Under-Secretary Dassù meets with UN Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs Oscar Fernandez Taranco
Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Marta Dassù received UN Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs Oscar Fernandez Taranco today at the foreign ministry in Rome. They reviewed the principal ongoing international events, with an ample discussion of developments in the Syrian crisis and the international community’s commitment – the United Nations’ in particular – to […]
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Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi sent condolences today to his Egyptian colleague Kemal Amr for the passing of His Holiness Shenouda III, Patriarch of Alexandria and of the See of St. Mark. Recalling that on the occasion of his visit to Cairo it had not been possible to meet with the Patriarch as a […]
Read moreMinister Terzi speaks by telephone with Indian Foreign Minister Krishna about the incident concerning the Italians”
Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi spoke by telephone with Indian Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna regarding the two Italian nationals abducted in the Indian State of Orissa. Minister Krishna updated Minister Terzi on the latest developments, confirming the Indian authorities’ maximum commitment, at both Federal and State level, to achieving a positive solution. Minister Terzi […]
Read moreUnder-Secretary De Mistura meets with Pakistani Minister for Minority Affairs Paul Bhatti
Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Staffan de Mistura met today at the foreign ministry in Rome with Pakistani Minister for Minority Affairs Paul Bhatti, a Catholic, the Prime Minister’s Special Advisor and brother of Shahbaz Bhatti (Minister for Minority Affairs killed last March). Their discussions centred on the status of minority protections and inter-faith dialogue in […]
Read moreMinister Terzi concerned over armed Ethiopian attack on Eritrean soil
The foreign ministry is monitoring reports of an armed Ethiopian attack on Eritrean soil with deep concern, and firmly condemns all recourse to violence as a means for resolving disputes. Italy has launched a strong appeal to the parties concerned to abstain from the further use of measures that violate the fundamental principles of international […]
Read moreForeign Minister Giulio Terzi meets with Foreign Minister of the Republic of Cyprus Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis
Minister for Foreign Affairs Guiulio Terzi met today at the foreign ministry in Rome with Foreign Minister of the Republic of Cyprus Erato Kozakou-MarcoullisThe two ministers reviewed what they noted as excellent bilateral relations and a common commitment to intensifying economic and cultural collaboration, citing, in particular, the growing dissemination of the Italian language in […]
Read moreMinister Terzi meets in Rome with UNRWA Commissioner General Filippo Grandi
Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi met today at the foreign ministry in Rome with Filippo Grandi, Commissioner General of UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees). Terzi’s discussions with Grandi – the most highly placed Italian official in the UN system – focused on Middle East dynamics and their importance in […]
Read moreUnder-Secretary Dassu’ meets with Colombian Trade Minister Sergio Diaz Granados Guida
Under-Secretary Dassù met today at the Headquarters of Unioncamere with Colombian Trade Minister Sergio Diaz Granados Guida, on the occasion of the “Country Presidentation: Colombia” organised by the Foreign Ministry, Unioncamere and Confindustria, in collaboration with the Embassy of Colombia.The meeting offered an opportunity to review the excellent status of relations between Italy and Colombia, […]
Read moreMinister Terzi hails election of Cuno Tarfusser as Vice President of the International Criminal Court
Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi expressed his satisfaction with the election of Italian judge Cuno Tarfusser as Vice President of the International Criminal Court yesterday in The Hague. Vice President Tarfusser was elected after a three-year mandate as Judge in the Pre-Trial Division of the same ICC. This acknowledgement of the Italian magistrate’s accomplishments […]
Read moreColloquio tra il Ministro Terzi e il suo omologo britannico, William Hague, sull’operazione per la liberazione degli ostaggi in Nigeria
Il Ministro degli Esteri, Giulio Terzi, e il Segretario di Stato per gli Affari Esteri e del Commonwealth, William Hague, hanno avuto oggi un colloquio in occasione della riunione informale dei Ministri degli Esteri dell’ UE a Copenaghen. I due Ministri hanno discusso della recente operazione per la liberazione degli ostaggi in Nigeria, facendo seguito […]
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