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    Press Releases
    2 July 2016
    Attack in Dhaka: there is no Italian missing​

    Following further investigations, the Foreign Ministry’s Crisis Management Unit found out that the Italian citizen who was reported missing was not in the restaurant at the time of the terrorist attack. The Italian concerned has contacted his family.

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    Press Releases
    2 July 2016
    Terrorist attack in Dhaka: the names of the Italians killed

    The Foreign Ministry informs that the Italian citizens killed in last night’s terrorist attack in Dhaka are: Adele PUGLISI, Marco TONDAT, Claudia Maria D’ANTONA, Nadia BENEDETTI, Vincenzo D’ALLESTRO, Maria RIBOLI , Cristian ROSSI, Claudio CAPPELLI and Simona MONTI.

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    Press Releases
    2 July 2016
    Attack in Dhaka: Gentiloni on the phone with Bengali Foreign Affairs Minister

    Paolo Gentiloni, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, talked on the phone with Abdul Hassan Mahmood Ali, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh, who confirmed the killing of some twenty hostages and the release of thirteen. The Bengali Minister said that the local authorities do not have information about the nationality of the victims […]

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    1 July 2016
    Italian Economic Diplomacy – 1 July: latest news from around the world

    Albania: Tirana and AGSM establish “EcoTirana” joint venture A memorandum of association was signed yesterday for the establishment of EcoTirana, a new joint venture owned by the Municipality of Tirana (51%) and AMIA (49%), a multiservice environmental health company based in Verona, which is part of AGSM, in turn 100% owned by the Municipality of […]

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    1 July 2016
    Beijing – The Quadriennale d’arte of Rome “unveiled” in China

    It has never happened before. The first presentation of the Quadriennale d’arte of Rome outside our country was held in Beijing at the Auditorium of the Italian Institute of Culture. The event, organised by the Italian Embassy and the Institute, was attended by Franco Bernabé, president of the Fondazione Quadriennale and  about 100 guests who […]

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    1 July 2016
    Kosovo and Italy hold a conference on women entrepreneurs

    “Women Entrepreneurs. Comparing experiences between Kosovo and Italy” is the title of a  conference organised by the Italian Embassy in Pristina in cooperation with the Italian Trade Agency (ICE) – Correspondence Point of Pristina. The aim was to offer a platform to the women of the two countries to share their business experience and set up commercial relations. Italian […]

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    1 July 2016
    Lisbon – Contemporary Art – Rovaldi’s photographs

    The show, in the former chapel of the Institute in the Portuguese capital, was opened by curator Marta Silvi and Rovaldi with a meeting and debate on the themes that have always been the focus of his work: the perception of space and landscape, explored through different media, photography, video, sculpture and drawings. In “Mattina […]

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    Interviews
    1 July 2016
    Gentiloni: “Yes to Ankara in the EU” (La Stampa)

    Gentiloni: “Yes to Ankara in the EU” (La Stampa)​ Minister Gentiloni, while Great Britain is moving away from Europe, Turkey is seeking to draw closer. Eleven years from the beginning of negotiations with Ankara is this still worthwhile?“Turkey is under attack. Supporting it in its rapprochement with the Union is not a formal gesture. Instead […]

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    Accreditation Notices
    30 June 2016
    ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Italy-Slovenia Committee of Ministers (Brdo, 5 July 2016)

    On 5 July 2016 the Committee of Ministers of Italy and Slovenia will be held in Brdo. It will be attended by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni. Journalists, photographers and TV crews interested in following the event are requested to apply for accreditation by 11 a.m. on Monday, 4 July, at the […]

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