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30 April 2012

Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi is following the situation of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko with growing concern

Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi is following the situation of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko with growing concern. The news, reported by the Office of the Ombudsman in Kiev, that Mrs Tymoshenko was subjected to physical violence during her transfer from prison to hospital cannot fail to arouse keen apprehension. The Italian Foreign Ministry is […]

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30 April 2012

Terzi: Il ministro Terzi e i marò prigionieri

«VOGLIAMO sostenere la proiezione dell’Italia nel suo insieme su due grandi direttrici di fondo: la dimensione politica e la dimensione economica. Rientrano in questa profonda consapevolezza la responsabilità di tutelare sempre gli interessi dei nostri connazionali all’estero, quelli delle nostre imprese, ma anche la missione culturale del nostro Paese». Il ministro degli Esteri Giulio Terzi […]

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30 April 2012

Terzi: Il ministro Terzi e i marò prigionieri

«VOGLIAMO sostenere la proiezione dell’Italia nel suo insieme su due grandi direttrici di fondo: la dimensione politica e la dimensione economica. Rientrano in questa profonda consapevolezza la responsabilità di tutelare sempre gli interessi dei nostri connazionali all’estero, quelli delle nostre imprese, ma anche la missione culturale del nostro Paese». Il ministro degli Esteri Giulio Terzi […]

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27 April 2012

EU-ASEAN SUMMIT (Brunei) – Terzi: Italy proposes mention of cooperation on piracy in conclusions

In the final conclusions of the EU-ASEAN Summit under way in Brunei, Italy has successfully promoted, “here as it did at the G8, the insertion of references in two separate parts of the text, to cooperation between the EU and ASEAN against piracy, not only in generic terms but with explicit mention of the international […]

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26 April 2012

Adriatic-Ionian Initiative – Parliament presidents discuss strengthened cooperation in Belgrade

Strengthened and improved regional cooperation in the Adriatic-Balkan basin, aimed at accelerating the European integration process, was the central focus of the 10th conference of presidents of parliament of the Adriatic Ionian Initiative (AII) members held today in Belgrade under the Serbian duty presidency. Creation of an Adriatic-Ionian macro-region Speaking for Italy was the Hon. […]

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26 April 2012

MYANMAR, Irreversible reforms, say Terzi and Thein Seine – San Suu Kyi invited to Italy, our country at your side

The reform process under way in Myanmar will not backslide, was the assurance President Thein Sein offered Italy and the EU in his meeting with Minister Giulio Terzi in the capital Naypyidaw. The two also reviewed all the economic aspects of bilateral relations. “I was pleased to receive assurances from the Burmese authorities on the […]

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24 April 2012

Terzi in Myanmar, ahead with reforms – Italy supports EU sanctions suspension

26 April 2012 – Myanmar: Terzi invites Aung San Suu Kyi to Italy. Nobel laureate: Italy at our side also in the future Accompanied by former EU Special Envoy for Burma and current mayor of Turin Piero Fassino, Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi invited Aung San Suu Kyi to “come to Italy and visit […]

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23 April 2012

European University Institute of Florence: Conference on Gaetano Martino, among the leaders of the european constructiona

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Convention of 19 April 1972 instituting the European University Institute of Florence, a conference was held on Thursday 19 April in Badia Fiesolana entitled “Gaetano Martino: the European vision and the Design of a University for Europe”.

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20 April 2012

Italy-Russia: A key strategic partnership, says Terzi

The Minister is in Moscow for the Foreign Affairs-Defence “2+2” meeting. His comments: We share common values of democracy, freedom and respect for human rights. Excellent bilateral relations, an inter-governmental summit by year-end. Russian market an extraordinary opportunity for our enterprises. President Medvedev: “We want to develop relations with Italy in all possible ways”. Lavrov: […]

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19 April 2012

Italy-Russia: Terzi on visit to Moscow. Agenda includes missile defence, Syria and Iran

The Italian and Russian Foreign and Defence Ministers will be holding discussions in Moscow tomorrow on the anti-missile shield, the situation in Syria, Iran’s nuclear programme and other international questions. The announcement was made in an interview by Minister Giulio Terzi with Russia’s Interfax agency. “The meeting will be an opportunity for in-depth consultations on […]

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19 April 2012

Afghanistan – Terzi: Italy’s contribution post-2014 will be substantial

Italy’s contribution to the fund to support Afghanistan’s security forces at the end of the transition in late 2014 will be “substantial and in line with the size and quality of its presence in Afghanistan over the last decade”. The assurance was given by Minister Giulio Terzi, speaking in Brussels during the meeting of NATO […]

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18 April 2012

NATO: Consultation on Afghanistan post-2014 – NATO-Russia Council 10 years on from the agreement reached in Italy

Minister Giulio Terzi is attending the meeting of NATO Foreign and Defence Ministers taking place in Brussels today 18 and tomorrow 19 April 2012. The meeting is part of the run-up to the Alliance’s Summit in Chicago in May, which will focus on Afghanistan and in particular on the nature of the NATO mission post-2014 […]

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