Italy and UN in the front line in preventing genocide

 How to prevent genocide? And how can we identify the indicators that such atrocious crimes might happen? These were the topics of the conference on “Genocide Prevention and Responsibility to Protect: the UN Early Warning Mechanism” which took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 20 June 2013. The Conference was organised by the […]

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Italia-Vietnam: Il Vice Ministro Bruno Archi e il Vice Ministro Pham Quy Tieu firmano Accordo su servizi di trasporto aereo

Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Bruno Archi and Deputy Minister for Transport of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Pham Quy Tieu signed the Air Services Agreement (A.S.A.) today at the foreign ministry in Rome. The agreement, the first on air transport between Italy and Vietnam, will regulate air transport services (passengers, goods and mail) in […]

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Minister Bonino offers condolences on the death of Barbara De Anna

“I received the news of the death of Barbara De Anna with deep sorrow. My thoughts go out to her family, to whom I extend my sincerest condolences”. The statement came from Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino, according to whom “we are moved to embrace the family of Barbara De Anna, in tribute to […]

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Incontro del Ministro Emma Bonino con il Consigliere Speciale del Segretario Generale delle Nazioni Unite

Minister Emma Bonino met today at the foreign ministry in Rome with UN Secretary General’s Special Advisor on the Prevention of Genocide Adama Dieng of Senegal. Dieng, also in charge at the United Nations of the important “Responsibility to Protect” dossier, spoke of the process of adaptation currently under way within the United Nations of […]

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Women and Competition” Intervento del Vice Ministro Marta Dassù al WIL Biannual Meeting

· Good afternoon to everyone. I apologize for the late arrival, but I was at the Quirinale Palace, assisting President Napolitano during His meeting with the President of the European Commission, Josè Manuel Barroso. · First of all, I would like to thank the European network for Women in Leadership for organizing the WIL Biannual […]

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Deputy Minister Marta Dassù meets with NASA Director Charles Bolden

Deputy Minister Marta Dassù met today in Rome with NASA Director Charles Bolden. Bolden’s visit to Italy is a sign of intentions to strengthen and renew bilateral cooperation between Italy and the United States in the field of space, which was already confirmed on the occasion of the signing of a bilateral accord on space […]

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Deputy Minister Dassù to visit St. Petersburg and Moscow

Deputy Foreign Minister Marta Dassù will make a visit from 21 to 24 June that will take her to St. Petersburg and Moscow. She will be taking part in the International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg, a platform for dialogue and encounter for Russian political leaders and prominent members of Italian and international economic, financial […]

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SOUTH AFRICA – Italian rugby team on tour

The Italian community of South Africa is eagerly awaiting the rugby match on 22 June in Pretoria between the national teams of Italy and Scotland. The Italian Embassy in Pretoria and Consulate General of Johannesburg have taken the opportunity to organize a meeting between the players and the Italian community at the Italian Club of […]

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Poland – Crowd for the ‘science picnic’ italian stand

A crowd of families, young people and children took part in the traditional “Science Picnic” organised in Warsaw by the Copernico Scientific Centre and Radio Poland. The Italian stand also featured the activities of the Gruppo Pleiadi coordinated by the Italian Cultural Institute of Warsaw. Read more, in Italian.

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JEREVAN – Showcase for made in Italy

Italy will enjoy a 10-day showcase during the 4th annual Festival of Italian Cuisine in Yerevan, Armenia, a traditional appointment for economic-cultural promotion. The opening gala featured a dinner prepared by chefs Gianni Frangini and Marco Paoletti of the Aurelio Saffi Professional Institute in Florence, and two art shows. Read more, in Italian.

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Interview with Minister Bonino (Tribuna)

(unofficial translation) ITALY CALLS FOR VISIBLE ACCORD “I encouraged the Serbian leadership in Belgrade to take all the necessary measures to ensure the validity and success of this accord, and intend to do the same in Pristina. I am aware of the complexity and delicacy of many of its provisions, but I am also confident […]

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INTERVIEW: Amb.Massari, A growing Egypt needs democratic consolidation

“Egypt is a point of reference for solutions to regional crises, and has immense potential for foreign investments, on the condition, however, that it consolidates its democratic institutions”, underscored Italian Ambassador to Cairo Maurizio Massari in an interview for Esteri.it. Egypt is a “diplomatic protagonist” Egypt is a “diplomatic protagonist” on the Middle Eastern and […]

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