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9 March 2012

NIGERIA: Terzi a Hague, “massima chiarezza” – MARO’: L’UE in campo. L’Italia conferma la sua posizione (in translation)

Il blitz anglo-nigeriano in Nigeria nel corso del quale sono rimasti uccisi l’italiano Franco Lamolinara ed un cittadino britannico e la vicenda dei due maro’ arrestati in India sono stati al centro della riunione informale dei ministri degli esteri Ue a Copenaghen. Nell’ambito della richiesta esplicita di “chiarimento” (“è necessario un chiarimento sul piano politico-diplomatico”) […]

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9 March 2012

NIGERIA: BLITZ; TERZI A HAGUE, MASSIMA CHIAREZZA IN BREVE TEMPO (in translation)

Il Ministro degli Esteri Giulio Terzi ha chiesto al collega William Hague di fare “massima chiarezza” sul blitz in Nigeria “nel più breve tempo possibile, nelle prossime ore”. Lo ha riferito lo stesso Terzi parlando con i giornalisti a Copenaghen dove si svolge una riunione informale dei ministri degli esteri dell’Ue.

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8 March 2012

ITALY-SERBIA: Monti in Belgrade – “I share Tadic’s joy to see the EU flag flying”. Numerous agreements signed

With the mission to Serbia led by Prime Minister Mario Monti, Italy is marking its first visit at Head of Government level since 2000. This is also Monti’s first inter-governmental summit, and testifies to Italy’s close bilateral relations and strategic partnership with Belgrade. Italy is the main sponsor of Serbia’s accession to the European Union. […]

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8 March 2012

ITALIA-SERBIA: Monti in Belgrade, focus on EU and bilateral relations – Accompanied by a large delegation of ministers

Prime Minister Mario Monti, accompanied by a large delegation of Ministers, is in Belgrade for one of the first inter-governmental summits of his mandate. A summit with Boris Tadic’s Serbia, which, with Italy’s support, has just acquired EU candidate status. The Italian Government delegation includes the Ministers for Foreign Affairs, Giulio Terzi; Home Affairs, Anna […]

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Press Releases

7 March 2012

Meeting between Minister Terzi and his Austrian counterpart, Michael Spindelegger

Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi met his Austrian counterpart, Michael Spindelegger, at the foreign ministry today, 7 March 2012. Their meeting was an important opportunity to resume and step up contacts between Rome and Vienna, nearly 3 years on from the Austrian Foreign Minister’s last visit to Italy. On Europe, Terzi and Spindelegger were in full […]

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6 March 2012

Under-Secretary Marta Dassù meets the Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister, Victor Mayko

The Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Marta Dassù, met the Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister, Victor Mayko, at the Foreign Ministry in Rome today. The meeting was an opportunity to renew the political-level contacts envisaged by the 2008 agreement on political consultations between the two Ministries. The key aspects of bilateral cooperation in the economic-commercial and political […]

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6 March 2012

Minister Terzi’s diary: European enlargement and stability in the Horn of Africa

European enlargement will be one of the items on the agenda for Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi’s meeting with the Austrian Foreign Minister and Vice-Chancellor, Michael Spindelegger, at the foreign ministry in Rome on 7 March 2012. The announcement was made by the head of the ministry’s Press Service, Giuseppe Manzo, during his customary press briefing […]

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2 March 2012

SYRIA: Terzi, relief to the people the priority. Italy urges humanitarian truce

The priority in Syria is to bring relief to the suffering population and to devastated cities such as Homs, and to stop this systematic destruction of every point of rebellion against the power of Assad”. This was Minister Giulio Terzi’s statement upon concluding his mission to Asia, assuring that Italy is working toward a “humanitarian […]

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2 March 2012

Italy-Poland: Deputy Minister for economy meets italian businessmen

Italians had a productive exchange of ideas with the Polish authorities in Warsaw on possible Italian investments in Poland. The Embassy of Italy promoted a meeting on 27 February between the Polish Deputy Prime Minister and some of the main representatives on the Italian business community in Poland. To read more select ITALIANO at the […]

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29 February 2012

Minister hails Italy’s ratification of Croatian EU accession treaty

“I am especially pleased with the combined institutional commitment that has allowed Italy to be the first EU founder country to ratify Croatia’s Accession Treaty”, Minister Terzi commented upon his arrival in Hanoi, referring to yesterday’s Senate vote. The minister underscored that “the record time with which this constitutional requisite has been fulfilled bears witness […]

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27 February 2012

EU, SYRIA: Terzi calls for a “humanitarian truce” – EU, SERBIA: yes to Candidate Country status

“I urged a humanitarian truce, and for insistence that the UN Security Council pass a decision allowing relief to reach a population victimized by unheard of violence”. This was Minister Giulio Terzi’s statement at the end of the EU Council of Foreign Ministers today in Brussels, which voted to approve a package of sanctions against […]

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27 February 2012

SYRIA: Italy cites “humanitarian truce” as essential. EU, new sanctions package approved

Minister Giulio Terzi expressed the “need to find a way to call a humanitarian truce”, in Syria. Participating in the Council of EU Foreign Ministers in Brussels, which approved a new package of sanctions against the Syrian regime, the minister asserted that the Red Cross “is not even able to get in” to Homs. The […]

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