Exhibit in Beirut of 60 machines by Leonardo Da Vinci

An exhibition opened yesterday in Beirut of 60 examples of machines designed by Leonardo da Vinci. The machines, built by skilled Italian artisans following the artist’s drawings and models and sent over to the Middle East, are divided into four categories: transport, war, mechanics and entertainment and are interactive so as to allow students to […]

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Press notice detail

On Monday 12 November, Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi will meet at Villa Madama with Minister for Foreign Affairs of Turkey Ahmet Davutoglu at 15:30, and a press conference will follow. Journalists and camera operators interested in participating are asked to apply for accreditation by completing the interactive form available at the link http://mae.accreditationsystem.info/ITA/Indice.asp […]

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Terzi: «Building a leading role for Italy in the world» (la Discussione)

It was clear that the technocratic government had to put a technocrat in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, i.e. someone from the world of diplomacy: an ambassador. And Premier Monti chose Giulio Terzi di Santagata, our diplomatic representative at the time in the most prestigious of all posts: Washington. A field promotion for Terzi, who […]

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De Mistura: Unifil in Siria? Non ora (Avvenire)

Accelerare gli interventi umanitari per i civili e aiutare l’opposizione siriana ad avere un’unica leadership». Queste le iniziative su cui deve concentrarsi la Comunità internazionale secondo il sottosegretario agli Esteri Staffan De Mistura, che mercoledì in Libano ha visitato il contingente italiano dell’Unifil e tenuto colloqui con le massime autorità libanesi. Dopo il recente attacco […]

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Under-Secretary Marta Dassù meets with French Minister for European Affairs Bernard Cazeneuve

Preparations for the next bilateral summit and European policy concerns formed the central focus of a meeting at the foreign ministry in Rome between Under-Secretary Marta Dassù and French Minister for European Affairs Bernard Cazeneuve. Under-Secretary Dassù and Minister Cazeneuve discussed the recent formation of the Joint Italo-French reflection group on the Mediterranean suggested by […]

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Sistema Paese: riunione tra vertici MAE e Gruppo Trevi, best practice nel sostegno alle imprese (in translation)

Lo scorso 5 novembre la Farnesina ha ospitato il secondo incontro tra i vertici del Ministero degli Affari Esteri e del Gruppo Trevi, rappresentati dal presidente, Ing. Davide Trevisani, dall’Amministratore Delegato Dott. Cesare Trevisani e dal Direttore per le Relazioni Internazionali, Ing. Claudio Piconi. Il Segretario Generale del MAE, Ambasciatore Michele Valensise, era accompagnato dal […]

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Dettaglio comunicato

Si sono svolti oggi in un clima cordiale alla Farnesina i lavori della II Commissione bilaterale italo-monegasca, che rappresenta un momento di importante scambio di vedute e di approfondimento delle relazioni tra i due Paesi. La prima sessione della Commissione mista aveva avuto luogo presso il Principato, nel novembre 2009. La delegazione italiana era guidata […]

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“Friend Iraq”: photo exhibit at the Foreign Ministry

The foreign ministry will host an exhibition from 12 to 19 November entitled “Friend Iraq: Iraqi artists for the Italian Cooperation”, consisting of 26 panels depicting social, cultural and human aspects of Iraq. The exhibit is being promoted by the DGCS on the 10th anniversary of Italy’s intervention on behalf of the reconstruction of Iraq […]

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Angola: Hospitalar medical fair in January

Opportunities for Italian firms in the Angolan healthcare sector: the Hospitalar medical-healthcare equipment and technologies fair will take place on 25 and 26 January 2013 parallel to the 8th International congress of the Angolan medical association, whose theme this year is “Health in Angola: present and future”. This first edition of the Hospitalar Medical Fair […]

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Terzi: A stronger America closer to Europe (La Stampa)

Dear Editor, Obama’s winning of his second bid for the White House was an indisputable victory and the fruit of a concentrated effort to attract moderate voters and that broad segment known as Middle America. Even more than two candidates and two parties, the face-off here was between two contrasting visions of America, and voters […]

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Press notice detail

Head of the Press and Institutional Communications Service Giuseppe Manzo will hold a press briefing at 09:45 on Friday 9 November 2012 – instead of Thursday 8 November as previously announced – in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Sala Saracena. Accreditation requests may be sent by e-mail to accreditamentostampa@esteri.it or by fax to 06-36912122. Admission to […]

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Lebanon: Terzi to Italian troops, exceptional service for peace

“You are rendering an exceptional service to Lebanon, to Italy and to the cause of peace, and that makes me and all Italians very proud of you”, Minister Giulio Terzi wrote in a letter read today by Under-Secretary Staffan De Mistura to the Italian contingent of the UN UNIFIL force in southern Lebanon at the […]

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