Cooperation: Italian relief air shipment arrives in Yemen

An Italian Cooperation flight carrying a shipment of humanitarian relief to Yemen arrived in Sana’a on Saturday 24 March with 35 tonnes of goods (medicines, general foodstuffs, blankets) to respond to the most urgent humanitarian needs of the Yemenite population. The Embassy of Italy in Sana’a, with the collaboration of the International Migration Organisation, saw […]

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Claudio Colangelo has been released. Our co-national spoke by telephone with Consul General Joel Melchiori in Bhubanesvar, reporting that he was in good health and en route with some Indian journalists who had been able to reach the location where the two Italians were being held. We immediately communicated the news to the man’s family, […]

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Minister Terzi expresses condolences for the loss of an Italian soldier in Afghanistan

Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi expressed his personal grief and deep condolences for the sacrifice of an Italian soldier in a terrorist attack in Afghanistan, along with his solidarity with the families of this victim and of all the other Italian servicemen struck down in the fulfilment of their duty, on the front lines […]

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The Italian productive system’s keen interest in the vast Southeast Asian market, and the intention of the ten ASEAN member countries to generate fruitful collaborations with all country system actors by tapping into Italian excellence, was the central message that emerged from the ASEAN Awareness Forum held yesterday and today at the foreign ministry in […]

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Siria: Terzi, qualcosa si muove ma serve risoluzione ONU (in translation)

La situazione resta drammatica ma “qualcosa si sta muovendo” per la Siria. Lo ha affermato il Ministro Giulio Terzi a Bruxelles, in occasione del Consiglio Affari Esteri UE che ha deciso nuove sanzioni nei confronti della famiglia del presidente siriano Bashar Assad. Terzi si è riferito, in particolare, alla dichiarazione della presidenza del Consiglio di […]

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Los Angeles – “Fashion in Italy: 150 years of elegance”. A lecture at the Italian Cultural Institute

Fashion historian Marco Urizzi gave a lecture on “Fashion in Italy: 150 years of elegance” in Los Angeles on 20 March 2012. Organised in collaboration with prestigious local institutions, in this case Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the lecture is one of the Italian Cultural Institute’s events dedicated to fashion. On 21 March, the […]

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San José: Garibaldi in Central America. Casa Italia book presentation

In San José, the celebrations for the 150th anniversary of Italian Unity closed with the presentation of a book on Garibaldi’s presence in Central America. The book also features one of his followers who lived for some years in Costa Rica and took part, in 1856, in the defence of the country’s national sovereignty. Read […]

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Paris: Armani Parfums explores the french market

On 22 March 2012 the Italian Embassy in Paris hosted a gala evening featuring Giorgio Armani’s “Parfums” Division. The Armani team illustrated the brand’s development strategies and initiatives in the important and dynamic French perfume and cosmetics market, which is worth about 3 billion euros a year. Giorgio Armani Parfums made a 15,000 euro donation to […]

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UN: Syria: Things are moving, says Terzi. Annan visiting Moscow and Beijing

“Things are moving” for Syria at the United Nations, declared Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi. The Minister is taking part in the EU Foreign Ministers’ Council meeting in Brussels, which has led to a decision to impose new sanctions that strike to the very heart of Syrian President Bashar Assad’s family. He was referring to the […]

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Buenos aires: “Lucio Fontana” Prize for argentinean artists of italian origin

The Italian Consulate General in Buenos Aires has promoted the first edition of the “Lucio Fontana Prize for New Creativity”, which will enable two young Argentinean artists of Italian to spend time in Italy. The goal is to strengthen the great artistic and cultural bond linking Italy and Argentina, a bond of which Fontana is […]

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ICE: Seminar on renewable energy in Thailand

On 21-22 March 2012 the Italian Trade Commission (ICE) office in Bangkok organised a seminar on “Italian Renewable Energy and Green Technology”, with workshops focusing on innovative and best practices on Solar Energy and Biomass. The issues discussed included: Italian status of renewable energies and energy efficiency; Technologies and best practices in Italy; Sustainable Mobility; […]

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ASEAN Forum: an ideal market for Italian growth, says Dassù

Southeast Asia is an ideal market for the growth of our exports, which is essential to “kickstart growth in Italy”. The point was underscored by Under-Secretary Marta Dassù at the close of the ASEAN Awareness Forum at the Foreign Ministry in Rome. The Forum served to acquaint Italian entrepreneurs with investment opportunities in a region […]

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