Somalia – Istanbul Conference: From transition to stabilisation

The Turkish Premier, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, opened the second international conference on Somalia in Istanbul this morning, 1 June 2012. The representatives of 54 countries are attending the conference, with Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi representing Italy. The aim of the conference is to map out the pathway for Somalia […]

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JORDAN – Exceptional discovery by Italian restorers at the Qasr Amra site

The Jordanian press has devoted ample space to the exceptional discovery at the Qasr Amra site by the team from the Ministry for Culture and Heritage’s Higher Institute for Conservation and Restoration. Qasr Amra is a Jordanian castle that in 1985 obtained UNESCO World Heritage status. The restoration work by the Italian team has brought […]

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“Longitude”: Europe fights to survive

The June issue of the English-language world affairs magazine “Longitude” (Editor-in-Chief Pialuisa Banco) will be on newsstands as of 4 June 2012, featuring a panorama on the European crisis and its strategic repercussions, the West and its new partners, and the aerospace industry’s power to drive the economy. Also included are a close look at […]

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SOMALIA: Italy at the Istanbul Conference to help the stability process

“Preparing Somalia’s Future: Goals for 2015”: these are the themes of the international conference opening in Istanbul on Friday 1 June, which Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi will be attending. The political representatives of 54 countries will be meeting in the Turkish city to map out the conditions for Somalia to move forward this summer from […]

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BALKANS – Conference in Belgrade on the Italian language

“Beyond Borders. The trans-regional and intercultural dimension of Italian”. This was the theme of an international conference in Belgrade organised jointly by the Faculty of Philology of Belgrade University and the Italian Cultural Institute. The conference coincided with the 80th anniversary of the foundation of the Department of Italian Language and Literature at the University. […]

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BEIJING – Italian Embassy is supporting the Chinese version of “All About Italy”

The Italian Embassy in Beijing is supporting the Chinese version of the “All About Italy” magazine conceived by entrepreneurs Franco e Paolo Del Panta. The magazine focuses on the best of Italian culture, with the emphasis on art, history, music, design, traditions, tourism and fashion. The Chinese edition of “All About Italy”, already launched to […]

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BUDAPEST – Exhibition featuring Masaccio, Beato Angelico and Piero della Francesca

On Friday 8 June 2012 the Italian Cultural Institute in Sofia will host the opening of the exhibition on “Masaccio – Beato Angelico – Piero della Francesca. L’avventura della conoscenza”. The curator of the exhibition, Prof. Alessandro Rovetta, from Milan’s Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, will speak at the event. The exhibition, which will run […]

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Cooperation: fighting drug addiction – training and education in the Maghreb

A joint initiative by the San Patrignano community and the Uninettuno International Distance Learning University on fighting drug addiction has been presented at the Foreign Ministry in Rome. Patron of the initiative is Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi. San Patrignano, Europe’s biggest anti-drugs centre, and Uninettuno have drawn up an agreement to offer a Master’s degree […]

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Syria – Terzi in the Senate – “UN Security Council must shoulder its responsibilities”

Of all the critical theatres, “the situation that most alarms us is Syria”. These were the words of Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi during a hearing in the Senate with the Defence Minister on the international missions and Development Cooperation initiatives Italy is currently engaged in. He specified that he had informed members of the Security […]

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International Year of Cooperation: towards a new development model

The world of cooperatives provides a valuable perspective from which to develop a new economic development model based on inclusion, both in Italy and worldwide. The issue was discussed today, 30 May 2012, at the Foreign Ministry in Rome during the meeting to set up the committee for the International Year of Cooperation, as proclaimed […]

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“The expulsion of their diplomats sends a strong signal to Syria”, says Terzi (L’Eco di Bergamo)

Italy, France, Germany, Great Britain and Spain took coordinated and simultaneous action yesterday, 29 May, to isolate Syria at the diplomatic level. Today Annan is reporting to the Security Council on the situation, in a remote video link. During the day the US, Canada and Australia also expelled the Syrian Ambassadors to their countries. In […]

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Cooperation: Egypt – food security for the most vulnerable

Italy is engaged in projects to foster Egypt’s economic and social development through actions to improve food security and nutritional quality for the most vulnerable segments of the population. Agreement worth 3 million dollars The Italian Ambassador, Claudio Pacifico, has signed a food security agreement on “Improving Household and Nutrition Security” with the Egyptian Agricultural […]

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