Italy-Mongolia: Senator Della Vedova and Ambassador Odonbaatar sign bilateral agreement

The Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Senator Benedetto Della Vedova, and the Mongolian Ambassador in Italy, Shijeekhuu Odonbaatar, have signed a bilateral agreement on exemption from the short-stay visa requirement for holders of diplomatic passports. The agreement was signed at the Foreign Ministry today, 14 July 2014. During the meeting, Under-Secretary Della Vedova reiterated Italy’s interest […]

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#Farnesina: Scianna, photography “artisan” tells his story

Italian photo-reporter Ferdinando Scianna tells his story, looking back over the evolution of photography and his own relationship with a craft that has been his life for over 50 years. Although now dedicated to writing, he also promotes Italian photography around the world. He was called in April by the Italian Cultural Institute to open […]

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Washington – Event on EU-US free trade agreement

Within the context of the Italian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the Embassy of Italy in Washington hosted a meeting organised with the Trans-Atlantic Business Council and dedicated to the TTIP, the EU-US trade and investment partnership. Participants included members of the US Congress TTIP Caucus in addition to numerous ambassadors and […]

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Madrid – Musical journey with conductors Manara and Candela

“Viaggio musicale tra ‘800 e ‘900” (Music of the 19th and 20th Centuries) was held in Madrid, where the Italian Cultural Institute organised a concert in which conductors Francesco Manara and Dario Candela presented works by Italian composers. Read more, in Italian.

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Uruguay – Montevideo hosts 5th edition of “Zona Poema”

The fifth edition of the “Zona Poema” Festival got under way in Montevideo. Organised with the collaboration of the Italian Cultural Institute there, the poetry festival will run through 17 July in 21 sites in and around the Uruguayan capital. One poem from each of the sites will be selected for a collection representative of […]

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Pistelli: «Obbligatorio dialogare con l`Eritrea. Anche se non offre alcuna garanzia» (Avvenire)

Nell`agenda del semestre di presidenza è scritto «migrazioni africane e cooperazione allo sviluppo». Ma si legge «emergenza sbarchi», perché significa contrastare il traffico di esseri umani e prevenire i viaggi della speranza. A Lapo Pistelli, viceministro degli Esteri con delega per l`Africa che domani a Firenze presiederà un vertice informale di due giorni con i […]

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Paris: environment, first prize to Italian project ‘Solar Decathlon Europe’

Italy earned major recognition at the largest International event dedicated to eco-sustainable construction and high energy efficiency RhOME for DenCity The University of Rome, Roma Tre’s RhOME for DenCity project awarded its first prize to Solar Decathlon Europe 2014, held at Versailles from 28 June to 14 July 2014. First prize to Italian team The […]

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MidEast: Mogherini to speak with Steinmeier, Fabius and Hague before traveling to meet with Netanyahu and Abbas

The worsening situation in Israel and Gaza is the topic of a series of telephone calls that Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini has planned for today, on the eve of tomorrow’s mission to the Middle East to meet with Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. The minister will be speaking with […]

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Libya: Mogherini urges immediate UN initiative, international community must not look away. Italy to maintain front line role

Italy has decided to help Libya to come out of a transitional phase that still shows signs of fragility and danger, but it is from the United Nations that a strong initiative must be forthcoming, and one that involves the entire international community”. The call came from Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini after the […]

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Minister Mogherini received at the Vatican by Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin

Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini was received today at the Vatican by Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin. Their discussions centred on the Ukraine situation — following the minister’s visit to Kiev and Moscow –the crisis in the Middle East and the serious wave of attacks against Christian communities in various countries of Africa.

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UN: Staffan De Mistura named special envoy for Syria; Minister Mogherini’s congratulations

Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini offered her congratulations to Staffan De Mistura on his appointment as United Nations Special Envoy for Syrian. Mogherini telephoned De Mistura to assure him of the Italian government’s willingness to work together to foster a political solution to the Syrian crisis.

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Afghanistan: Mogherini warns against wasting historic opportunity

Afghanistan must not waste the opportunity offered by the presidential elections, Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini underscored. “Afghanistan is at a fork in the road. The millions of Afghans who courageously went to the voting polls for the presidential elections confirmed their desire to live in a country on the path to completion of […]

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