Tuscany Region’s trade mission to strengthen institutional collaboration to foster trade, with the assistance of the Italian Embassy, began with a visit to Beijing on 2 and 3 July 2012. The next stages in the mission will be Shanghai, Hangzhou, Guangzhou and Nanning. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreOn 28 June Embassy of Italy in Washington hosted an E-health Workshop in organised in collaboration with the European Commission and the US Department of Health and Human Services. The event, which took place in the framework of the E-health is among the priorities of the Transatlantic Economic Dialogue (TEC), was opened by the Ambassador […]
Read moreEconomic and political relations, industrial relations, investment. These are the main topics on the agenda for the Italian-German inter-governmental summit taking place today, 4 July 2012, in Villa Madama, Rome. The summit is being chaired by Prime Minister Mario Monti and the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, with the participation of ministers and business people from […]
Read moreThe international community made an undertaking, here in Rome on 2-3 July 2012, to draw the face of a new Somalia. There is still a long way to go but two days of working here at the Farnesina, with over 150 delegates representing 43 states and international organisations, served to signpost more clearly the road […]
Read moreMargherita Boniver, Minister Terzi’s Special Envoy for Humanitarian Emergencies, is heading for Nigeria on a two-day mission. She will be meeting members of the Nigerian Government, religious leaders from the Muslim, Roman Catholic and Protestant communities, and representatives of civil society. Speaking on behalf of Minister Terzi, the Hon. Boniver will express Italy’s support for […]
Read moreThe Italian Embassy in Berlin organised a meeting on “Germany and Italy: the European outlook” which took place on 28 June 2012. The event was held in memory of Ambassador Silvio Fagiolo, one year on from his death. The initiative recalled the illustrious diplomat’s deep commitment to Europe and was an opportunity to reflect and […]
Read moreA success that surpassed all expectations. That was the outcome of the Italian-Iraqi trade forum that took place in Mosul from 26 to 28 June, organised through the awareness-raising efforts of the Foreign Ministry and the Italian Embassy with Italian businesses. The forum was attended by representatives of over 60 Italian enterprises, who established close […]
Read more“It’s imperative that we get a ceasefire”, declared Ahmad Fawzi, spokesperson for the international mediator for the Syrian crisis, Kofi Annan. The primary goal, he undescored, is to stop the killing. A political transition process The new Action Group on Syria, called by Annan, approved a document in Geneva on Saturday 30 June 2012 calling […]
Read more“Somalia will soon be reaching the historic date of 20 August, a demarcation line after 8 years of translation, with the prospect of a government and parliament in a constitutional framework that is both definite and inclusive”. This was the comment by Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi at the press conference with the Somali Premier Abdiweli […]
Read moreUnder-Secretary Dassù met the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Emily Haber, with whom she discussed European foreign policy, in Berlin on 28 June. On 3 July she will be meeting the British Minister for European affairs, David Lidington, in London
Read moreThe Italian Cultural Institute in Nairobi is hosting an Italian Film season until 25 July 2012. The programme includes films that investigate politics, today’s society, and the meeting of cultures and memory. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreThe Italian NGO “Aiutare i bambini” has organised a visit to Uzbekistan by a medical-surgical team to work for a limited period at Tashkent Vakhidov Centre, a hospital specialising in children’s heart surgery. The initiative was organised as part of the “Cuore di Bimbi” programme in collaboration with the Ospedali Riuniti in Bergamo and Milan’s […]
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