Convegno “Myanmar, The New Asian Frontier”

On Wednesday 23 October 2013, at 09.30, Foreign Minister Emma Bonino and the Foreign Minister of Myanmar (Burma), Wunna Maung Lwin, will open the conference on “Myanmar, The New Asian Frontier” at the Farnesina. The event is supported by the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Economic Development and organised by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation […]

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International conference on Action to eliminate female genital mutilation – Auditorium Parco della Musica, 22 October 2013

On Tuesday 22 October 2013, at 09.00, Foreign Minister Emma Bonino will open the international conference on “Action to achieve commitments in UNGA Resolution 67/146. Intensifying global efforts for the elimination of female genital mutilations” at the Parco della Musica Auditorium in Rome. The conference is organised by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), in […]

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Italia-Myanmar: due settimane fitte di appuntamenti ad alto livello

Monday 21 October opens two weeks packed with high-level meetings that will underscore the dynamic relationship between Italy and Myanmar (Burma). The focus will be on investment opportunities for our companies in the Asian country. On Wednesday 23 October the Burmese Foreign Minister, Wunna Maung Lwin, will join Foreign Minister Emma Bonino to open the […]

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Missile Technology Control Regime – conclusions of Plenary meeting welcomed by Minister Bonino

The conclusions of the Plenary Meeting of the Missile Technology Control Regime were welcomed by Foreign Minister Emma Bonino. “At a critical time on the global stage, with situations such as North Korea’s missile programmes and the use of chemical weapons by Syria, we have succeeded in approving a final document agreed by all participants”, […]

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Nasce strategia Ue per macroregione alpina – Firmano 7 Paesi. Bonino: valorizzare le diversità in Europa (in translation)

Nasce la ‘Strategia dell’Ue per la regione alpina’. A Grenoble, alla presenza del Ministro Emma Bonino, è stata firmata la risoluzione politica con cui Italia, Austria, Francia, Germania, Liechtenstein, Slovenia e Svizzera ufficializzano l’impegno a introdurre nell’area alpina uno strumento di concreto impulso alla crescita e alla competitività. Una strategia importante quella che porterà alla […]

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Immigrazione:Bonino,grazie a Slovenia per collaborazione a ‘Mare Nostrum’

Il Ministro Bonino ha espresso il proprio ringraziamento al governo sloveno per la decisione di aderire con una propria nave all’operazione Mare Nostrum . “Apprezzo molto il gesto concreto di solidarietà che la Slovenia ha voluto fare. Rappresenta un segnale importante sulla strada del coinvolgimento più’ largo possibile di Paesi Europei, per far fronte ai […]

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Diplomazia Economica/Sole 24 Ore – Australia: Melbourne planning major urban renewal

Premier of the State of Victoria Denis Napthine announced the new multi-year strategy for the urban development of Melbourne, known as “Plan Melbourne”. The broad-based plan proposes a redesigning of the city with structural interventions of various types. Its two-fold purpose is to make Melbourne more economically efficient and better connected with the outside, so […]

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Armenia – “The Italy of Knowledge” event in Jerevan

This week’s 13th edition of Italian Language Week in Jerevan, Armenia featured “Research, Discovery, Innovation: The Italy of Knowledge”, an event cited by Ambassador Bruno Scapini as one “focused on Italy’s contribution to centuries of scientific and educational knowledge in various fields of human activity”. Read more, in Italian.

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Tbilisi – Italy and restoration arts on display

Tbilisi discovers the art of Italian restoration in an exhibition at Europe House that runs through this Sunday. The itinerant “Restoration in Italy. Art and technology in the activities of the Advanced Institute for Conservation and Restoration” covers the most significant projects completed by the institute since its founding in 1939. Read more, in Italian

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Japan – Osaka hosts education fair

Italy returns to Japan for the second year to present its educational opportunities at the Osaka Study in Italy Fair organised for 10 November by the Italian Cultural Institute of Osaka in collaboration with the Italo-Japanese association, which will also include a two-day exhibit at the Italian Cultural Institute of Tokyo. Read more, in Italian

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Russia – Italian embassy meets business community

At a recent meeting organised by the diplomatic mission and the Russian industrialists association and Italo-Russian Chamber of Commerce, Italian ambassador to Moscow Cesare Maria Ragaglini met with the Italian business community in Russia to discuss upcoming institutional appointments (bilateral summit in Trieste on 26 November) initiatives to improve trade flows (green corridor and workers […]

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3rd Italian Statistics Day

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a member of Sistan (the National statistics system) is one of the organisations celebrating the Third Italian Statistics Day (21 October) promoted and organsised by the Italian National Statistics Institute (ISTAT). Statistical Yearbook 2013 – The MFA in numbers The English version of the Statistical Yearbook 2013 – The MFA […]

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