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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SHANGHAI – History of italian presence

An historic map has been published in Italian on the presence of Italians in the city of Shanghai “Gli Italiani a Sciangai, 1608-1949”, offering Italians working in Shanghai documentation of an historic memory in addition to making a contribution to the reconstruction of the history of the city itself. The map is to be published […]

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Closed Ministerial Meeting on Syria: Aid to opposition. Halt violence, Assad out

An appeal to the Syrian regime for the immediate cessation of the bombardments and for President Assad to step down, and the promise of increased political and material support to the Syrian National Coalition, recognised as the sole legitimate representative of the Syrian people. This was the outcome of a meeting Minister Giulio Terzi chaired […]

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SOFIA – Taviani retrospective at Cinema Festival

The 17th edition of the Sofia International Film Festival (Siff) will showcase a retrospective dedicated to the Taviani brothers and 12 of their best known films from March 1st to 27th at the Bulgarian capital’s House of Cinema. Paolo Taviani will be on hand for the screening of “Cesare deve morire”. The event’s organisers are […]

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BRUSSELS – “Champions” photo exhibition opening

The Italian Cultural Institute of Brussels will host the opening of “Champions”, an exhibition of photographs by Stefano Nicolini, whose work, entirely without digital manipulation, depicts the sports champion and the role the artist has attributed to it in a nascent global society.

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BRAZIL – Infrastructure Collaboration Workshop

Italo-Brazilian collaboration on infrastructure will be the central theme of a technical-operational workshop scheduled for 13 March in Brasilia and organised by the Italian embassy there. Participants in the event (sponsored by Azimut, Cogip, Ever Green Power, Ghella, Gruppo Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane, Impregilo, Rina, Trevi) will include, among others, Minister for the Environment Corrado […]

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ANNOUNCEMENT FOR EDITORS-IN-CHIEF Arrival at Ciampino of Secretary of State John Kerry – 27 February 2013

Camera operators intending to take advantage of the video opportunity for the arrival of Secretary of State John Kerry at Ciampino Airport are requested to report to “Aviazione Generale” – and not directly to “31st Stormo”, today at 14:30 hours. Kindly communicate by e-mail to accreditamentostampa@esteri.it the type and license plate number of the vehicle […]

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Visit to Rome by US Secretary of State John Kerry

Journalists and camera operators interested in covering the events at Villa Madama on the occasion of US Secretary of State John Kerry’s visit to Rome on Wednesday 27 and Thursday 28 February 2013 are asked to request accreditation by sending an e-mail to accreditamentostampa@esteri.it. Journalists and camera operators who submitted preliminary applications for accreditation are […]

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A green foreign Ministry – refurbished canteen environmentally-friendly

As part of its newly implemented environment-friendly policy – “A Green Foreign Ministry” – the foreign ministry recently refurbished its staff canteen in an effort to modernise and streamline what is now an environment fully attentive to the latest in eco-responsible requirements. Read more, in Italian.

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WASHINGTON honours Renato Dulbecco

On the first anniversary of the death of Renato Dulbecco, distinguished Italian biologist and physician and winner of the 1975 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his work on oncoviruses, the Italian Embassy in Washington has organized a conference in his honour. “The Dulbecco Legacy from cancer biology, molecular genetics and novel therapeutic applications, to science […]

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