“Our three crew members are free and will soon be back in Italy”. This was how Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi broke the news of the release of the three Italians kidnapped on 23 December 2012 off the coast of Nigeria as their tugboat, the Asso21, headed for Port Harcourt. “This was a success for the […]
Read more“Our three seamen are free and will soon be back in Italy”. The news that the families had been awaiting since Christmas Eve was announced early this morning by Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi. The nightmare is over for Emiliano Astarita, Salvatore Mastellone e Giuseppe D’Alessio (respectively, the captain, first officer and engineer of the Asso21, […]
Read more“Caution and awareness are the best prevention” for those intending to travel, underscored Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi in his customary message to Italians getting ready to travel for the Christmas holidays. “Safe Travelling” and “Where we are in the world” Terzi pointed out that the foreign ministry and its crisis unit were a […]
Read moreA seguito del terremoto verificatosi in giornata al largo dell’isola filippina di Samar e del conseguente allarme tsunami che ha investito diversi Paesi del Sudest asiatico, l’Unità di Crisi della Farnesina, su istruzioni del Ministro Terzi, ha immediatamente attivato le Sedi diplomatiche e consolari italiane nell’area interessata, per riscontrare le eventuali segnalazioni di connazionali in […]
Read moreHurricane Isaac has made landfall on the southern coast of the United States, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is working to provide protection to the many Italians either living or vacationing in New Orleans or along the banks of the Mississippi River through a series of measures aimed at monitoring the situation. Rule no. […]
Read moreThe Foreign Ministry can confirm that Alessandro Spadotto, the carabinieri officer serving at the Italian Embassy in Yemen and kidnapped on Sunday 30 July, has been released. He is now on his way back to the capital, Sana’a. Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi has been following the case from the earliest stages of the kidnapping and […]
Read moreForeign Minister Giulio Terzi has welcomed the positive outcome of the case of the three Italian fishing boats seized near the port of Benghazi. Once the paperwork has been completed, they could head back to Italy within the next 24 hours. Minister Terzi had been following the case personally since 7 June, the day the […]
Read moreForeign Minister Giulio Terzi has welcomed the release of the three officials and interpreter from the International Criminal Court held in Libya since 7 June 2012. “It is thanks also to the efforts and contacts of the Italian Government that we reached the necessary understanding to achieve this positive outcome”, underscored the head of Italian […]
Read moreThe Foreign Ministry Crisis Unit is preparing for the European soccer championship with a special task force that will monitor eventual risks for Italian fans travelling to this major sporting event to be held in Poland and Ukraine from 8 June to 1 July. 24-hour crisis rooms The initiative includes special 24-hour crisis rooms to […]
Read moreThe 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 […]
Read moreThe foreign ministry today confirmed the release of the crew of the Italian ship the “Enrico Ievoli” on the coast of Somalia. Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi, in Indonesia today on a mission to the Asian capitals, which will also being him to Burma/Myanmar and Brunei, made a press announcement after the Crisis Unit […]
Read moreThe release of Mariasandra Mariani was the result of “wide-ranging diplomatic action with the governments of the region, with the focus on the absolute and priority need to safeguard the life of the hostage, an Italian citizen who was kept in terrible conditions for 14 months, an appalling length of time”.This was the comment of […]
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