Joint statement on Libya by the Governments of France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the UK and the United States

The Governments of France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States welcome the statement of the Presidency Council (PC) of 24 August 2016 and the announcement of its intention to submit a revised list of Government of National Accord (GNA) Ministers to the House of Representatives (HoR).  They emphasised the unanimous adoption […]

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Russian Federation – Carabinieri observe a minute of silence for quake victims

The Musical Band of the Carabinieri Corps, at the first performance in a theatre, observed a moment of silence for the earthquake victims in central Italy during their concert on Wednesday evening in Moscow. “It should have been a festive and fun night, but unfortunately it couldn’t be due to the tragedy in Italy this […]

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Gentiloni: “Economic challenges unite us” (Corriere della Sera)

Dear Editor, today is the 150th anniversary of the Treaty of Friendship and Commerce between Italy and Japan, which was signed on 25 August 1866 and marked the start of bilateral diplomatic relations.   Despite the geographical distance, the ties between our populations date back, at the very least, to the mid-1500s, long before the […]

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Earthquake in Central Italy: Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj calls Minister Gentiloni to convey condolences

Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj last night called the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, to convey his condolences and solidarity to the Italian Government and people. The Prime Minister renewed the sentiment of friendship between the two Countries and of gratitude for the cooperation that Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and the […]

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North Korea: Foreign Ministry expresses concern over news of a new missile launch from a submarine towards Japan

The news of a new launch of a ballistic missile from a submarine towards Japan by North Korea last night increases the concern already expressed by the Italian Foreign Ministry at the beginning of this month. It is yet another act of provocation threatening international peace and security and openly violating pertinent UN Security Council […]

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Earthquake in Central Italy: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry conveys his condolences in a phone call to Minister Gentiloni

The U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, called Italian Foreign Minister, Paolo Gentiloni, to convey his condolences to the Government and to express his closeness to the families hit by the earthquake. Mr Kerry said he was deeply struck by the gravity of the death toll and confirmed the willingness of the U.S. Government to […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Reminder – 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

We inform that the United Nations website at http://www.un.org/en/media/accreditation/unga.shtml, provides information on the accreditation needed by the media interested in following the proceedings of the 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. In particular, it should be noted that journalists, photographers and TV crews that do not already possess UN accreditation […]

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Albania – Two Italian professors hold workshop on high energy physics

On 26-27 September the Department of Physics and the Faculty of Natural Sciences of the University of Tirana will host the second international workshop on the latest developments in high energy physics achieved thanks to the LHC particle accelerator. The workshop is organized by Professors Giuseppe Iaselli and Nicola De Filippis of the Polytechnic of […]

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Australia – Piano Recital by Cinzia Bartoli for the “Vivacissimo! 2016” cycle

For the fifth edition of the “Vivacissimo! 2016” cycle, the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Sydney has programmed a recital by pianist Cinzia Bartoli, who will perform a repertory of music by Chopin, Liszt, Ravel and Bruni. The concert will be held from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on 25 of August at the premises of […]

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Spain – “La Terra Santa”, Alda Merini’s verses in Catalan

“Ho conosciuto Gerico, ho avuto anch’io la mia Palestina, le mura del manicomio erano le mura di Gerico… ”: these are verses by Alda Merini, taken from the collection of poems entitled “La Terra Santa”, which will be presented in the Catalan translation (published by Editorial Arrela) at 7 p.m. on Thursday, 8 September at […]

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The Netherlands – Italian language courses topped with a plate of pasta in Amsterdam

The Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Amsterdam has launched “Italian with Gusto”, an innovative language course that combines learning a language with the pleasure of Italian cuisine. From Sep. 21, on Wednesdays and Thursdays the Italian language courses will be scheduled during the lunch break over a nice plate of pasta. The IIC offers two […]

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POSTCARDS FROM THE OTHER ITALY / From Rome to the heart of England’s West Midlands

The fourth “Postcard from the other Italy” comes from Wolverhampton, a city in the heart of England’s West Midlands, the home of Roman-born Simone, 39, who decided to move to the United Kingdom partly for work and partly for love. On Italy “they mainly ask me advice for their holidays, places to visit and what […]

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