Syrian: Assad must be responsible. The provocation must end

“Assad must stop this provocation, whether the incidents concerned be deliberate or accidental. He must show evidence of at least a minimum sense of responsibility”. This was Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi’s comment on the situation of extreme tension with Turkey. “The flow of refugees and the repetition of these military incidents at the border are […]

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Italy-Argentina: in Buenos Aires, Dassù hands over the desaparecidos archives

The first European country to take this step, Italy has handed over 60 files regarding desaparecidos of Italian origin, or with dual nationality, during the years of the dictatorship (1976-83). The handover took place during a ceremony in Buenos Aires chaired by Under-Secretary Dassù and the Argentinian Foreign Minister, Hector Timerman, in the presence of […]

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Innovitalia, a new platform for “brains” – For Italy, an instrument to pool its expertise abroad, says Terzi

A “digital bridge” to link up the immense social capital represented by our “brains” around the world and make that capital available to Italy. At 13.00 today “Innovitalia”, a digital platform to foster the pooling, sharing and exchange of Italian talent and excellence, was published online. The platform fosters interactive exchanges of ideas and information […]

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Speech detail

(please check against actual speech as delivered) Sono trascorsi pochi mesi da quando il Ministro Profumo ed io abbiamo presieduto assieme, alla Farnesina, l’incontro sugli “Scienziati italiani nel mondo e la crescita del Paese”, un’iniziativa che, nel quadro della proficua collaborazione fra i due Ministeri, ha riunito prestigiosi talenti della comunità scientifica italiana all’estero, per […]

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Paris: new Tod’s collection at the Italian Embassy

On 1 October 2012 the salons of the Italian Embassy in Paris hosted a presentation of Tod’s new “Signature” collection in the presence of the international press. Also attending were personalities from French society and the world of entertainment, including the actress Scarlett Johansson. Read more, in Italian.

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“Innovitalia”, professional opportunities online – Terzi and Profumo at the Farnesina to launch the digital platform

There is no growth without innovation, no progress without research and development. Researchers, scientists, institutions and business people must be always online, always networking, in Italy and abroad, to raise our country’s strategic resources to “system-level”. That is the thinking behind “Innovitalia”, the new digital platform that will be introduced at the Farnesina at mid-day […]

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GREEN ECONOMY: Clini attends workshop at Italian embassy in Washington

“With this mission we have confirmed the commitment of the Ministry for the Environment, together with the Ministries for Foreign Affairs and Economic Development, and the Prime Minister directly, to promote a part of the Italian economy. A part that is performing very well indeed, with an excellent outlook and high development rates”. Speaking was […]

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Archiviazione dell’inchiesta sull’eccidio di Sant’Anna di Stazzema: Il Segretario Generale riceve il Vice Ministro tedesco Link

Il Segretario Generale del Ministero degli Esteri, Michele Valensise, ha ricevuto oggi alla Farnesina, su istruzioni del Ministro degli Esteri Giulio Terzi, il Vice Ministro degli Esteri tedesco, Michael Georg Link. Nell’incontro, è stata evocata la decisione della Procura di Stoccarda relativa all’archiviazione dell’inchiesta sull’eccidio di Sant’Anna di Stazzema. Al riguardo, Valensise ha rilevato come, […]

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Enquiry into the Sant’Anna di Stazzema massacre closed: The Secretary General receives the German Deputy Foreign Minister, Link

The Secretary General of the Foreign Ministry, Michele Valensise, received the German Deputy Foreign Minister, Michael Georg Link, at the Farnesina today. The Secretary General was acting on instructions from Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi. Valensise noted that “with all due respect for the independence of the German courts, we cannot ignore the fact that this […]

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Berlin – Italian embassy promotes scientific learning with three seminars

The theory of general relativity, the history of geometry and the search for extra-solar planets: these are the topics of three seminars being organised by the Italian Embassy in Berlin to promote scientific learning. The seminars, which also aim to showcase Italian excellence in the sciences, are part of the Italian Cultural Institute’s autumn programme […]

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LONGITUDE: “Choosing heads” (in translation)

Soltanto per una pura coincidenza, quasi contemporaneamente negli Stati Uniti ed in Cina, le due potenze che più influenzano le scelte mondiali, si rinnovano i vertici. Che cosa significa tutto questo per il resto mondo viene analizzato, con una serie di servizi, nel nuovo numero di “Longitude”, la rivista diretta da Pialuisa Bianco in edicola […]

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Communication is a foreign policy tool

The Foreign Ministry “promotes and defends Italy’s interests worldwide so must communicate to the world what Italy is and does. For us, communication never comes as an afterthought to decisions: it is an integral part of and helps determine them”. In short, said Manzo, “communication is a foreign policy tool”. The point was explained by […]

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