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17 May 2012

Napolitano addresses the Tunisian Constituent Assembly: “Strategic partnership” a model for Mediterranean countries

“A democracy is vigorous and vibrant only if all of its citizens, men and women, of all religious faiths or social groups, can identify with and participate in the res pubblica”. These were the words of the President of the Republic, Giorgio Napolitano, in his address to the Tunisian Constituent Assembly, which has been working […]

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17 May 2012

Michele Cervone D’Urso appointed European Union Special Envoy for Somalia. Appointment welcomed by the Foreign Ministry

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomes the appointment of Michele Cervone D’Urso as European Union Special Envoy for Somalia. The appointment is a recognition of the extremely high level of professional expertise and experience of an Italian official from the European External Action Service (EEAS). Italy has always played a high-profile role in support of […]

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16 May 2012

Forum PA: The MFA “in the clouds”

The MFA is “in the cloud” to improve the quality of its services for citizens through a new information technology (IT) platform based on cloud computing. The project, entitled “MFA-Cloud”, was presented at the Forum PA during a conference for National G-Cloud Day. The IT cloud will allow users to access shared online services and […]

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14 May 2012

Syria: EU, new sanctions. Terzi: Difficulties for Annan Plan, but there is scope for results

The European Union foreign ministers have approved a new package of sanctions (the 15th) against the Syrian regime. The EU has added 2 companies and 3 individuals to the list of entities and persons whose assets have been frozen because they are considered as “funding sources”. With today’s decision, taken at the Foreign Affairs Council […]

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14 May 2012

Libya: EU agrees with Italian call for closer coordination

The EU Foreign Ministers have agreed with Italy’s call, voiced by Foreign Minister Terzi at the Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels, for closer coordination with Libya at the European level on border security and immigration issues. The FAC agreed, too, with the Italian call for a change of pace by the EU with respect to […]

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13 May 2012

Syria – Terzi meets the opposition. “The regime must end the violence; the Annan Plan is not open-ended”

Italy supports the Syrian opposition on the road to the pacification of the country. Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi met the current holder of the revolving Presidency of the Syrian National Council (SNC), Bourhan Ghalioun, and underscored that it is the responsibility of the regime in Damascus to “bring an end to the unacceptable violence against […]

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12 May 2012

Libya: Change of pace needed with EU and UN. Terzi: I’ll discuss this in Brussels on Monday 14 May

“Italy firmly supports the democratic process in Libya but now a real change of pace is needed in relations”, including on the part of the rest of the international community. This was the comment of Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi at the close of his meeting with his Libyan colleague, Ashour Bin Khayal. Terzi underscored that […]

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11 May 2012

Syria – Terzi to meet the opposition – The crisis will be the focus of the EU Foreign Affairs Council (Brussels, 14 May 2012)

Italy’s diplomatic activity continues in an attempt to resolve the Syrian crisis, through contacts with opponents to the Assad regime. Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi has already met the Ambassadors of the Arab League countries and in a few days will be receiving the head of the Syrian National Council, Burhan Ghalioun, in Rome. The announcement […]

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10 May 2012

Dettaglio comunicato

“E’ un importante risultato nel quadro dell’azione diplomatica, che anche a livello parlamentare, l’Italia sta conducendo per sensibilizzare i partners e tutti i principali fori internazionali sulla necessità del rispetto delle regole del diritto internazionale in un settore così importante quale la lotta alla pirateria”. Così il Ministro degli Affari Esteri Giulio Terzi commenta l’approvazione […]

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10 May 2012

Dettaglio comunicato

“E’ un importante risultato nel quadro dell’azione diplomatica, che anche a livello parlamentare, l’Italia sta conducendo per sensibilizzare i partners e tutti i principali fori internazionali sulla necessità del rispetto delle regole del diritto internazionale in un settore così importante quale la lotta alla pirateria”. Così il Ministro degli Affari Esteri Giulio Terzi commenta l’approvazione […]

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10 May 2012

Minister Terzi congratulates the new Romanian Foreign Minister, Andrei Marga

Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi had a telephone conversation today with the new Romanian Foreign Minister, Andrei Marga. Minister Terzi congratulated his colleague on his appointment. He went on to underscore Italy’s intention to maintain close relations with Bucharest at both the bilateral level and within the European Union and Atlantic Alliance, and in all multilateral […]

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10 May 2012

Argentina: conferenza sulla lotta al traffico di cocaina (in translation)

Nelle giornate del 10 e 11 maggio si svolgerà in Argentina a Buenos Aires la prima conferenza internazionale “Supporting the fight against organised crime on the cocaine route”. Organizzata dalla Direzione Generale per la Cooperazione allo Sviluppo del Ministero degli Esteri e finanziata dalla Unione Europea, la conferenza riunirà oltre 50 rappresentanti delle istituzioni dell’America […]

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