Venezuela: Giro hails government and Mesa de la Unidad willingness to talk

Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Mario Giro expressed deep satisfaction for the willingness toward dialogue shown yesterday in Caracas by the government and Mesa de la Unidad (MUD) opposition representatives. On his latest mission to Venezuela from 2 to 4 April, the under-secretary had the opportunity, both with the ministers with whom he met as well […]

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DEI/Sole 24Ore – Meeting with a delegation of ministers at the foreign ministry on economic opportunities in Angola

A meeting will take place tomorrow at the foreign ministry in Rome on the economic advantages of partnerships between Italian and Angolan firms. Participants will include Angolan Minister for the Economy Abrahao Gourgel, President Angolan Industrialists Association Jose’ Severino, the Minister for Energy Resourcesand Under-Secretaries for Agriculture, Industry, Transport and Tourism. Angola is currently Italy’s […]

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Venice – A new Training Academy for Maghreb Countries

The Academy for Training in “Democratic Governance for Young Professionals of Southern Mediterranean Countries” was set up in Venice, on the island of San Servolo, campus of the Venice International University. A series of courses are planned for the training of the new generation of Arab country leaders, the goal of which is to build […]

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Italian publishing – BooksinItaly to launch14 April

BooksinItaly, the first website for the promotion of Italian publishing, language and culture around the world, is set to be launched in Milan on 14 April. The site will be available in Italian and English and aims to reach an audience of Italian and foreign publishers, translators, Italian scholars and Italian cultural Institutes abroad. Read […]

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Somalia – Italy committed to health

Italy is heavily committed in Somalia, especially in the healthcare sector, and for World Health Day organised the presentation of a documentary filmed in Mogadishu by RAI correspondent Enzo Nucci and an exhibition by artist Massimo Grimaldi of photos taken in the ‘Mohamed Aden Sheikh’ Children Teaching Hospital (Mas Cth) in Harghesia, the capital of […]

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Ekaterinburg – “Leto” Tourism Trade Fair

According to the results of a mission by the Italian embassy in Moscow and ENIT to Ekaterinburg, prospects are good for the development of collaboration between Italy, the region of Sverdlovsk and the City of Ekaterinburg, The occasion was the participation of Italian firms in the “Leto” tourism trade fair, a key tourism market event […]

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Peru’ – San Isidro opens its doors to the world

The fourth edition of “San Isidro apre le porte al mondo” will be launched on 11 April, an event organised by the municipal administration of Lima that aims to strengthen ties between San Isidro and the international community present in Peru. The diplomatic missions set up in Lima will exhibit their countries’ cultural, gastronomic and […]

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#Farnesina – Artists in times of crisis

The contemporary landscape becomes an intimate interior carefully and meticulously depicted by Andrea Chiesi in his oil-on-canvas paintings. The artist, along with the collective “ZimmerFrei”, is the winner of the 2013 Gotham Prize awarded by the Italian Cultural Institute of New York. 3rd edition of the ‘Gotham Prize’ Now in its 3rd edition, the competition […]

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Libya: joint statement on lifting of oil blockade (original version)

The Governments of France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom and the United States welcome the agreement announced yesterday on the lifting of the blockade of oil exporting ports in the East of Libya. Our Governments congratulate Prime Minister Abdullah al Thinni and the Interim Government of Libya and their commitment to work together with the […]

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Mogherini briefs Schengen Committee – A visa every 15 seconds in 2013; 12,000 lives saved, but EU needed

“In 2013 Italy became the number-two Schengen country for number of visas issued, with a total of 2,125,490. We cam in second only to France (2,471,220 visas issued) and, for the first time, surpassed Germany (slightly more than 2 million). Our 172 authorised missions issued an average of one visa every 15 seconds, which is […]

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DEI/Sole 24Ore – Russia: 230 aziende italiane hanno partecipato a Obuv Mir (in translation)

Si e’ svolta a Mosca Obuv Mir Kozhi, la Fiera piu’ importante della Federazione per il comparto moda calzature e pelletteria, che si svolge in due edizioni l’anno, a marzo (per la stagione primavera-estate) e ottobre (per quella autunno-inverno). Duecentotrenta le aziende presenti nel Padiglione italiano. Il settore moda e accessori vede l’Italia fra i […]

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Venezuela – Giro cites “solidarity and support for the Italian community”

“Solidarity and support for the Italian community, and convinced support for the resumption of dialogue between government and democratic opposition to bring the country our of this pressing crisis”, asserted Under-Secretary Mario Giro in a briefing before the Senate Foreign Affairs Commission on his recent Caracas mission. Giro reported that, with all probability, the opposition, […]

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