Attack on Benghazi 2
Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi spoke by telephone with his Libyan colleague Abdelaziz to discuss what the recent attack in Benghazi. The Libyan foreign minister expressed the solidarity of the Libyan government and people in reaction to the attack on Consul General Guido De Sanctis, reconfirming Tripoli’s determination to identify and prosecute those responsible. […]
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“First of all I am very relieved that our Consul General Guido De Sanctis was able to escape danger, and was unharmed thanks to the security apparatus that protected him”. This was the first comment last night by Minister Giulio Terzi, who has been in continuous contact with the diplomatic and consular personnel in Libya […]
Read moreMARO’. TERZI A COLLEGA INDIANO
Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi spoke on the phone today with the Indian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Salman Khurshid. He thanked his Indian colleague for his statements following Salvatore Girone and Massimiliano Latorre’s return to India. The Minister underscored that the conduct of the Italian institutions and the two riflemen had from the outset been inspired […]
Read moreSomalia: Terzi, Italia impegnata a sostegno sicurezza e stabilita’ del paese.
Il Ministro Terzi ha incontrato oggi alla Farnesina il Vice Primo Ministro e Ministro degli Affari Esteri somalo, Fawzia Yusuf Haji Adan, la prima donna a ricoprire tale incarico nella storia del Paese africano. Si è trattato del primo colloquio con un membro del Governo somalo dopo la storica missione del Capo della diplomazia italiana […]
Read moreAid to the Democratic Republic of Congo
Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi gave instructions to the Italian Cooperation to increase attention to the dramatic humanitarian emergency involving the populations affected by civil war in the North Kivu region of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Cooperation today dispatched several tonnes of World Health Care supplies, along with five electrical units donated […]
Read moreAsia Bibi: hoping for a revoked sentence, says Terzi
Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi gave instructions to the Embassy in Islamabad to appeal to the Pakistani authorities on behalf of Asia Bibi, the Pakistani Christian woman held since 2009 and condemned to death on the charge of blasphemy, underscoring the Italian government’s firm expectations that the sentence would be revoked. According to sources […]
Read moreTerzi hails Serbia’s ratification of bilateral energy accord concluded with Italy on 25 October 2011
Minister Giulio Terzi expressed his satisfaction with Serbia’s completion of ratification procedures concerning the bilateral energy accord stipulated with Italy on 25 October 2011. The accord makes it possible for clean energy produced in Serbia to be used in Italy, and will allow our country to fully align with European Union regulations on the use […]
Read moreLevi-Montalcini: She will continue to inspire young people, says Terzi – She made Italy shine
“I am profoundly struck by the passing of Senator Rita Levi Montalcini. My thoughts at this moment go out to her family and to all those who had the privilege of knowing her and who suffer the void left by this Italian who contributed to Italy’s great international reputation”. This was the comment by Minister […]
Read moreSyria: new italian aid arrives in Turkey. Italy in the front line in tackling the humanitarian emergency, says Terzi
“The winter emergency is making the ceaseless humanitarian effort by the international community even more vital and Italy intends to play its part”. That was how Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi commented on the arrival of a new delivery of aid from Italian Development Cooperation for the victims of the Syrian conflict in Turkey. The containers, […]
Read moreLatest news on massacres of civilians in Syria leave us speechless, says Terzi
We are left speechless by the news of the massacres of civilians in Syria. Especially the attacks in the suburb of Halfaya (Hama) that have caused the death of tens of women and children queuing for bread. These terrible images are an offence to human sensibility and our concept of civilisation. It is imperative to […]
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