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15 March 2012
Italy-Spain: Dassù in Madrid to revive bilateral and European cooperationeuropea (in translation)

Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Marta Dassù’s mission to Madrid sought mainly to revive cooperation between Italy and Spain on questions concerning the EU and Latin America “after a year of sparse relations owing to respective domestic affairs”, and with “the new period of intense bilateral contacts” that began with the February summit between Premiers Mario […]

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15 March 2012
MARINES “ABDUCTED”: “Committed to bringing them home”

In Minister Giulio Terzi’s report to the Lower House, following that of the Upper House, he informed the parliament on the government’s line of action in incidents in Nigeria and India and, more in general, with regard to all Italians still being held by kidnappers: “transparency” on the procedures the government intends to adopt and […]

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15 March 2012
SYRIA: Italy calls for a stop to violence and peaceful solution. UN examines Annan mission to Damascus

The position that Italy has taken on the Syrian situation, which is the result of Minister Terzi’s policy initiatives in European and international institutional settings, along with the contribution of the diplomatic network, comes down to one immediate objective: cessation of the repression and the possibility of creating “humanitarian relief corridors”. The medium- to long-range […]

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Speeches
15 March 2012
Dettaglio intervento

1. La politica energetica europea è innanzitutto una componente essenziale della crescita: non a caso il completamento del mercato interno dell’ energia è uno dei temi oggetto della lettera inviata dai 12 Capi di Governo al Presidente del Consiglio Europeo Van Rompuy e al Presidente della Commissione Barroso in vista del Consiglio Europeo dell’1-2 marzo. […]

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14 March 2012
SYRIA: Italian Embassy activities in Damascus suspended

Italy today suspended the activities of its Embassy in Damascus and recalled its diplomatic mission staff. The decision was taken “not least in consideration of series security concerns, in unison with our European Union partners, and to reiterate the firmest condemnation of the unacceptable violence perpetrated by the Syrian regime against its citizens”.Italy will continue […]

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14 March 2012
MARINES AND THE “ABDUCTED”: The commitment to bring them home – Terzi reports to the parliament, “foreign ministry resources shrinking rapidly”

In Minister Giulio Terzi’s report to the Lower House, following that of the Upper House, he informed the parliament on the government’s line of action in incidents in Nigeria and India and, more in general, with regard to all Italians still being held by kidnappers: “transparency” on the procedures the government intends to adopt and […]

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13 March 2012
”Trasparenza e ritorno a casa degli ostaggi” – Terzi al Senato, gli obiettivi del governo (in translation)

”Trasparenza” e ”impegno a riportare tutti gli ostaggi a casa”: sono le priorita’ del governo al centro dell’intervento del Ministro Giulio Terzi al Senato con particolare riferimento al blitz in Nigeria che ha provocato la morte dell’ingegnere italiano Franco Lamolinara e quella di un cittadino britannico, e all’arresto in India dei due maro’. Il governo […]

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13 March 2012
Nigeria, Terzi in Senato: informazione Gb tardiva ma non intenzionale (in translation)

Il governo ha la “forte volontà” di procedere in modo “trasparente” sulla morte di Franco Lamolinara e di “condividere con il Parlamento” le informazioni di cui dispone. Lo ha detto il Ministro Giulio Terzi nella sua informativa nell’aula del Senato sul caso dell’ingegnere italiano rimasto ucciso in Nigeria nel corso di un blitz delle forze […]

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13 March 2012
ORE 14.00 – MARINES: Ashton committed to positive solution, Monti says. EU contacts in India after Monti-Terzi intervention

EU High Representative Catherine Ashton “has committed to undertaking any possible further step toward a positive solution” to the affair involving two Italian servicemen in India. This was the message of Premier Mario Monti in a note issued in Brussels after a meeting with the High Representative, during which she supplied the Italian Premier with […]

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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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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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