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Meeting on “Italian scientists around the world and the growth of the country” (Tuesday 17 April 2012, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sala Conferenze Internazionali). Minister Terzi and Minister Profumo will open the conference “Italian scientists around the world and the growth of the country” on Tuesday, 17 April at the foreign ministry in Rome. The […]

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G8: appeal to UN for North Korea and Syria – Italy’s piracy proposal embraced, highly significant, says Terzi

The countries of the G8 agreed to appeal to the UN Security Council for “appropriate measures” against North Korea for its attempt to send a Kwangmyongsong-3 Satellite into orbit; the foreign ministers also urged the UN to send observers to Syria to verify and ensure implementation of the Kofi Annan plan, since what has been […]

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Dichiarazione Ministri Esteri G8 (in translation)

We, the G-8 Foreign Ministers, condemn the launch by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), which is a violation of UN Security Council Resolutions 1695, 1718, and 1874. Sharing the view that the launch undermines regional peace and stability, we call on the DPRK to abstain from further launches using ballistic missile technology or […]

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Colonia – Festival della Letteratura, Roberto Saviano ospite d’onore (in translation)

L’Italia è stata protagonista alla dodicesima edizione del Festival internazionale delle letterature a Colonia, con Roberto Saviano ospite d’onore. Quest’anno l’Istituto Italiano di Cultura ha presentato tre autori al Lit.Cologne, che si è svolto dal 14 al 24 marzo: Andrea Bajani, che ha presentato la traduzione in tedesco del romanzo ‘Ogni promessa’ vincitore del Premio […]

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ISTANBUL – Le relazioni economiche italo-turche viste da un banchiere, conferenza (in translation)

Nell’ambito del programma di eventi “Orizzontitaliani 2012”, promosso dall’Ambasciata d’Italia ad Ankara, l’Ambasciatore Gianpaolo Scarante ha ospitato l’11 aprile scorso a Palazzo Venezia a Istanbul la conferenza tenuta da Ersin Özince, Presidente della Türkiye İş Bankası (uno dei maggiori gruppi bancari turchi), sul tema “Le relazioni economico-commerciali turco-italiane dalla prospettiva di un banchiere”. Dopo il […]

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Myanmar: Italian Senate supports democratic process

Just a few days before Minister Giulio Terzi’s visit to Myanmar (24-26 April), the Senate approved a unanimous motion presented by the senators of various parliamentary groups on democratic reforms in Myanmar, following the recent election results that confirmed the return to parliament of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. “In the context of the […]

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G8: Support and agreement on the incident involving Italian marines, says Terzi – Concrete proposals on counter-piracy

“My G8 colleagues offered their full comprehension and support for the principles that Italy has stated unequivocally regarding this situation”, said Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi in the margins of the G8 ministerial meeting in Washington, in the context of which he had raised the issue of piracy. “I referred explicitly to the question […]

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INDIA: Bosusco released; We worked to ensure his safety, says Terzi

“To ensure, first and foremost, the safety of our co-nationals”, was how Minister Giulio Terzi commented on his “satisfaction” at the news of the release of Paolo Bosusco, the Italian guide abducted on 14 March in the Indian State of Orissa while accompanying Claudio Colangelo on a trekking tour, who was released on 25 March. […]

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Press notice detail

Minister Terzi and Minister Profumo will open the conference “Italian scientists around the world and the growth of the country” on Tuesday, 17 April at the foreign ministry in Rome. The conference has been organized by the Foreign Ministry and the Ministry of Education, Universities and Research. The conference aims to bring together some of […]

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Press release detail

The family members of Paolo Bosusco have just received the news that we have all been waiting for since 14 March last: Paolo Bosusco is free. The announcement came from Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi, in Washington attending the G8 Foreign Ministers Meeting. “A very risky and complex situation is coming to an end”, […]

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Rome puts the issue of piracy on the G8 agenda

Freedom of navigation in international waters and therefore indirectly the issue of piracy, will be on the agenda of the G8 foreign ministers meeting today and tomorrow in Washington, in preparation for the summit of heads of state and government to be held at Camp David in mid-May. Italy asked to have this point added […]

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Glasgow: five centuries of Italian art on display at the Kelvingrove Museum

On 6 April Glasgow’s Kelvingrove Museum inaugurated the exhibition “The Essence of beauty: 500 years of Italian Art”, one of the most prominent events of the Scottish cultural season. The exhibition will run through 12 August and includes a rich calendar of events organized with the participation of the Italian Cultural Institute in Edinburgh. To […]

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