Gentiloni, political transition to end the war

Eight hours of discussions to “agree” that the only solution is a “political transition” that, for Italy, comes with “Assad’s exit”. This according to Minister Paolo Gentiloni at the end of the ministerial meeting on the future of Syria held in Vienna, where Iran was represented for the first time in the person of its […]

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Gentiloni to participate in summit on Syria tomorrow in Vienna

Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni will participate in a summit on Syria tomorrow in Vienna along with the United States, Russia, China, principal European partners and countries of the region. In the afternoon Minister Gentiloni will be in Milan for the closing session of the Italy-Switzerland dialogue to be held at […]

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Moscow – Homage to Dante, Placido and Konchalovsky

Dante Alighieri as a bridge between cultures and a meeting point for two internationally renowned artists. In Moscow, Michele Placido and the Russian director Andrei Konchalovsky held an evening dedicated to Dante’s Inferno, focusing on the characters of Ulysses and the lovers Paolo and Francesca, at the Elektroteatr Stanislavski. The event, part of the celebrations […]

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Italian cuisine master class hosted by Embassy

The kitchens of the Italian Embassy in London will be hosting a master class by the Federazione Italiana Cuochi (Italian Federation of Chefs). The class will be held by Francesco Mazzei, President of the Federation’s British delegation and chef at the Sartoria restaurant; Danilo Cortellini, Deputy President and chef at the Embassy; and Guglielmo Arnulfo, […]

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Tirana – Cinema: an Albanian showcase for Italian short films

The 13th International Film Festival, organised in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute, is taking place in the Albanian capital and runs until 5 November 2015. This year the event includes a programme of Italian short films curated by the Italian Short Film Centre, featuring some of the most successful Italian shorts from 2014 and […]

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La Scala’s String Quartet performs at the Glyptotek

Copenhagen’s Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek museum provided a splendid setting for a performance by the string quartet of La Scala theatre in Milan. Organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in collaboration with Copenhagen Metro Team, the event featured music by Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Verdi and Petr Ilic Tschaikovsky. The performers were Francesco Manara and Daniele Pascoletti […]

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Gentiloni – Meeting with the Under-Secretary-General of the UN and Executive Director of UNODC

The main threats to global security were the focus of discussion at the Farnesina today by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, and the Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Yury Fedotov. Minister Gentiloni underscored Italy’s support for and […]

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European Observatory, Paranal: no cut in financial support from Italian Government

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation wishes to respond to an article that appeared today in the press concerning alleged cuts in funding for the European Southern Observatory at Paranal, in Chile. The Ministry can confirm that there has been no cut whatsoever in the Italian Government’s financial support for the Observatory, which […]

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DEI – UAE: Memorandum of Understanding on halal certification signed

During the 5th Joint Italy-United Arab Emirates Commission a Memorandum of Understanding was signed by the Italian National Accreditation Body (Accredia) and the Emirates Authority for Standardisation and Metrology (ESMA) on cooperation on the accreditation of halal certification bodies. The Memorandum was signed on 20 October 2015. The agreement is the first of its kind […]

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Triennale di Milano will support economic recovery, says Gentiloni

The 21st International Exposition of the Triennale di Milano “will be a way to support the recovery of our economy. It will also help us recover confidence in our ability to attract foreign investment, in our export system, and in the possibility that the country, its businesses, its institutions, its reforms and its civil society […]

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Notice on media accreditation for 22nd OSCE Ministerial Council (Belgrade, 3–4 December 2015)

The 22d OSCE Ministerial Council will take place in Belgrade on 3 and 4 December 2015. Representatives of the press and media interested in following the event should apply for accreditation by following the instructions set out on the OSCE website http://www.mc2015.rs/ no later than Tuesday 10 November 2015. Further information can be found at […]

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Earthquake on Afghanistan-Pakistan border: Italian development cooperation earmarks emergency funding of 500,000 euro for International Red Cross.

Roma – Italian development cooperation has decided to allocate multilateral emergency funding of 500,000 euro to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to help the communities hit by the earthquake in the vast region between Afghanistan and Pakistan. About 300 died in the earthquake and over 2000 people were injured. The Italian cooperation […]

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