2 June: Peres at Italian Embassy

President of Israel Shimon Peres paid tribute to two great Italians – Giorgio Napolitano and Rita Levi-Montalcini – in a speech at the residence of the Italian Ambassador in Tel Aviv on the evening of the Festival of the Italian Republic. Describing bilateral relations as excellent from political, scientific and economic standpoints, Peres ended with […]

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LONGITUDE: “Falling on deaf ears”

The dramatic Syrian crisis, in an analysis by Stefano Stefanini that touches on President Assad’s stiff resistance to even the most minimal dialogue, is the central theme of the new issue of “Longitude”, the geo-political magazine directed by Pialuisa Bianco, on newsstands as of 3 June, whose main topics also include world finance, the “case […]

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TIRANA – Young artists exhibit in “Andata e ritorno”

Not just one way, but round trip, is the theme of the exhibition “Andata e Ritorno 2”, that opened in Tirana on 2 June, and which takes a look at how migration is changing in Albania: once upon a time young people left to work or study and never went back, now they are returning […]

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Intervento del Vice Ministro Dassù alla Ministeriale OCSE “OECD PARTNERS AND STRATEGY ON DEVELOPMENT”

(fa fede solo il testo effettivamente pronunciato) · Italy, at the MCM 2012, strongly supported the decision of the OECD to pursue an holistic Development Strategy, concentrating in areas where the Organization brings a recognised added value. · One year later, where are we with the implementation of this complex and multifaceted endeavour? We recognize […]

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Deputy Minister Pistelli completes mission to Ethiopia

In the course of a mission to Ethiopia, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Lapo Pistelli, accompanied by Director General for Development Cooperation Giampaolo Cantini, Ambassador of Italy to Addis Ababa Renzo Rosso and Director of the Local Technical Unit Fabio Melloni, made a visit today to the St. Luke Hospital of Wolisso, in the Oromia […]

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Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino expresses “deep satisfaction” for Somalia’s ratification of the Chemical Weapons Convention

Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino expressed “deep satisfaction” for Somalia’s ratification of the Chemical Weapons Convention, announced today by the Director of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) from its headquarters in The Hague. By this act Somalia becomes the 189th State Party to the OPCW treaty. “This is a major […]

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Under-Secretary Giro at the 55th Venice Biennale to open the Istituto Italia America Latina pavilion

Under-Secretary Mario Giro, with the remit for Latin America and cultural promotion, opened the pavilion of the Istituto Italia America Latina in the Arsenal building. Many Latin American countries have had pavilions over the years thanks to the IILA’s contribution. The IILA pavilion continues to welcome all the region’s artists in an effort to present […]

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Argentina: Bennato, Battiato, Ughi, a month of Italian culture

As summer goes into full swing in South America, Argentina hosts “Italian Summer”, a month of cultural events in Buenos Aires, from 2 June to 5 July. Organised by the Embassy, Consulate and the Italian Cultural Institute, the calendar includes appearances by, among others, Uto Ughi, the musicians of La Scala, Franco Battiato and Eugenio […]

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NIGERIA – Exhibit o f Italian historic landscapes

Abuja is hosting the exhibition “Historic Italian rural landscapes as part of the celebration in Nigeria of the Festival of the Italian Republic. The photographs will remain on display through 2 June at the Transcorp Hilton in the Nigerian capital. Read more, in Italian.

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SHANGHAI – Alberto Veronesi permanent guest at the Opera House

The announcement that maestro Alberto Veronesi had been nominated Permanent Guest at the Shanghai Opera House was given in a press release by the Italian Embassy in China. Veronesi is currently the artistic and musical director of the Grand Theatre of Tianjin, a metropolis of 10 million in northeastern China, near Beijing. Read more, in […]

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URUGUAY – The “20 X 1” exhibition Montevideo

After making stops in Argentina’s La Plata, Cordoba and Buenos Aires the “20 x 1” exhibition comes to Montevideo, a selection of 20 emerging and yet well-known Italian artists – one for each region – working on themes of regional culture and national identity. The exhibition was organized by the Garuzzo Institute for Visual Arts […]

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Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino meets with Arab League Secretary General Nabil El-Araby

Prospects for the Syria crisis and the Middle East peace process were the main focus of Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino’s meeting today in Rome with Secretary General of the Arab League Nabil El-Araby, with the accent first and foremost on U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s peace process initiative. The minister expressed her […]

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