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21 November 2025
Iniziative (EN) -
Maison de la Paix (EN)
Secretary-General Michele Capasso, Director Pia Molinari, the members of the Executive Council and the International Committee, the Council of Ambassadors, the heads of the branch offices and all the members of the United States of the World and the autonomous sections of Fondazione Mediterraneo, Accademia del Mediterraneo and Kimyya express their heartfelt condolences on the death of the Honourable Claudio Azzolini, founding member and architect of the development of the United States of the World and Fondazione Mediterraneo.
In his message, Michele Capasso states, among other things:
"A brother has passed away! A friend! A gentleman! A GIANT of politics and institutions. It is impossible at this time to summarise almost four decades of friendship, complicity and sharing.
Like in a film, the many moments that have characterised our lives flash before our eyes, in particular the sharing of values and ideals that are worth spending our lives on.
If the FONDAZIONE MEDITERRANEO and the STATI UNITI DEL MONDO have been able to realise their mission, much of the credit and recognition goes to CLAUDIO AZZOLINI.
With method, passion, competence, clarity and conviction, he supported this joint project for dialogue and peace, contributing significantly to its affirmation at European and international level – when he took office as a Member of the European Parliament and Vice-President of the Council of Europe – and at national level as a Member of Parliament and head of various institutional bodies.
We entrust our first memories of Claudio to a collection of photos captured on our websites: from his meeting with President Scalfaro to the visits to our headquarters by many Italian and international personalities, from President Casini to Gianni Letta, from the presidents of European parliaments to heads of state and government who wanted to pay tribute to a commitment that, thanks to a 'consortium of passion and love' - of which Claudio was the main protagonist - produced concrete results. A round of applause for his life”.
