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11 July 2012
Dettaglio intervista

La strage dei cristiani in Nigeria, nella città di Jos, nella quale sono morte 22 persone tutte di fede cristiana, porterebbe la firma del gruppo terroristico islamico “Boko Haram”. Le vittime dell’attacco di domenica scorsa partecipavano al funerale di alcune delle persone uccise il giorno prima a Barkin Ladi, sempre nella stessa zona, dove un […]

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9 July 2012
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Corriere della Sera has said that starting from today Italy has on its doorstep an elected Islamic leader in the most populous and influential Arab Country. How did you receive this fact? Do you think the Italian-Egyptian long friendship will face any challenges? The election of Mohammed Morsi is a historic step in the process […]

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9 July 2012
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The Balkans are a crucial economic market for Italy’s development, within the context of a European integration capable of ensuring stability and cooperation between peoples. This, in brief, is the formula of Italy’s Ostpolitik outlined by Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi di Sant’Agata. The economic crisis is also impacting on Slovenia, where a portion […]

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5 July 2012
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“Yes, we’ve certainly dragged our feet on the violence in Syria. At this point we could have had 10,000 people still alive instead of 10,000 victims”. This was the comment of Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi di Sant’Agata, speaking on the plane bringing him back to Rome from Lebanon. He was there to visit the Italian […]

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4 July 2012
Religious freedom: a pillar of the new Somalia

The international community made an undertaking, here in Rome on 2-3 July 2012, to draw the face of a new Somalia. There is still a long way to go but two days of working here at the Farnesina, with over 150 delegates representing 43 states and international organisations, served to signpost more clearly the road […]

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3 July 2012
Dettaglio intervista

Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi on Friday said that Syria’s downing of a Turkish military jet on June 22 was an hostile act targeting Turkey’s national security. In an exclusive interview with the Anadolu Agency (AA), Minister Terzi said that he joined in the remarks of Ankara that Syria’s downing of a Turkish military jet […]

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2 July 2012
Dettaglio intervista

Le valigie sono di nuovo pronte, Staffan De Mistura è appena tornato da Kabul e si accinge a ripartire per la Conferenza internazionale di Tokyo, che si apre l’8 luglio, ultima in agenda sul futuro dell’Afghanistan, dove porterà, con tutta la determinazione di cui è capace, la posizione italiana sulla delicata fase della transizione. Tra […]

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19 June 2012
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Terrorism that targets minority ethnic groups, and religious minorities in particular, defies the universal principles of civilisation and human coexistence itself. The situation in Nigeria, where the extremist sect Boko Haram, which has gained in strength over recent years by implementing a strategy of striking Christian churches during the practice of religious rites is, therefore, […]

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18 June 2012
Dettaglio intervista

Caro Direttore, sappiamo ormai con certezza due cose, che incidono sull’agenda del G20 di Los Cabos. La prima è che i Brics stanno incontrando – in misura maggiore India e Brasile, in misura minore la Cina – i loro problemi: l’idea di una espansione economica praticamente ininterrotta di queste economie era poco fondata dall’inizio ma […]

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8 June 2012
Assad non può restare al potere

Giulio Terzi di Sant’Agata, you have been foreign minister for just under six months. Did you prefer being an ambassador? «It’s not a question of preferences. Having technocrats from various sectors strengthens rather than weakens this government, and I have been given a great honour and responsibility, that’s all I think about». Nevertheless, the foreign […]

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