Italian Language Week – From 14 to 20 October diplomatic missions host 1200 events

The 2013 edition of Italian Language week will take place from 14 to 20 October in 94 countries around the world. The annual initiative aimed at the promotion of our language and culture, is organised by the cultural and diplomatic networks of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, under the High Patronage of the President of […]

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IOM – Bonino-Swing meeting

Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino met today in Rome with Ambassador William L. Swing, Director General of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM). Their discussions consisted of an exchange of information on matters regarding the management of international migration flows, in light of recent dynamics and of the tragedy at Lampedusa. The head of […]

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Diplomazia Economica/Sole 24 Ore – China: Alta SpA enters satellite propulsion market

During the International Astronautical Congress 2013 in Beijing a strategic cooperation agreement was signed between Alta SpA, China HEAD Aerospace and the Lanzhou Institute of Physics (LIP) of the Chinese Academy of Space Technology (CAST). Alta is a Tuscan SME that was recently bought by the Angelo Investments Group, which concerns itself with diagnostics and […]

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Intervento del Vice Ministro Dassù al Convegno “Connecting Macro-regions”

(fa fede solo il testo effettivamente pronunciato) Mister Chairman, Ambassadors,President of the Committee of the Regions, Secretary General of the Central European Initiative, President of the Autonomous Region Friuli Venezia Giulia, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, Today’s Symposium focuses on a challenging topic in an appropriate place and time. Appropriate place, because Trieste occupies a […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Speech by Minister Bonino at the MTCR Plenary Session (Farnesina, 16 October 2013)

Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino will open the plenary session of the Missile Technology Control Regime Meeting (MTCR), on Wednesday 16 October 2013 at 15:00 at the foreign ministry in Rome, on the 25th anniversary of the first plenary session of the Regime, also held in Rome, in 1988. As of October Italy will […]

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OSCE: Bonino – Zannier Meeting

Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino met today in Rome with Ambassador Lamberto Zannier, Secretary General of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). Their discussion centred on questions concerning the Vienna-based organisation’s authority, ahead of the ministerial meeting to be held in Kiev on 5-6 December. Ambassador Zannier also met at the […]

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Giro in Peru, progress on partnerships

The themes of the VI Italy-Latin America Conference to be held in Rome in December, and in which President of Peru Humala is to participate, and Peru’s participation in the 2015 Milan Expo, were the focus of Under-Secretary Mario Giro’s mission to Peru, where he was received by the Peruvian Congress on the morning of […]

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Los Angeles – Marinelli foundry sculpture on display

From 16 October to 9 November the Los Angeles Italian Cultural Institute will provide the setting for the bronze sculpture of Florence’s historic Marinelli foundry, in an exhibition entitled “Of bronze and fire. The art of the foundry – Tuscan works” and, at the same time, a selection of works will be on view in […]

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Russian Federation – Russian tourists introduced to “Italy minor”

With the goal of encouraging tourism in what could be called “Italy minor”, consisting of lesser known attractions than those of the classic tourist routes, the Mirabilia project was introduced at the Italian embassy today in Moscow: a network of nine cities that are home to Unesco sites –Brindisi, Genoa, L’Aquila, La Spezia, Matera, Perugia, […]

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Giro: «La reputazione della lingua fa bene al Paese» (Il Sole 24 ore)

Oggi inizia la settimana della lingua italiana nel mondo. Si tratta di un’occasione per riflettere sul valore della nostra lingua come accesso alla cultura italiana, creatrice di simpatia, di legami e di molteplici interessi verso il nostro Paese. Le 1.200 iniziative in più di 94 Paesi che compongono la settimana della lingua mettono in luce […]

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Farnesina hosts Conference “The Way Ahead”, third encounter between countries under Italian command Afghanistan

The foreign ministry hosted the third political-military meeting of the ISAF partners present in Western Afghanistan and operating under Italian command, enlarged on this occasion to possible future contributors to the post-ISAF mission known as “Resolute Support”. The meeting’s purpose was to maintain a coordinated approach to the completion of the transition and to the […]

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Italy–Mozambique – Jazz Festival to celebrate peace agreements

Celebrating the peace agreements to the sounds of jazz, at an initiative organised by the Italian Embassy in Mozambique to mark the anniversary of the accord signed in Rome in 1992 that ended the civil war in the country. Now in its 9th year, the Italy-Mozambique Jazz Festival is an eagerly anticipated event in Maputo’s […]

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