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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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23 November 2012
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The foreign ministry hailed the news of EU High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy Catherine Ashton’s decision to appoint Italian diplomat Ugo Astuto to the post of EEAS Director of Southern and Southeast Asia. Astuto will be able to offer the EEAS the benefit of his lengthy experience in prestigious diplomatic posts in Kenya, […]

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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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20 November 2012
Gaza – Terzi reports to Lower House – prolonged conflict would have unacceptable humanitarian consequences

“A prolongation or deterioration of the conflict would have unacceptable consequences at humanitarian level, but also with regard to the stability of the region and the Mediterranean area in general”. This was the statement by Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi in his report to the Foreign Commission on the situation in Gaza, underscoring that […]

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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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8 November 2012
Under-Secretary Marta Dassù meets with French Minister for European Affairs Bernard Cazeneuve

Preparations for the next bilateral summit and European policy concerns formed the central focus of a meeting at the foreign ministry in Rome between Under-Secretary Marta Dassù and French Minister for European Affairs Bernard Cazeneuve. Under-Secretary Dassù and Minister Cazeneuve discussed the recent formation of the Joint Italo-French reflection group on the Mediterranean suggested by […]

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7 November 2012
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Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi met today in Rome with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and European Integration of the Republic of Moldova, Iurie Leancă. The meeting took place in an atmosphere of great cordiality and offered an opportunity to review bilateral relations and examine lines for their future development. The […]

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