Iran turns the page. Italy making inroads, says Pistelli

Italy is making inroads in Iran, following the seating of the new president Hassan Rowhani. “It wasn’t an isolated venture, explains Deputy Minister Lapo Pistelli in an interview with ANSA, upon his return from Teheran, “but a fully intentional mission by the ministry, fully aware and informed, in agreement with the Prime Minister and the […]

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Minister Bonino on Radio Radicale

Bonino on Syria: the goal is a conference; hoping for opposition stability “The goal of a Geneva conference was reiterated at our meeting with the Russians in Rome. We agree that there is no military solution to the conflict, even if the Russians are supporting the Assad regime and, therefore, there is divergence on how […]

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DEI/Sole 24 Ore – 9 agosto: ultime news dal mondo – Tunisia: in dicembre si terra’ salone agricoltura e pesca (in translation)

Tunisia: in dicembre si terra’ salone agricoltura e pesca L’Unione tunisina per l’Agricoltura e la Pesca ha comunicato che dal 27 novembre al 1 dicembre 2013 si svolgera’ presso lo Spazio espositivo del Kram (nella banlieue nord di Tunisi) l’undicesima edizione del Salone Internazionale dell’Agricoltura, delle macchine agricole e della Pesca, importante appuntamento biennale interamente […]

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ITALY-ANGOLA: economic and commercial links increasing

Italy’s presence in Angola is growing. Links between the two countries are increasing, especially economic and commercial links. The recent international fair in Luanda saw ten or so Italian companies exhibiting and establishing new partnerships and contracts, with support from the Italian Embassy in the Angolan capital. And on 29 October 2013 the Angola International […]

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LONDON: a summer of Italian actors and directors

The season of Italian film events continues in London, featuring some of our greatest actors and directors: Michelangelo Antonioni, Sergio Leone, Federico Fellini and Anna Magnani. The weekly screening are hosted by the Italian Cultural Institute in London. Read more, in Italian.

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Pistelli: «L’Iran sta cambiando. È ora di negoziare» (L’Unità)

È stato il primo esponente di un governo occidentale a sondare il terreno all’indomani dell’insediamento del presidente Hassan Rohani: Lapo Pistelli, vice ministro degli Esteri con delega per l’Iran, fa un bilancio della missione iraniana appena conclusasi. Si può parlare con l’elezione di Hassan Rohani alla presidenza, dell’inizio di un nuovo corso in Iran? «Nonostante […]

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Bonino: «Riallacciati i contatti Cauto ottimismo per Quirico» (La Stampa)

Four months ago exactly, Domenico Quirico, who had entered Syria from the Lebanese border to report on the most advanced front of the civil war, disappeared. For eight weeks we had no news of our correspondent, who was last seen in the Homs district, one of the worst in the Syrian conflict. That agonising silence […]

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ITALY-USA – Leonardo’s masterpiece on display at the National Air and Space Museum

One of Italy’s greatest treasures, Leonardo da Vinci’s “Codex on the Flight of Birds”, will be exhibited at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. for 40 days this autumn, from 13 September until 22 October 2013. The extraordinary document, created ca. 1505, shows da Vinci’s interest in human flight by exploring […]

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Diplomazia Economica/Sole 24 Ore – latest news from around the world. Ethiopia: (ACIMIT) market-evaluation trade mission to Addis Ababa

Ethiopia: (ACIMIT) market-evaluation trade mission to Addis Ababa Diplomazia Economica/Sole 24 Ore – latest news from around the world. Ethiopia: (ACIMIT) market-evaluation trade mission to Addis Ababa. The Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers (ACIMIT) recently organised a trade mission to Addis Ababa. The delegation was led by ACIMIT president Raffaella Carabelli. More news (in […]

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BANGKOK: Moviemov a great success

Bangkok’s cinemas speak Italian, with Thai subtitles. The Moviemov Italian Film Festival, now in its third year, opened with a gala evening for 700 guests and an Italian delegation that included director Marco Risi. Moviemov 2013 includes an Ettore Scola retrospective and a selection of independent Thai productions selected with the help of the Ministry […]

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WARSAW: jazz by Pieranunzi

The heart of Warsaw is beating to an Italian rhythm. At the International Open-Air Jazz Festival, Enrico Pieranunzi on piano, Mauro Beggio on drums and Luca Bulgarelli on bass delighted an audience of 4000 in the city’s Old Town Square. The performance was supported by the Italian Cultural Institute in Warsaw. Read more, in Italian

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Dassù: «Dal Giappone una lezione per l’Europa» (La Stampa)

Caro Direttore, l’economia giapponese sembrava non doversi risollevare più. Eppure, non c’è nulla come una visita a Tokyo per dare l’idea di un Paese che ha ritrovato sicurezza, dopo quasi venti anni di stagnazione. L’Abenomics, insomma, è prima di tutto una iniezione di fiducia in sé: costruita sull’espansione monetaria e sul nazionalismo geopolitico. Funzionerà? Con […]

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