Ankara – Turkish debut for Italian robot pianist

Italian robot pianist “Teo Tronico” and pedal keyboard played by Roberto Prasseda made their Turkish debut in Ankara, accompanied by the Orkestra Akademik Baskent conducted by Ertug Korkmaz. The event was a joint effort by the Italian Embassy in Ankara, Institute of Culture of Istanbul, the Sevda-Cenap And Music Foundation and the University of Baskent, […]

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Gentiloni: «EU must end egotistical silence over persecuted Christians» (Avvenire)

“Italy is committed in Europe to keeping the attention on the persecution of Christians and offering solidarity through specific projects. Otherwise we would be the passive accomplices of that silence denounced by Pope Frances”. Minister Paolo Gentiloni speaks upon his return from a visit to Kenya after the tragic events at the University of Garissa. […]

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Gentiloni: Meeting with Armenian Foreign Minister

Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni met today with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia Eduard Nalbadyan. The meeting offered an opportunity to exchange views on principal international concerns, particularly the tensions in the Mediterranean region and the Middle East, recent developments in the Iranian nuclear negotiations and the […]

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Dei – Kazakhstan: Italcementi signs MoU for Shymkent plant

Shymkentcement/Italcementi signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the local government of Shymkent, capital of the South Kazakhstan Region, involving the Italian firm’s commitment to maintain current employment levels for the next 2 years. The plant is working on modernising, with an overall investment of 100 million euro, for the transition of 4 production lines dating […]

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Diplomacy to the aid of Italian publishers around the world

“Le lingue per lo Strega” is a travelogue of the Italian language through the languages of the world, and is the title of a collection of translations in various languages of the openings of the 12 finalists for the 2014 Strega Prize for best novel. The idea came out of a collaboration between BooksinItaly, the […]

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Gentiloni in Nairobi, alarm for the world’s Christians

One week on from the massacre at the University of Garissa, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni flew to Kenya because in the face of the cruel murder of 148 persons, for the most part Christian students, “it is, first of all, important to be thre and bear witness to Italy’s solidarity”. […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE – The Italian Cooperation’s participation in the Milan Expo 2015 and the European Year for Development (Farnesina, 16 April 2015)

On Thursday 16 April at 10:00 the Farnesina will host the presentation of the Italian Cooperation’s participation in the 2015 Milan EXPO and of the European Year for Development. Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Lapo Pistelli will chair the meeting, during which the calendar of events organised by the Directorate for Development […]

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Tirana – Italy and Albania working together for the ‘Palace of Brigades’

A conference on the history, the current state and the potential of the “Palace of Brigades”, built with the help of Italian architects, will take place on Monday 13 April 2015 in Tirana. The event is being organised by the Ministry of Culture and the Institute of Cultural Monuments in Tirana, in collaboration with the […]

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San Francisco – Music: Roberto Fabbri and his guitar on tour in the USA

Roman guitar player Roberto Fabbri will be taking his “Roberto Fabbri Solo Spring Tour” to the USA with performances at the Portland International Guitar Festival (15 and 17 May 2015), the Italian Cultural Institute in San Francisco (19 May) and Oakland University (21 May). Read more, in Italian

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Gentiloni in Barcelona for Italian-Spanish Dialogue Forum

Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni is in Barcelona to take part in the 14th Italian-Spanish Dialogue Forum. The issue of combating terrorism, while also protecting religious minorities, was the focus of his discussion with his Spanish colleague, Jose’ Garcia Margallo. “Total alarm for religious minorities” There is a state of “total alarm” over what is happening […]

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Ruanda – Turin commemorates the genocide and celebrates Consul Pierantonio Rocca

The Museum of the Resistance in Turin will commemorate the genocide in Ruanda by celebrating the Italian Consul in Kigali, Pierantonio Rocca, who saved the lives of about 2000 people, including 375 children. After screening the film “La lista del Console”, the Museum will host a discussion with Luciano Scalettari, co-author of the book on […]

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International Roma Day

On International Roma Day, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation reiterates the government’s commitment to foster the inclusion of Roma, Sinte and Caminanti communities. This includes the application of international conventions such as the 1954 Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness, the […]

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