In a true “gesture of love” for a country battered by decades of war and suffering of all sorts, Piedmont sculptor Giuseppe Penone, master of the Italian Arte Povera movement, has donated a piece of his sculpture to Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan.
Read moreThe Italian Cooperation is working with UNDESA on proposing a series of sideline events during the Rio+20 Conference that deal with development themes and the global processes under way in partnerships with island and mountain nations and for cross-border and water management. Pledges of €1.5 million The conference theme is, “A blue economy initiative for […]
Read moreItaly is once again the most represented country at the Summer Fancy Food Show, the most important commercial trade fair in the North American alimentary sector: over 230 Italian participants in this 58th edition, which is taking place for the second consecutive year in Washington D.C. 2,300 stands from 80 countries Summer Fancy Food, specialised […]
Read moreE’ libero Bruno Pellizzari, l’italiano rapito da pirati somali a ottobre del 2010 mentre si trovava con la compagna sudafricana a bordo dell’imbarcazione “Sy Choizil” al largo della costa della Tanzania. L’annuncio della liberazione di Pellizzari è stato dato dal Ministro Giulio Terzi che ha precisato che per il rilascio dell’italiano non è stato pagato […]
Read morePrior to the quadrilateral summit in Rome of the heads of state of Italy, France, Germany and Spain, Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi met with the ambassadors to Italy of the 27 EU members to illustrate Italy’s positions and expectations ahead of the crucial European Council meeting in Brussels on 28 and 29 June. […]
Read moreBruno Pellizzari has been released: Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi, who personally monitored the phases of the release, has just conveyed the news to the man’s family. So concludes an odyssey that began back on 26 October 2010, when the Italian national and his South African companion were abducted by Somali pirates from their […]
Read moreMinister Giulio Terzi chaired a meeting today in Rome with representatives of prominent Italian firms operating in the United States and various cultural institutions to present the Year of Italian Culture in the USA: a calendar of over 100 cultural and promotional events to be presented in a range of American cities throughout 2013. The […]
Read more(valid only the actual speech delivered) Presidente Dini, Presidente Stefani, Onorevoli Senatori e Onorevoli Deputati, l’impegno dell’Italia verso il Continente africano e in particolare l’Africa sub-sahariana è una costante della nostra politica estera, non solo per le tematiche dello sviluppo, ma anche per gli aspetti di governance mondiale, di sicurezza e di incremento dei rapporti […]
Read moreL’Africa rappresenta “la nuova frontiera su cui lavorare per la nostra politica estera”. Lo ha detto il ministro degli Esteri Giulio Terzi in audizione alle Commissioni Esteri di Camera e Senato riunite a Palazzo Madama. Con la “cresciuta consapevolezza che il continente può essere un grande protagonista” sullo scenario internazionale, ha spiegato Terzi, bisogna tenere […]
Read moreUpon receiving the news of today’s attack against an auto convoy escorting ANSA news agency reporter Claudio Accogli in an area south of Damascus, Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi contacted ANSA President Giulio Anselmi to express “solidarity in the face of a vile attack made all the more serious for its having been directed against those […]
Read moreThe situation in Syria has become too dangerous for the 300 UN observers, with a dozen or so armed attacks just in the last week. This was the comment by the Head of the UN Mission in Syria (UNSMIS), General Robert Mood of Norway, who underscored that, rather than diminishing, the violence “is increasing”. Two […]
Read moreThe Italian Cultural Institute of Paris has invited Eugenio Bennato and his quartet – whose music reflects a range of influences ranging from songs and melodies from Italy, Algeria, Egypt, Ehtiopia and Mozambique – to perform on 21 June at the Hôtel de Galliffet in context of the by now traditional “Fête de la Musique”, […]
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