MARINES: Kerala court postpones decision until Monday 2 April. Minister Di Paola meets his Indian counterpart A.K. Antony in New Delhi

The High Court in Kerala has postponed until Monday 2 April its decision on the Italian appeal concerning jurisdiction in the case of the two Italian marines arrested in India. Italian Defence Minister Giampiero Di Paola has met his Indian counterpart, A.K. Antony, in New Delhi. Their discussion focused entirely on the case of the […]

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Minister Terzi meets the Hon. Pier Ferdinando Casini, the Hon. Franco Frattini and the Hon. Lapo Pistelli

Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi met representatives of the majority political parties supporting the Monti Government today, 30 March 2012. Taking part in the meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs were the Hon. Pier Ferdinando Casini, the Hon. Franco Frattini and the Hon. Lapo Pistelli. During their meeting Minister Terzi and the Members of Parliament […]

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Press notice detail

A reminder that the Summit of Heads of State and Government of NATO member states will take place on 20-21 May 2012 in Chicago (United States). Journalists and camera operators interested in following the event can apply for accreditation, no later than 13 April 2012, by following the information available on the website: http://www.nato.int/cps/en/SID-3439894D-CD4C9794/natolive/news_85164.htm. For […]

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Terzi: “Those 50 victims in Afghanistan are like the victims of terrorism” (Corriere della Sera)

Rome: “The Italian soldiers who fell in Afghanistan have the same value as the Italians who lost their lives in the fight against terrorism”, said Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi yesterday, 29 March 2012. In Afghanistan, this country assailed by the Taliban, our contingent still includes 4,200 people in uniform. Last week’s deaths brought the number […]

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Albania: Terzi is confident that Tirana will obtain EU candidate status

“I have great confidence that Albania will obtain EU candidate status”. These were the words of Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi after his meeting at the Foreign Ministry with Edmond Haxhinasto, the Albanian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs. “I hope that the European Council in May, which will be focusing on this question […]

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Italian Marines, Defence Minister: “They’re in good shape” – Departure authorised for the Lexie

Italian Defence Minister Giampaolo Di Paola met today with the two Italian marines, Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone, being held at the Trivandrum prison in Kerala, and found them “in good shape”. In the meantime, the High Court of Kerala approved the departure of oil tanker the “Enrica Lexie” (which could sail in the next […]

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Amman: Danilo Rea jazz concert a big success

Danilo Rea’s “Italian Piano Tales”, a jazz concert he gave in Amman on 25 March, was met with major critical and popular acclaim. An audience of 500 enthusiastically applauded the artist’s virtuosity in performing jazz arrangements of Italian musical selections from opera, cinema, and 60s and 70s hits by Modugno, Paoli and Tenco. To read […]

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Panama: Italy returns to the Expocomer trade fair

After four years of absence, Italy once again participated in EXPOCOMER, the best known multisector trade fair in Panama, held from 21 to 24 March. To read more select ITALIANO at the top of the page.

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Tel Aviv: Trent-Israel, industrial research and development accord

The Autonomous Province of Trent signed an industrial research and development accord with Israel within the context of a mission led by provincial president Dellai. The delegation was made up of representatives from the University of Trent, the Edmund Mach and Bruno Kessler Foundations and ten of the province’s high technology firms. To read more […]

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Cooperation: Albania, drug addiction treatment centre opened

A new drug addiction treatment centre has been opened in Tirana at the Mother Theresa Hospital, the country’s largest, in the presence of Health Minister Vasili. The centre, the first of its kind in Albania, was built through a joint programme by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the World Health […]

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MFA-Turin agreement for country system promotion

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the City of Turin sealed an agreement aimed at the foreign promotion of the country system, signed by Minister Giulio Terzi and Mayor Piero Fassino.. The objective, Terzi explained, is to further “enhabce the international image that Turin already has with the UN and EU facilities hosted there, but […]

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Kosovo: we support rapid EU association agreement, Terzi says

It is Italy’s hope that an association agreement between Kosovo and the European Union can be rapidly concluded, Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi said after a meeting with his counterpart from Kosovo Enver Hoxhaj. That agreement would give Pristina “a solid and structured bond” with the EU, Terzi added, who then confirmed that country’s […]

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