TERZI RECEIVES THE JEWISH COMMUNITY AT THE FOREIGN MINISTRY: DETERMINED TO COMBAT INTOLERANCE AND FOSTER INTER-FAITH DIALOGUE. HONOUR AWARDED TO KANTOR, PHILANTHROPIST AND KEY FIGURE IN COMBATING ANTI-SEMITISM

Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi received the Executive Committee of the World Jewish Congress – a UN-accredited organisation that represents Jewish communities around the world – at the Foreign Ministry today. One of the organisation’s principal aims is to fight anti-Semitism and promote peace in the Middle East and inter-faith dialogue with Christians and Muslims. During […]

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“Italy in Japan 2013” opens with Raphael

An exhibition on Raphael, one of the most important events on this sublime artist from Urbino ever to be organised outside Italy, will open “Italy in Japan 2013”. With around 100 events, the programme will provide a flavour of the “Made in Italy” brand in all its facets: the arts, business, lifestyle, research and innovation, […]

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BELGRADE – Audience Enchantment From Verdi At The National Theatre

The concert organised by the National Theatre in Belgrade to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Giuseppe Verdi met with an enthusiastic and emotional response from the audience. The event, organised by the Italian Embassy in Belgrade and the Italian Cultural Institute with support from the Italian-Serbian Business Council, was attended by the […]

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PERU’ – The secrets of the nazca culture at the Garcilaso Inca Cultural Centre

“The Cahuachi Pyramids: a taster of the research conducted in the Nazca ceremonial centre”. This is the title of a lecture by the Italian archaeologist and architect Giuseppe Orefici, held on Tuesday 19 February at the Garcilaso Inca Cultural Centre. The lecture was organised by the Garcilaso Inca Cultural Centre and promoted by the Italian […]

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PAKISTAN – Italy Co-Sponsors The Karachi Literature Festival

Italy has made its debut as a sponsor of the Karachi Literature Festival (KLF), a major event in Pakistan’s arts scene. The event was followed by over 20,000 people and featured over 200 speakers from 40 countries. The KLF, which in addition to Italy was co-sponsored by France, Germany and Russia, hosted authors from 12 […]

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Italy-Turkey – commercial relations: balance sheet and outlook

The balance sheet for 2012 and the outlook for future economic and trade relations between Italy and Turkey. This was one of the key topics for discussion during the traditional meeting in Istanbul’s Palazzo Venezia between the Italian Ambassador in Turkey, Gianpaolo Scarante, and the Italian business community. The event was attended by around 100 […]

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Country Presentation Somalia (Farnesina, 20 febbraio 2013)

A Country Presentation on Somalia will take place at the Foreign Ministry at 17.30 on Wednesday 20 February 2013. The presentation, which is being organised by the Farnesina, follows a number of similar initiatives held in previous years for other African countries. The event will open with addresses by Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi and the […]

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SYRIA – EU renews sanctions for three months, more help for civilians

The European Union has decided to extend the sanctions against the Syrian regime for a further three months and to relax the arms embargo. The conclusions of the Foreign Affairs Council state that the restrictive measures have been amended “so as to provide greater non-lethal support and technical assistance for the protection of civilians.” Foreign […]

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MELBOURNE – Italian luxury in the era of Machiavelli

“The power of luxury. Art and Culture at the Italian Courts in Machiavelli’s Lifetime” is an international symposium organised by a large group of promoters – The Embassy of Italy in Canberra, Australian Institute of Art History of the University of Melbourne, the Foundation for the Italian Institute of Human Sciences and the Poldi Pezzoli […]

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Meeting on the 2013 Year of Italian Culture in the US Cancelled

Please be informed that the meeting “2013 Year of Italian Culture in the United States: A model for Public/Private Partnership in the Promotion of Italian Culture Abroad”, planned for Wednesday 20 February 2013 and to be chaired by Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi, has been cancelled.

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“Digital media in war zones” Postponed

Please be informed that the “Digital Media in War Zones” workshop, organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in collaboration with WIRED Italia and scheduled to be held on 19 February 2013 at the foreign ministry in Rome, has been postponed to a data as yet to be announced.

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SYRIA: ARMS EMBARGO MUST NOT EXPIRE, SAYS TERZI

Eventual disagreement among the 27 members on the sanctions in Syria would create “a paradoxical situation, given that the European embargo is intended to impact the regime”, said Minister Giulio Terzi, expressing Italy’s position on the renewal of the sanctions package to be discussed today in the EU Foreign Affairs Council. Our country, he said, […]

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