SIRYA: UN observers operating in Damascus

The 6-member international observer group led by Moroccan General Ahmad Himmish is now operational. He leads the technical team charged with preparing the terrain for the arrival of other unarmed blue helmet contingents from the United Nations Truce Supervision Organisation (UNTSO) mission, set up by the UN in 1948 and based in Jerusalem. The organisation […]

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Dettaglio intervento

(fa fede solo il testo effettivamente pronunciato) Ministro Profumo, Sottosegretario Dassù, Signore e Signori, il compito e l’onore di accogliervi alla Farnesina e di aprire questo incontro mi sono tanto più graditi alla luce della centralità che i temi della ricerca e dell’innovazione hanno assunto nelle politiche del Governo, e in particolare nelle strategie del […]

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25th anniversary of adoption of the “Missile Technology Control Regime”

Today is the 25th anniversary of the adoption of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), of which Italy, with its other (at that time) G7 partners, is a founding country. The MTCR, which today includes 34 countries, is one of the main instruments used to limit the proliferation of missiles and related technologies. The aim […]

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Cooperazione: Guatemala, nuove infrastrutture per i più deboli (in translation)

E’ dedicato al programma di emergenza ‘Ran Guatemala’, in fase di conclusione, il secondo numero de ‘La Gazzetta – El Periodico del Sistema Italia en Guatemala’, pubblicazione coordinata dall’Ambasciata italiana. “RAN Guatemala” sta eseguendo, grazie al coinvolgimento di dieci ong italiane, interventi nei settori della riduzione del rischio di disastri e della sicurezza alimentare, ottenendo […]

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MADRID – Nuova biblioteca all’Istituto Italiano di Cultura (in translation)

Ha aperto i battenti la nuova Biblioteca/Mediateca dell’Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Madrid, realizzata grazie ai finanziamenti erogati da MAE, MIBAC, MIUR e MISE. Sono stati restaurati circa 180 metri quadrati situati al pianoterra del prestigioso Palacio de Abrantes, sede dell’Istituto. La nuova biblioteca, oltre a fornire ai nostri studenti dei corsi di lingua un […]

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BUDAPEST – Fiera del Libro, l’Italia porta l’editoria d’arte e per ragazzi (in translation)

L’editoria per ragazzi e l’editoria d’arte sono i due settori che l’Italia promuoverà al XIX Festival Internazionale del Libro di Budapest, in programma dal 19 al 22 aprile al Parco Millenaris. L’Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Budapest si presenta con uno stand – LibrItalia – al cui interno è allestita una speciale libreria nella quale […]

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SYRIA: UN observers operational in Damascus – Italy at the UN’s disposal

The 6-member international observer group led by Moroccan General Ahmad Himmish became operational as of today. He leads the technical team charged with preparing the terrain for the arrival of other unarmed blue helmet contingents from the UNTSO mission, set up by the UN in 1948 and based in Jerusalem, tasked with supplying observers to […]

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Press notice detail

Head of the Press and Institutional Information Service Giuseppe Manzo will hold his customary press briefing at 12:00 on Monday 16 April. For accreditation send an email to accreditamentostampa@esteri.it or a fax to 06-36912122. Admittance will be at the rear entrance to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Via Macchia della Farnesina entrance – beginning […]

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Press release detail

“I was pleased to learn that the UN Security Council had approved a resolution authorising a team of observers to be sent to Syria to monitor compliance with the ceasefire, in keeping with wishes of the G8 foreign ministers”, asserted Minister Giulio Terzi comment, underscoring the fact that this was an “extremely important step forward”. […]

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VIDEO – Interview with Minister Terzi on CNN – The Situation Room

Minister Terzi was the guest of the CNN broadcast “The Situation Room”, interviewed by Wolf Blitzer on Syria and the Security Council, the Iran nuclear question and the Italian economic situation.

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Press release detail

Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi received Belgian Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Didier Reynders today at the foreign ministry in Rome. The two ministers reviewed the intense bilateral and multilateral collaboration between Italy and Belgium owed to solid economic, cultural and political bonds – made even stronger by the 300,000-strong Italian community in Belgium […]

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Protection and promotion of human rights: dialogue with NGOs

A meeting for Italian NGOs and associations active in the defence and promotion of human rights, was dedicated to international deadlines regarding human rights matters, especially within the United Nations and the European Union. A useful and constructive exchange of information and assessments, for which all participants expressed their sincere appreciation. Italian priorities Particular attention […]

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