Hong Kong – Success for Italian Cooperation-Science Park

Italy is among the leaders of the “Soft-landing programme for technology and innovation collaboration” of the Hong Kong Science Park (HKSTPC). The purpose of the initiative, supported by our Consulate General in Hong Kong, is to offer universities, research centres and eventual foreign spin-offs a chance to promote and develop their innovative ideas in 5 […]

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Brazil – Arte Pará 2014 opens to registration

Registration has opened for the 33rd edition of Arte Pará, northern Brazil’s largest contemporary art fair, held in the State capital of Belem. The event has the support of our diplomatic network in that Latin American country, and is open to local and foreign artists living in Brazil. Read more, in Italian

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Dei/Sole 24 Ore – Kenya: Marangoni (tyre retreading) joins the market

A new plant for the retreading of tyres for earthmoving equipment near the Nairobi industrial area opened recently. Local investor AutoXpress, the most important Kenyan business in the tyre sector, has imported the entire retreading system from the Italian Marangoni company (checking systems, buffers, packagers and autoclaves), and the plant employs more than 40 persons. […]

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Bolivia – Italy a partner in juvenile justice riform

Ambassador of Italy to La Paz Luigi De Chiara recently attended the opening of the women’s section of the Qalauma rehabilitation centre, financed by the Italian Development Cooperation (DGCS) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as part of efforts to ensure better prisons in Bolivia. Other participants included Bolivian Minister for Justice Elizabeth Sandra Gutierrez […]

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Iraq: Mogherini encourages Zarif to facilitate launch of national unity government

The crisis in Iraq was the focus of a telephone conversation between Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini and her Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif. The two ministers discussed the political situation and the need for the rapid formation of a national unity government in Iraq following the appointment of Haider al Abadi. Mogherini and […]

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Iraq: Mogherini hails al Abadi appointment, calls for inclusive government

Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini considers that, following the appointment of Haider al Abadi as premier, the future of Iraq depends on the rapid formation of a national unity government. “At such a tragic moment for Iraq, the initiative of President Fouad Masum to appoint Haider al Abadi prime minister could pave the way […]

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Dei/Sole 24 Ore – 11 August: Latest World News, compiled in collaboration with Il Sole 24 ORE Radiocor

Egypt: Suez Canal enlargement project gets underway In the course of a ceremony attended by President Sisi, Defense Minister Sedqi Sobhi and Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim, President of the Suez Canal Authority Ihab Mamish announced the launch of the Suez Canal Development Project, which calls for augmenting of the canal with the construction of a […]

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Mogherini, no intervention in Iraq but military support for Kurds being assessed

Italy is assessing “forms of support for the efforts,includingmilitary,” of the Iraqi Kurdistan government.The statement came from Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini in an interview for “Radio Anch’io” on Radio Uno.Together with our principal European partnersweare assessing “the most effective forms” of stopping ISIS. “The immediate need”, the minister continued, “is to stop the […]

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Pistelli: «Aiuti militari e umanitari pronti a sostenere gli Usa» Il Mattino

«L`Italia è pronta a sostenere l`intervento degli Stati Uniti per creare un corridoio umanitario in favore dell`Iraq. Ma non si tratterà solo di iniziative civili, perché domani (oggi per chi legge; ndr) il ministro degli Esteri, Mogherini e quello della Difesa, Pinotti, che ho ampiamente informato al mio ritorno da Bagdad, valuteranno anche l`ipotesi di […]

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Mideast: Mogherini calls for common EU initiative and FAC meeting on Iraq and Libya

Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini cited the need for a common EU position on the crises in Gaza, Iraq and Libya. “It is good that every country takes action on the Gaza tragedy, as Germany, France and Great Britain have done, and as Italy has done and continues to do in meetings this week, […]

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Iraq: Mogherini cites need to protect Christians and Yazidi and support Kurds halting Isis

Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini considers fundamental and urgent the mobilisation of the entire international community in the protection of Christian and Yazidi minorities in northern Iraq. “We must protect Iraqi civilians and, in particular, the Christians and Yazidi being persecuted by ISIS”, she said, “and support the Kurdish Peshmerga militias in halting the […]

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Dei/Sole 24 Ore – China: Italian Planet lands esclusiva for free port of Lianglu Cuntan

China: Italian Planet lands esclusiva for free port of Lianglu Cuntan Italian Planet (www.italianplanet.it) and the Chongqing Free Trade Economic Cooperation Group (CFTEC), which manages the free port Lianglu Cuntan, signed an agreement giving Italian Planet the exclusive right to treat entry into the free port of Cuntan on behalf of the CFTEC with all […]

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