Secretary General Ambassador Massolo meets with Ambassador of India to Rome Debabrata Saha
On Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi’s instructions, Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Giampiero Massolo met today with Ambassador of India to Rome Debabrata Saha to discuss the case involving crew members of the Italian ship “Enrica Lexie”. During the meeting Massolo Massolo delivered a letter from Minister Terzi addressed to his […]
Read moreMinister Terzi speaks by telephone with Croatian foreign minister Vesna Pusić
Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi held a telephone meeting today with Minister for Foreign Affairs of Croatia, who expressed his gratitude, and that of Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic, for Italy’s rapid launch of the process for ratification of Croatia’s accession to the European Union. Reiterating Italy’s intention to be among the first Member States […]
Read moreMinister Terzi hails un general assembly adoption of a resolution on Syria
“This is an important signal regarding the role that the United Nations and the Arab League can and must play in seeking a solution to the critical situation in Syria”, Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi commented on the UN General Assembly’s adoption of a resolution on Syria. “This strong signal from the highest multilateral […]
Read moreMinister Terzi meets at the foreign ministry with Hungarian counterpart Janos Martonyi
The meeting centred on Community policy concerns that included the Fiscal Compact, growth stimulus and enlargement. Minister Martonyi provided Minister Terzi with a detailed illustration of the steps Hungary had taken to overcome the hurdles in the dialogue between Budapest and the Community institutions. Thanking his colleague, Minister Terzi assured him that Italy’s position was […]
Read moreMinister Terzi meets with his Czech colleague Schwarzenberg: EU economic prospects, bilateral collaboration, international themes
Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi met this morning at the foreign ministry in Rome with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic Karel Schwarzenberg, for an exchange of views on various themes of common bilateral, European and international interest. Underscoring Italy’s consideration of the Czech Republic as a major […]
Read moreMinister Terzi supports Arab League efforts toward a peaceful solution in Syria
” Italy continues to lend its strong support to the Arab League’s efforts to arrive at a peaceful and democratic solution in Syria, and hails the outcome of yesterday’s meeting of the organisation’s foreign ministers in Cairo”. This was Minister Giulio Terzi’s comment, who underscored that “Italy agrees on the urgency of halting every form […]
Read moreMinister Terzi hails Serbia’s 2015 OSCE presidency
“We are deeply gratified by this outcome, one that Italy has staunchly supported and on behalf of which we have conducted intense diplomatic negotiations in OSCE”. These were the words of Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi, in reaction to the announcement of Serbia’s assumption of the OSCE presidency in 2015. “Today’s decision in Vienna […]
Read moreMeeting of the National Committee for Humanitarian Action Against Anti-Personnel Mines chaired by Under-Secretary of State de Mistura
Under-Secretary of State de Mistura chaired the meeting of the National Committee for Humanitarian Action Against Anti-Personnel Mines which took place at the Foreign Ministry on 8 February 2012. The meeting was attended by representatives of other government departments, associations, NGOs and companies working in the humanitarian demining sector. During the meeting, initiatives funded in […]
Read moreSyria: Terzi and Davutoglu discuss the central role of the Arab League and the regional dimension
Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi had a telephone conversation this morning with his Turkish colleague, Ahmet Davutoglu, on developments in the situation in Syria. He underscored the need, in seeking a solution to the crisis, to maintain the leading role played by the Arab League and to focus on the regional dimension. Minister Terzi also reiterated […]
Read moreSyria : The Italian ambassador in Damascus has been recalled for consultations
The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Giulio Terzi, decided to recall for consultations in Rome the Italian ambassador in Damascus, Achille Amerio. The Italian embassy in Syria remains open and operational to guarantee assistance to the Italian citizens in the country and to monitor the evolution of the crisis in the country. The decision of […]
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