L’Amb. Carla Zuppetti nominata Ambasciatore d’Italia in Svizzera ed in Liechtenstein.

COMUNICATO STAMPA Si rende nota, a seguito del gradimento del Governo interessato, la seguente nomina recentemente deliberata dal Consiglio dei Ministri: Carla ZUPPETTI Ambasciatore d’Italia a Berna Ultimo incarico ricoperto: Direttore Generale per gli Italiani all’estero e le Politiche Migratorie. Carla Zuppetti, nata a Isola del Liri (Frosinone), classe 1954, sposata, un figlio, si laurea […]

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BOSTON – A good Italian presence at the BIO 2012 Convention

The Boston Bio 2012 event, which ran from 18 to 21 June, attracted a good number of Italian businesses and provided excellent networking opportunities. The Bio International Convention, the world’s major biotechnology event, runs in a different American city each year. Read more, in Italian.

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On Wednesday 4 July 2012 an Italo-German Intergovernmental Summit chaired by Premier Mario Monti and German Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel will be held at Villa Madama. A final press conference will be held at approximately 16:30. Journalists and camera operators interested in covering the event are asked to apply for accreditation no later than 16:00 […]

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Somalia: Completing the transition – Terzi opens the Contact Group meeting in Rome (2 July)

On Monday 2 July, Minister Giulio Terzi will open the sessions of the International Contact Group on Somalia, which is the forum in which the international community coordinates its efforts toward the stabilisation of Somalia. Participants include Somali political leaders and approximately 45 delegations, and meets at least twice annually within the context of the […]

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Syria – new UN initiatives – Annan proposes transitional government, meeting in Geneva

Kofi Annan has redoubled his efforts to avert civil war in Syria where, according to a UN inquiry commission, battles are “increasingly militarised”, with weapons being replenished on both sides. The UN Special Envoy has proposed the institution of a transitional government in Syria made up of supporters of Bashar al-Assad and members of the […]

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Pakistan: the Jahanabad Buddha restored

The Jahanabad Buddha is coming back to life thanks to Italy, with funds from the Pakistan debt conversion. The restoration of the 6th-7th century A.D. statue is being done by ISIAO (Italian institute for Asia and the Orient) in partnership with the province of Khyber Pakthunkwa and the collaboration of non-governmental organisation ISCOS-CISL. At the […]

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Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi called “disturbing and absolutely unacceptable” anti-Semitic statements by Iranian First Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimi two days ago in Teheran during a conference on drug trafficking organized by the United Nations and the Iranian authorities for the International Day against Drug Abuse. “Such uncustomary statements concern us and we […]

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A meeting of the International Contact Group on Somalia will be held on Monday 2 July 2012 at 14:00 at the foreign ministry in Rome. Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi will deliver the opening speech. The Contact Group is the forum in which the international community coordinates its efforts toward the stabilisation of Somalia. […]

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Dettaglio intervento

(fa fede solo il discorso effettivamente pronunciato) Gentile vice Ministro INEICHENPresidente PodestàAmbasciatore RegazzoniAmbasciatore MartinelliConsole BaggiSignore e Signori Mi fa molto piacere essere qui con voi oggi per celebrare i 150 anni di relazioni diplomatiche fra Svizzera ed Italia. Il 17 marzo 1861 la Confederazione elvetica fu il secondo Stato europeo a stabilire rapporti con l’appena […]

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Dettaglio intervento

(fa fede solo il discorso effettivamente pronunciato) Gentile vice Ministro INEICHENPresidente PodestàAmbasciatore RegazzoniAmbasciatore MartinelliConsole BaggiSignore e Signori Mi fa molto piacere essere qui con voi oggi per celebrare i 150 anni di relazioni diplomatiche fra Svizzera ed Italia. Il 17 marzo 1861 la Confederazione elvetica fu il secondo Stato europeo a stabilire rapporti con l’appena […]

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Lebanon: a model for the Arab world, says Terzi

“Lebanon’s stability is essential to the region, and with its recent resumption of national dialogue, Beirut stands as a model for the entire Arab world”. This was the comment by Minister Terzi on a visit to Beirut at the end of talks with Lebanese institutional leaders. He added that, on the Syrian crisis, the Lebanese […]

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Italy for the Mediterranean, information and development

The Mediterranean is a mirror for many of our problems – the Arab spring was not followed by a happy summer – and Rome has a pivotal place in this picture as a link between north and south. The seminar “Italy for the Mediterranean region – information and development” opened at the foreign ministry in […]

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