Annual Ministry of Foreign Affairs-Bank of Italy Conference

Security, in all its various ramifications – political, economic and financial –will be the focus of the annual conference of senior officials of the foreign ministry and the Bank of Italy dedicated to collaboration, particularly at the level of financial attachés working within the diplomatic and consular network. The challenges to global and European economic […]

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USA – Contemporary italian poetry showcased in New York

Within the context of the Year of Italian Culture in the USA, an encounter was held at New York University with poet Corrado Calabrò – legal expert and President of AGCOM since 2005 – on contemporary Italian poetry, entitled “A life in Its Own Space”. Read more, in Italian.

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Friendship that shaped Kerry is renewed in Rome

ROME — In 1965, John F. Kerry and David Thorne were college-age kids driving around Europe together in a used English cab they bought for $100 and named Baxter. Inspired by Ernest Hemingway, they went running with the bulls in Pamplona. They drove around England, through France, along the Italian coast, two young men with […]

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HOUSTON – Treasures of the Venice jewish quarter

The lost silver treasures of the Venice Jewish Quarter will be displayed, for the first time, through 28 April at the Museum of Fine Arts of Houston (MFAH). The objects from the Venice synagogue were hidden away in 1943 and restored by Venetian Heritage Inc after their rediscovery 10 years ago. They include Jewish religious […]

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SOFIA – “Italy of the future” from 4 march

“The Italy of the Future” exhibition opens in Sofia on 4 March, offering the Bulgarian public an innovative and interactive opportunity to view Italy’s scientific/technological face, in a journey through some of our most significant achievements in the fields of robotics, particle physics, medicine, restoration technologies archeology. Read more, in Italian.

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VILNIUS – Alberto Angela’s anceint Rome at the Book Fair

Italy was well-represented at the 14th annual Vilnius International Book Fair with a series of presentations that included an encounter at the stand with writer and television host Alberto Angela, who presented the Lithuanian-language versions of his books “Una giornata nell’Antica Roma” and “Impero.Viaggio nell’Impero di Roma seguendo una moneta”. Read more, in Italian.

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BUENOS AIRES – Argentine architecture speaks italian

“Argentine Architecture Speaks Italian” is the title of a seminar organised for Monday 4 March by the Italian Cultural Institute in Buenos Aires. Its purpose will be to discuss Italians’ contribution to the construction of that city and to Andean artistic culture. Read more in Italian.

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Belgrade – Italian firms at the Green Building Expo 2013

A group of approximately 30 Italian firms and authoritative representatives of our country participated in the Green Building Expo sponsored by the Embassy of Italy in Belgrade, held in that city from 27 February to 1 March 2013 at the BELEXPO Center, where green urban development was analysed as a vehicle for sustainable growth. Read […]

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Discorso del Segretario di Stato John Kerry in occasione dell’evento di presentazione dell’Anno della Cultura Italiana negli Stati Uniti (Versione originale) (in translation)

Giulio, thank you very, very much, and buon pomeriggio to everybody. Thank you for being patient. I apologize for being a little bit delayed. But as I think you all know, we were under the great leadership and tutelage of Giulio. We were doing important diplomatic work this morning, and I might say that I […]

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Italy-Usa: The Year of Culture will strengthen ties

The year of Italian culture in the United States aims to strengthen ties with the American people, with whom Italy “shares the values of democracy, rule of law, identity and respect for people”, asserted Minister Giulio Terzi, who presented the initiative along with US Secretary of State John Kerry. More than 180 events in 40 […]

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Statement to the press by Ministro Terzi on the closed ministerial meeting on Syria

(fa fede solo il discorso effettivamente pronunciato) Benvenuti a Villa Madama. Benvenuto al Segretario di Stato e all’amico John Kerry e al Capo della Coalizione delle Forze di Opposizione Siriane, Sceicco Moaz al Khatib. Nei giorni scorsi John Kerry ha dichiarato che questa riunione sarebbe servita a prendere decisioni concrete. E un appello alla concretezza […]

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Closed ministerial meeting on Syria

PRESS COMMUNIQUE’ BY THE ITALIAN MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi hosted today a working meeting with Ministers from the US, Arab and European countries in support of the Syrian National Coalition, with the participation of a delegation of the Coalition led by Sheikh Moaz al Khatib. During the meeting Sheikh Moaz al […]

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