Athens – Photography show to discover Matera, the land of Sassi

The “Matera, land of Sassi” photography exhibition was inaugurated on Friday, Jan. 22 at the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Athens and will run until Feb. 20. The show, which was organised by the IIC, displays the shots taken by Greek photographer Jenny Lykourezou, who was fascinated by the magnificent setting of the “Sassi” of […]

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Gentiloni launches a challenge: peace is possible in Syria. «Beyond the embargo, with humanitarian corridors and aid”

«Pressure must be exerted on two fronts: engaging the regime into opening humanitarian corridors and, through negotiations, obtaining a ceasefire in order to mitigate the ongoing tragedy», said Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni commenting the situation in Syria. He has a clear stance on the fact that the war in Syria, with its cities under siege, […]

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Farnesina: Concern over Israel’s announcement declaring a further 370 acres in the occupied West Bank as “state land”

There is general concern over Israel’s decision to declare a further 370 acres of land south of Jericho “state land”, possibly paving the way for the construction of new settlements. Going forward with these activities risks exacerbating the situation on the ground and is in contrast with Israel’s commitment to pursue a peaceful solution based […]

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SERVICE NOTICE FOR CHIEF EDITORS – Joint press conference of Minister Paolo Gentiloni and Iranian Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (Palazzo della Farnesina, 26 January 2016)

On Tuesday January 26, at 8:00 a.m., the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, will be meeting in Palazzo della Farnesina with the Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif. At the end of the meeting, a joint press conference will be held. Journalists and video-photo-operators interested in attending the press conference are […]

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Minister Gentiloni at the celebrations for the 30th anniversary of the death of Altiero Spinelli

“The speech of a great Europeanist. Mr Napolitano has pointed out the time of extreme difficulty pervading Europe and the risk that these difficulties shed doubt on some of its cornerstones”, Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni commented during his address at today’s celebrations in the Senate for the 30th anniversary of the death of Altiero Spinelli. […]

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Tel Aviv – The Holocaust, the music of memory echoes in Israel

Amidst the horror of Nazi concentration camps, music continued to be written and played. In fact, may prisoners left behind the scores they wrote during their detention: notes that will be played once again thanks to pianist Francesco Lotoro who has collected over 5,000 scores of concentration camp music since 1989. The composers include Józef […]

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Italy and Mexico boost bilateral cooperation

Italy and Mexico are increasing bilateral cooperation. The Italian ambassador in Mexico City, Alessandro Busacca, in recent days met with Director General of ProMexico, Francisco Gonzalez Diaz, to take stock of economic and trade relations between the two countries and upcoming promotional activities. Ambassador Busacca also told the Director of ProMexico about the difficulties that […]

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Beijing – “The Three Days of Pompeii”, a trip through time with Alberto Angela

It was the 24th of October of 79 AD, apparently a Friday like any other in Pompeii, except that at 1 p.m. the nearby Vesuvius started releasing an amount of energy equal to that of 50,000 atomic bombs in less than 20 hours, burying the city under a scorching fallout of ashes and gas and […]

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Minister Gentiloni at the World Economic Forum

The Minister for International Cooperation and Foreign Affairs, Paolo Gentiloni, today will address the World Economic Forum, which is attended by the main players of the international political and economic scene from the public sector, the business world and civil society, together with the top-ranking officials of the most important International Organisations. The three-day event […]

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Osaka –The “Da Vinci, the Legacy of a Genius” exhibition is a big hit

An exhibition entitled “Da Vinci, the Legacy of a Genius” is being held in Osaka to celebrate 35 years of twinning between the Japanese city and Milan. The event, which focuses on “Leonardo the scientist”, runs until Feb. 14. It is divided into sections: the first, dedicated to the past, includes reproductions of machines designed […]

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India – “Stampone-Banerjee and The Third Meaning” exhibition opens in New Delhi

An exhibition called “Stampone – Banerjee and The Third Meaning” has been opened at the Italian Cultural Institute in New Delhi. The project, created by curators Eugenio Viola and Srinivas Aditya Mopidevi, is an opportunity for dialogue between two artists, two curators and between two different methods, more generally consolidating cultural exchanges between Italy and […]

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Dublin – “Friuli, Italy and beyond”: Ireland focuses on Pasolini

 “Fontana di aga dal me paìs. A no è aga pì fres-cia che tal me paìs. Fontana di rustic amòur” (“Water fountain of my country. No water is fresher than that of my country. A fountain of rustic love”). These are some of the verses in Pier Paolo Pasolini’s “Poesie a Casarsa”, a collection of […]

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