Sicurezza

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7 June 2012

Terrorism: Al Qaeda remains the main threat, says Terzi

Despite the “progress made on a global scale” in combating it, Al Qaeda “remains the main threat” when it comes to terrorism, Minister Giulio Terzi said speaking at the Global Counterterrorism Forum in Istanbul. The AQMI, Boko Haram, Shabaab and the AQAP, he added, “have become channels for the spread of violence from the Sahel […]

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7 June 2012

Forum antiterrorismo Istanbul presieduto da Clinton-Davutoglu. Terzi, Al Qaida prima minaccia (in translation)

Ministri degli esteri o rappresentanti speciali di 30 paesi partecipano a Istanbul ad una riunione del Forum internazionale per la lotta contro il terrorismo presieduta dal Segretario di Stato Usa Hillary Clinton e dal Capo della diplomazia di Ankara Ahmet Davutoglu. La conferenza di oggi è dedicata al rafforzamento delle misure contro il terrorismo su […]

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6 June 2012

Bulgaria: Cerimonia di conferimento del Premio Giovanni Falcone (in translation)

Il 6 giugno 2012, alle ore 9:00, presso la Sala “Iavorov”, in piazza “G. Izmirliev”, città di Blagoevgrad, per il quarto anno consecutivo, ha avuto luogo la cerimonia di consegna del Premio intitolato alla memoria del magistrato italiano Giovanni Falcone, ai magistrati ed agli ufficiali di polizia bulgari e di Paesi vicini che hanno conseguito […]

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Press Releases

2 June 2012

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Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi spoke by telephone this morning with his Nigerian colleague Olugbenga Ashiru, to express his deep thanks for the Nigerian authorities’ collaboration on resolving the kidnapping of Italian national Modesto Di Girolamo. For his part, and in the name of Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, Minister Ashiru congratulated Terzi on the […]

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Speeches

28 May 2012

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(fa fede solo il testo effettivamente pronunciato) Segretario Generale dell’OSCE, Onorevoli Migliori e Mecacci, Segretario Generale Aggiunto del Consiglio di Cooperazione del Golfo, Ambasciatori, Signore e Signori, sono lieto di aprire i lavori di questa conferenza, che risponde a un’idea che manifestai lo scorso dicembre a Vilnius, quando il Consiglio Ministeriale dell’OSCE decise di rafforzare […]

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21 May 2012

Afghanistan – NATO Summit: security handover to Afghans within 2013

NATO plans to handover security to the Afghan forces by the end of 2013 and to retain a supporting role, ready to intervene, until the end of 2014, according to the Chicago Summit’s final declaration. From a combat to a support role “In the course of 2013 we expect the Afghan security forces to gain […]

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18 May 2012

NATO Summit in Chicago – the future Alliance, in light too of the “exit strategy” from Kabul

The 25th NATO summit, which will be taking place in Chicago on 20 and 21 May 2012, will be “the biggest in the Alliance’s history”, commented NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen. The Secretary General underscored that during the maxi-summit, which around 60 countries and organisations will be attending, a further 20-30 multi-national projects will […]

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18 May 2012

NATO: Afghanistan – the stages of the withdrawal. Italy’s contribution

A gradual but flexible withdrawal from Afghanistan to meet the agreed deadline of 2014, after which no more fighting troops should remain. The first stage of the exit strategy took place in July 2011, with the first go-ahead for the withdrawal. This was the outline plan sought by the United States, the senior partner in […]

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Press Releases

17 May 2012

Fighting piracy: at the World Navigation Organisation, Italy reasserts the fundamental principles of flag state jurisdiction and the immunity of organs of the state

The Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Marta Dassu’, addressed a meeting of the International Maritime Organisation’s Maritime Safety Committee which took place in London today, 16 May 2012. The meeting was devoted to piracy and, more specifically, the presence of armed personnel on board merchant ships to counter this phenomenon. During her speech, Under-Secretary Dassu’ underscored […]

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15 May 2012

Afghanistan – Terzi addresses Chamber: undreamt-of goals achieved, thanks also to Italy

“Both Italy’s international partners and the Afghan population have been unanimous in their appreciation of the role played by our country in Afghanistan. Thanks to our contribution, goals that just 10 years ago seemed impossible have been achieved: we need only think that 69 women now sit in Parliament”. These were some of the comments […]

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Press Releases

11 May 2012

Apprezzamento del Ministro Terzi per la nomina dell’Amb. Massolo alla direzione del DIS

“L’Ambasciatore Giampiero Massolo è il primo diplomatico dopo oltre vent’anni alla guida dei servizi di sicurezza: un riconoscimento ad un servitore dello Stato che ha dimostrato, in tutti gli alti incarichi ricoperti all’interno dell’Amministrazione, una totale dedizione agli interessi del Paese. Si tratta inoltre di un riconoscimento alla Farnesina e alle sue più alte professionalità. […]

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Interviews

10 May 2012

“Thousands of armed men. We may need a more robust mission”, says Terzi (la Repubblica)

Rome – Fifteen Italian observers are about to leave for Syria: our contribution to the UN mission of 300 observers envisaged by the Annan Peace Plan. “But that number is probably too low and we’ll need to go back to the Security Council”, warns Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi. “To ask for a more robust force, […]

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