanon. Those responsible […]

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11 October 2012
Terzi and Di Paola report to parliament: summary of Italian peace missions

The international peacekeeping missions in which Italy is involved, as well as crisis hot spots such as Syria, were the main focus of a report by Ministers Giulio Terzi and Giampaolo Di Paola today to the joint Upper and Lower House defence committees. Terzi expressed his “deep concern” over the Syrian situation, mainly in terms […]

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9 October 2012
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Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi expressed his “deep satisfaction” today for the appointment of Professor Romano Prodi as UN Special Envoy for the Sahel, extending his “best wishes for the task ahead” and assuring “full support in his new mission”. “Secretary General Ban ki-Moon’s choice”, Minister Terzi asserted, “is the highest recognition of the […]

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