Italy-Albania: We are the leading investors, says Terzi

“With 400 Italian or Italian-Albanian companies operating in Albania, Italy is the country’s leading investor in terms of number of operators, and the second for the value of our investments”. These comments were made by Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi, speaking at the conference on “Albania in Europe: New opportunities for economic and industrial cooperation for […]

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Beijing – Alberto Veronesi has been appointed Director of Grand Theatre in Tanjin. Ambassador Iannucci delighted

The Italian Ambassador to Beijing, Attilio Massimo Iannucci, has expressed his delight at the appointment of conductor Alberto Veronesi as artistic and musical director of the new Grand Theatre in Tianjin. Veronesi is the first westerner to cover this prestigious role in China. Read more, in Italian

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Religious freedom in Europe and Italy: meeting with students at the Foreign Ministry in Rome (8 May 2012)

Taking the debate on religious freedom and multicultural societies in Europe and Italy to a deeper level of analysis. That is the aim of a meeting on 8 May 2012 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in Rome where speakers include Riccardo Pacifici, President of the Jewish Community in Rome; Abdellah Redouane, Secretary General […]

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Early 20th-century Korea as seen by Consul Rossetti – an exhibition at the Museum of History

Korea as seen through the keen eyes of Consul Carlo Rossetti in the early years of the 20th century is the theme of an exhibition that opened on 26 April 2012 in Seoul’s Museum of History. The event, which was organised by the Italian Embassy and the Italian Cultural Institute in the Korean capital, will […]

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Los Angeles: An Italian Month of Science

From 8 May to 7 June the Italian Cultural Institute in Los Angeles will be hosting “150 years of Italian Genius”, a travelling exhibition curated by the Rosselli Foundation. The exhibition showcases the most important scientific discoveries from the year of Italy’s unification up to our own day and highlights their contribution to the quality […]

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UN Observers in Syria: the group includes Italians

The group of Observers in Syria, as decided by UN Resolution 2043 of 21 April 2012, will include Italians. The Council of Ministers will be meeting tomorrow, 8 May, to authorise the mission of unarmed personnel to Syria. To date, there are 24 observers on Syrian territory, with the number set to rise by the […]

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Dettaglio intervento

(fa fede solo il discorso effettivamente pronunciato)   Signor Primo Ministro Sali Berisha, Ministro Bumci, Vice Ministro Bozdo, Presidente Urso, Vice Presidente Zegna, Presidente Dardanello, Ambasciatori, Signore e Signori,   vorrei complimentarmi con Confindustria, la Fondazione FareFuturo e Unioncamere per l’organizzazione di questa importante iniziativa, che consente di approfondire le opportunità di cooperazione economica e […]

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Armenia: Italy’s “La Perla” begins production

“La Perla” has arrived in Armenia. The factory for the production of women’s luxe lingerie was officially opened in the presence of the Minister for the Economy, Tigran Davtyan. Also taking part in the opening ceremony were Italian Ambassador Bruno Scapini, managers from La Perla and the company’s Armenian counterparties in this commercial project. The […]

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BUENOS AIRES – “In the Blood: dreams of water and landfall”: music to remember the stories of Italian emigrants to Argentina

The harsh reality of Italian post-war emigration was the background to the performance by Virginia Innocenti, an actress and signer of Italian origin, entitled “In the Blood: dreams of water and landfall”. The event took place on 14, 21 and 28 April 2012 at the Parque de la Memoria in Buenos Aires, with the patronage […]

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Italy-Turkey: summit in Rome for cooperation and development

The Italy-Turkey Bilateral Government Summit chaired by Prime Minister Mario Monti and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will be taking place on Tuesday 8 May 2012 at Villa Madama. Taking part in the event, which will conclude with the signing of a number of agreements, will be the Ministers for Foreign Affairs, the Economy, Home […]

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Momento Italia Brasile: a food and drink festival dedicated to Italy

Italian food and drink featured large in the Brasil Sabor Food and Drink Festival 2012, which opened yesterday at the Italian Embassy in Brasilia. The Festival will see events celebrating Italy’s culinary traditions and products that will run for a month in over 200 towns and cities in Brazil’s 27 states. It is an integral […]

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Terzi in Mozambique: “We believe in, and will invest in the country, and continue our cooperation initiatives”

“Italy has always believed in, and will invest in, Mozambique, which has also played a role in regional stability”. These were the words of Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi, speaking at the end of a meeting with Mozambique’s Prime Minister, Bonifacio Aires Ali. Minister Terzi confirmed Italy’s commitment to and collaboration with Mozambique. He also reiterated […]

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