Italy and China are strengthening cooperation in the sector of training and research, and new agreements were reached in the course of a mission by Minister for Education, Universities and Research Francesco Profumo, who met in Beijing with Chinese institutional and academic representatives.
Read moreMinister Terzi met at the foreign ministry in Rome today with Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Council of the Russian Federation and President of the Russian Federation’s Special Envoy for Africa, Mikhail Vitalievich Margelov. Minister Terzi and Chairman Margelov examined the crisis in Syria in light of the recent dramatic developments on […]
Read moreThe crisis in Syria was the main focus of a face-to-face meeting between Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin as both attended the G20 summit in Los Cabos Mexico. Whether this meeting has helped to bridge the divide in their positions on Syria will only be made clear through what comes out of the UN Security […]
Read moreTerrorism that targets minority ethnic groups, and religious minorities in particular, defies the universal principles of civilisation and human coexistence itself. The situation in Nigeria, where the extremist sect Boko Haram, which has gained in strength over recent years by implementing a strategy of striking Christian churches during the practice of religious rites is, therefore, […]
Read moreFrance, Germany, Spain and Italy will hold a quadrilateral summit on Friday 22 June 2012 at Villa Madama in Rome. Participants will be President of the French Republic François Hollande, Germany Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel, President of the Spanish Government Mariano Rajoy and Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti. A press conference will be held at […]
Read moreThe Angolan market is, for Italy, “one of the African continent’s points of reference, and not only in terms of the major energy firms operating there”, said Minister Giulio Terzi in a speech he delivered at Angola Investment Day, in which he underscored how that country was one of the most representative of “African dynamism”. […]
Read more(fa fede solo il testo effettivamente pronunciato) Ministro Chikoti, Signore e Signori, sono lieto di accogliere l’autorevole delegazione angolana e di partecipare a questo incontro con una qualificata e diversificata rappresentanza di operatori economici italiani presenti in Angola o interessati a investire nel Paese. L’Africa è un continente in continua trasformazione. Nessuno mette in discussione […]
Read moreOn Tuesday 19 June at 19:00 Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi is scheduled to speak at Rome’s Palazzo delle Esposizioni at the presentation of a documentary entitled “In the Heart of China”. The event is being organised jointly by the Marche Region, RAI and journalist Duilio Giammaria, with the support of the Marche Region, […]
Read moreCommercial trade between Italy and Georgia more than doubled in the 1st quarter of 2012, registering a rise of 116.8% over the same period in 2011, which had already been a record year. The Italian Statistics Institute (ISTAT) data on Italo-Georgian trade in the first quarter of 2012 – equal to €62.3 million – show […]
Read moreIn May of 2012 Italian ambassador to Manila Luca Fornari and Philippine Finance Minister Cesar Purisima signed a 5-year Italo-Philippine debt-conversion agreement that will allow approximately 3 million euros to be redirected to poverty-reduction, sustainable development and environmental protection programmes. This agreement will make it possible for Manila to redirect its debt payments toward job […]
Read moreThe latest bloody Sunday in Nigeria has given a tragic boost to the escalating violence there against Christians. According to Minister Giulio Terzi’s announcement, the Italian government’s special envoy for humanitarian emergencies Margherita Boniver, was preparing for a visit to Africa to meet with the local authorities on the issue of inter-religious conflict, while High […]
Read moreThe situation on the ground in Syria grows increasingly dramatic: a half-destroyed Homs is under siege, while, as a result of the escalating violence, the 280 UN mission blue helmets are not to venture off their bases. In a press conference in Damascus, UN mission commander General Robert Mood said that in this high-risk situation […]
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