Iraq: Pistelli in Erbil, thousands of Christians fleeing; approx. 1.5m refugees and displaced

“Politics measures time in months and weeks, but the communities of the Nineveh Plain in northern Iraq are measuring it in days and hours”, asserted Deputy Foreign Minister Lapo Pistelli, who is on a visit to Iraq. “We are obliged by Erbil and the areas that have generously taken in fleeing Christians, to demand the […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTE: Arrival of Italians from Libya (Pisa Military Airport, 7 August 2014)

Two flights from Libya arranged by the Crisis Unit in coordination with the C.O.I, will land today, 7 August 2014, at the Pisa military airport, carrying Italian nationals and persons of other nationalities who decided to leave the country. The first flight is scheduled to arrive at14:00, and the second at 18:00. Journalists and photographers/TV […]

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Mogherini: “La Ue ha dado una respuesta fuerte y conjunta… ahora la pelota esta’ en la cancha rusa” (El Mercurio)

Qual è l’obiettivo della sua visita in Cile? Devo dire che tra le tante fatte in questi mesi, la visita in Cile ha per me un valore particolare. Innanzitutto perché ci uniscono all’America Latina rapporti antichi e saldissimi, con tanti italiani che hanno lasciato il loro Paese, sono venuti in qui e hanno contribuito con […]

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Mogherini: ‘It is with sanctions that pressure is brought to bear on Putin’ (La Stampa)

During the Italian Minister for Foreign Affairs’ official visit to Chile and Colombia, the news was released that Vanessa Marzullo and Greta Ramelli, volunteer workers and founders of an Italian NGO, were abducted in late July is the area of Aleppo in Syria. “We immediately activated all channels and have been in contact with the […]

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Deputy Foreign Minister Lapo Pistelli in Baghdad and Erbil after Jerusalem

Deputy Foreign Minister Lapo Pistelli arrived in the Iraqi capital this morning, where he had meetings with the Iraqi Deputy Foreign Minister Nazar Al Khairullah, the Deputy Prime Minister and interim Foreign Minister Hussein Al Shahristani, representatives of the Shiite community, President of the Parliament Salim Al Jubouri and newly-elected President of the Republic Fouad […]

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Pistelli: «L’Ue ci segua sugli aiuti» (Avvenire)

Non è solo un gesto simbolico quello compiuto ieri dall’Italia per Gaza. «Le necessità della Striscia in questo momento sono enormi. I soccorsi che abbiamo portato hanno, dunque, un valore pratico importante», afferma il vice-ministro Lapo Pistelli, a Gerusalemme per consegnare 30 tonnellate di beni di prima necessità, per un valore di 350mila euro. Il […]

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Diplomazia Economica Italiana – 6 August: Latest World News, compiled in collaboration with Il Sole 24 ORE Radiocor

Kenya: leaders meet on corridor towards Ethiopia, Uganda and South Sudan Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta chaired a meeting in Nairobi with his counterparts from Uganda, Ethiopia and South Sudan to discuss the financing of and next steps in the Lamu Port, Southern Sudan-Ethiopia Transport (LAPSSET) Corridor Project. The project is intended to connect Kenya’s port […]

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Lebanon: Mogherini, regional stability threatened. Supporting Lebanon to preserve national unity

Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini condemned the attacks against the Lebanese army in the Arsal region and expressed her condolences to the families of the numerous victims. “These attacks may have serious repercussions, not only on Lebanon’s security, but on that of the entire region”, Mogherini asserted. “We therefore renew our support for all […]

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COMITES elections: Under-Secretary Giro hails government’s act of duty

Under-Secretary Mario Giro expressed deep satisfaction for the government’s decision to call COMITES elections to be held within December. “This was an act of duty”, Giro said, “a personal commitment by Minister Mogherini to put an end to an unpleasant situation that this government inherited and has now resolved”. The elections will be held by […]

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Brasile – Dellerba presenta le sue “Migrazioni” (in translation)

Le “Migrazioni” di Franco Dellerba sono in mostra dal 7 agosto presso il salone dell’Istituto italiano di cultura (Iic) di San Paolo. Si tratta di undici opere, che si ispirano al mondo animale. Metafora della condizione umana L’artista, scultore e pittore, mescola fra loro creature esotiche, le manipola, ne seleziona delle parti fino a creare […]

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Expo 2015 .- La Nigeria firma contratto di partecipazione (in translation)

Ci sarà anche la Nigeria all’Esposizione universale di Milano del 2015. E lo farà in grande stile. Il paese africano, che nei giorni scorsi ha firmato il contratto di partecipazione all’evento, ha optato per il lotto più grande disponibile (il dodicesimo per estensione dell’area espositiva). La firma, ottenuta anche grazie alla costante attività di sensibilizzazione […]

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Italy-Peru – Cooperation at Laguna Puruhuay

“Archaeology of an Andean Pacarina. Settlement and customs along Lake Puruhuay in Peru”, is the title of a book by Carolina Orsini to be presented on August 26th at the Pier Paolo Pasolini Auditorium in the Peruvian capital, organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of Lima. Read more, in Italian.

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