Valensise chairs meeting with heads of international law organisations headquartered in Italy

EXPO Milan and the commemorations for the United Nations’ 70th and 60 years of Italy’s membership will be the focus in 2015 of cooperation between the Farnesina and the international law organisations headquartered in Italy. This was what emerged from the second meeting, chaired by Farnesina Secretary-General Michele Valensise, between the foreign ministry and the […]

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Paris – “Goldoni perdu et retrouvé”

As part of the cultural programme associated with the Italian Presidency of the Council of the EU organised at the Italian embassy in Paris, the embassy’s Sicilian Theatre staged a theatrical interpretation of “Goldoni perdu et retrouvé”, adapted from texts by Carlo Goldoni in both French and Italian and performed by Pierre Santini with the […]

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Dei/Sole 24 Ore – Azerbaijan: Socar presents OGPC project

A meeting was organised in Baku by the SOCAR state oil company to present the new Alat petrochemical hub project. Various plants (refinery, gas treatment and petrochemical unit) are to be phased in between 2015 and 2023, with investments envisaged to amount to USD 17 billion. The first project phase is estimated at USD 8.5 […]

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FAO: Gentiloni at Nutrition Conference – World hunger down over past 20 years, but not enough

“Over the past 20 years, progress has been made in the fight against world hunger, but not enough”, said Minister Paolo Gentiloni speaking at the second International Conference on Nutrition, which opened today at FAO headquarters in Rome. “FAO estimates tell us that 805 million of the world population are under-nourished”, Gentiloni pointed out, “in […]

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#Farnesina: Italo-Turkish archaeological mission uncovers new “treasures” at Karkemish

Carved walls, bas reliefs, sculptures and friezes dating back to 900 B.C. make up the priceless treasure trove that has come to light at the Carchemish archaeological site in south-eastern Turkey near the Syrian border, where a joint Italo-Turkish mission has been under way since 2011, resuming excavations following mine clearing operations. Marchetti, “a sensational […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Recall: Minister Gentiloni to attend the Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2) – (FAO, 19-21 November 2014)

On Wednesday 19 and Friday 21 November, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni will attend the Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2) organized by FAO and the World Health Organization (WHO) for 19-21 November in Rome at the FAO headquarters. The central theme of the high-level discussions will be how to confront […]

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Mercoledì 19 novembre 2014, alle ore 9.30, avrà luogo a Villa Madama, l’evento culturale nell’ambito dell’iniziativa Italia Africa “Italia e Africa tra cultura ed etnologia”.

L’evento prevede gli interventi del Sottosegretario di Stato per gli Affari Esteri e la Cooperazione Internazionale, Mario Giro, del Presidente del Senegal, Macki Sall, dell’Assessore alla Cultura di Roma Capitale, Giovanna Marinelli, del Segretario Generale del Ministero per i Beni Culturali, Antonia Pasqua Recchia e di Luciano Benetton, ideatore del Progetto “Imago Mundi”. I giornalisti […]

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Dei/Sole 24 Ore – Senegal: Country Presentation

Senegal: Country Presentation The Confindustria will host a Senegal Country Presentation at its Rome headquarters tomorrow. The event, organised jointly with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Embassy of Senegal in Rome, is intended to strengthen economic and industrial relations between Italy and Senegal, providing participants with information on the business […]

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Paris – Library adds children’s room

The Italian Cultural Institute of Paris has added a new space for children to its “Italo Calvino” library, and given the occasion, the fund for children’s books was further enriched with the acquisition of some of the latest publishing releases, bringing the number of children’s titles up to 650. The library, with its more than […]

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Arab Emirates – Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

The world-renowned, 24-piece “Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino”, conducted by Federico Maria Sardelli, enchanted the Arab Emirates and, as Italian ambassador Giorgio Starace pointed out, “was a moment of great significance for the affirmation of Italian music – a sector in which Italy has excelled globally for centuries – in the United Arab Emirates”. Read […]

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Brazil – Italian cinema ready to take Sao Paulo by storm

The 10th Italian Film Festival of Sao Paulo Brazil gets under way on 24 November this year, preceded from 18 to 23 November by an exhibition at the Italian Cultural Institute of Gianni Pinizzotto’s photographic portraits of Italian cinema masters, intended to revive the moments in which some of the greatest film works ever produced […]

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Farnesina: Della Vedova meets with FVG President Serracchiani

Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Benedetto Della Vedova and President of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region Debora Serracchiani met yesterday evening at the foreign ministry in Rome. Their discussions centred on the EU Strategy for the Adriatic-Ionian Region, which will be launched today in Brussels by Minister for Foreign Affairs Paolo Gentiloni. The FVG […]

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