Ukraine: Mogherini, dialogue still open – Toward Contact Group with Moscow/Kiev. Two Italian observers sent

“It seems to me that the path to dialogue is still open”, Minister Federica Mogherini said, commenting on the situation in Ukraine at a press conference in Paris after the second meeting of the international support group for Lebanon and meeting with Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov. “The international community”, the minister said, is working […]

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Arrivo a Roma del Segretario di Stato statunitense John Kerry (Aeroporto di Ciampino, 6 marzo 2014)

US Secretary of State John Kerry’s arrival in Rome at Ciampino Airport, Rome, is scheduled for Thursday 6 March 2014. Photographers and TV crews interested in filming his arrival should apply for specific accreditation no later than 18.00 of 5 March 2014. Online accreditation system. Journalists, photographers and TV crews interested in following the event […]

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Venezuela: Ministro Mogherini telefona a fotografa italiana Francesca Commissari

Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini spoke to Italian photographer Francesca Commissari by phone yesterday, 4 March 2014 to express her sympathy and friendship. She congratulated the photographer on her release and checked on her state of health. Francesca Commissari was arrested in Caracas, the Venezuelan capital, on 28 Februaryduring a protest demonstration. Working in close liaison […]

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Izmir – Italy’s commercial presence growing in Turkey

The Head of the Economic-Commercial office at the Italian Embassy in Ankara has visited Izmir for the annual meeting of the Italian-Turkish Chamber of Commerce. He was accompanied by our Consul in Izmir, Igor Di Bernardini. With trade amounting to nearly 20 billion dollars and 1100 Italian companies operating in the country, Italy is Turkey’s […]

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Luxembourg – “Window on the Ghetto” – an exhibition on Rome’s Jewish quarter

An exhibition entitled “Window on the Ghetto” has opened in Luxembourg. The exhibition focuses on Rome’s Jewish quarter and on the precious fabrics produced there over the centuries and captured by photographer Araldo De Luca. It was organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Luxembourg in collaboration with the Italian Embassy, the Jewish Museum in […]

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Cyprus – Italian gala event to raise funds for Cypriot Red Cross

In collaboration with the Cyprus-Italy Business Association, the Italian Embassy organised a charity event in Nicosia to raise funds for the Cypriot Red Cross. The event attracted over 320 guests from Cyprus’s diplomatic, political and business communities and from the local Italian community. Fotini Papadopoulos, the President of the Cypriot Red Cross, thanked Italy for […]

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Accreditation notice recall: International Conference on Libya (Farnesina, 6 March 2014)

The international conference on Libya will take place at the Farnesina on Thursday 6 March 2014. Proceedings will be opened by Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini; Jeffrey Feltman, Under Secretary General for Political Affairs at the United Nations; Tarek Mitri, the UN Secretary General’s Special Representative for Libya and head of the UNSMIL mission; and senior […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy/ Sole 24 Ore: Poland: Defence Ministry signs contract worth 290 million euros with Alenia Aermacchi

Alenia-Aermacchi and the Polish Defence Ministry have signed a contract to provide the Ministry with 8 M-346 training aircraft. Worth 290 million euros, the contract was signed in Poland’s Air Force Academy at the Deblin base. It includes an option to provide a further 4 aircraft in coming years. Source: infoMercatiEsteri. More news, in Italian, […]

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Ukraine crisis: Mogherini in Parliament – “Keeping dialogue channel open”. Today, talks with Lavrov in Paris

“Keeping the channel for dialogue open right to the last minute”. That is one of the objectives described as a priority by Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini in her report to the Senate and Chamber Foreign Affairs Committees on yesterday’s EU Council on Ukraine. It’s the road to follow “to push the two capitals, Moscow and […]

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Diplomazia e Dintorni – Diplomats and the “war on international terrorism”

Terrorism continues to be one of the main threats to security that the international community must address through initiatives that, to succeed, must act in synergy. Preventing and combating terrorism The work done by diplomats is particularly important in this sector, but little known. Our guest on the 18th instalment of “Diplomazia e Dintorni” is […]

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The Hague – A new toast for the “Wine of Peace”

“The true spirit of the world, of fraternity and reconciliation. All in a glass of wine. To the OPCW”. With these words, a toast with the “Wine of Peace”,the Italian Ambassador in the Netherlands, Francesco Azzarello, introduced a very special event that took place on 3 March 2014: an exhibition dedicated to the “World’s Vineyard”. […]

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Italy sponsors debate on new UNIDO report

Structural transformation of the economy is needed if we are to achieve inclusive growth. That is one of the key elements to emerge from the debate on the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) report for 2013. During the event, sponsored by Italy’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York and moderated by […]

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