Dubai: the best of italian jazz from 18 to 22 february

The best of Italian jazz comes to Dubai. The Italian Embassy in the United Arab Emirates, in collaboration with Suoni Italiani, Puglia Sounds and Salini Costruttori Dubai has organised the Italian Jazz Garden to run from 18 to 22 February, as part of the 10th Skywards Dubai International Jazz Festival. Headliners are to include: the […]

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SYRIA: Italy speaks out on human rights at the UN “Listening to the people’s legitimate aspirations”

“The situation in Syria is unacceptable. The people’s legitimate aspirations must be heard, and for that reason Italy supports the Arab League’s efforts toward to find a peaceful and democratic solution to the crisis under way”. The comment came from Deputy Italian Permanent Representative to the UN Antonio Bernardini, who spoke at the UN General […]

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Minister Terzi meets with his Czech colleague Schwarzenberg: EU economic prospects, bilateral collaboration, international themes

Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi met this morning at the foreign ministry in Rome with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic Karel Schwarzenberg, for an exchange of views on various themes of common bilateral, European and international interest. Underscoring Italy’s consideration of the Czech Republic as a major […]

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Italy-Czech Rep.: Prague an important partner for relaunching the EU, says Terzi

Italy considers the Czech Republic an important EU partner, as Minister Terzi underscored in his meeting at the foreign ministry in Rome with Czech Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Karel Schwarzenberg. They also agreed on the need for greater cohesion among EU Member States on promoting long-term sustainable economic growth, both European […]

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MEDITERRANEAN: Italy recognises Algeria’s role, says Massari

The Italian government and Minister Terzi sent a message expressing Italy’s recognition of Algeria’s role in uniting the two shores of the Mediterranean through the Minister’s Special Envoy for the Countries of the Mediterranean and the Arab Spring, Maurizio Massari, who made another stop in Algeria on a tour that has already taken him to […]

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Fiji Islands: fund raising for flood victims

The government of Fiji has set up a fund for the humanitarian crisis created by the recent flooding in that insular island country, where a state of natural disaster is still in effect. The Embassy of Fiji in Brussels has opened a current account: Embassy of Fiji – Fiji Flood Appeal 2012 C/C n. 363-1007099-85 […]

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Press notice detail

The Ninth Conference of Foreign Ministers of the Western Mediterranean Dialogue (5+5), followed by the FOROMED meeting, will be held on Monday 20 February 2012 in Rome (Villa Madama). The 5+5, to be co-chaired by Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi di Sant’Agata and his Tunisian counterpart Rafik Ben Abdessalem, will focus on regional relations. The […]

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Lima: Conference “Precolombian art and modern art. From Gauguin to Eielson”

The Italian Cultural Institute in Lima organised the conference “Precolombian Art And Modern Art. From Gauguin To Eielson”, curated by Prof. Antonio Aimi of the State University of Milan, an illustrious America scholar, who works on interpreting the sources of the pre-Columbian culture at the intersection of a variety of disciplines (history, anthropology, aesthetics and […]

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Press notice detail

Please be reminded that the celebration of the anniversary of the Lateran Pacts and the Agreement on Modification of the Concordato will take place at Palazzo Borromeo, seat of the Embassy of Italy to the Holy See, on the afternoon of 16 February, with the highest State and Church officials in attendance. Bilateral governmental meetings […]

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Italy–United States: “Monti is Europe’s messenger”, says Under-Secretary Dassù (video)

“Monti is Europe’s messenger”, asserted Under-Secretary Marta Dassù in an interview for Sky in which she spoke about the Italian Premier’s meetings in the United States.Dassù underscored that Italy “is strongly in convinced of Europe, with a new, transatlantic touch, which the Anglo-Saxon countries certainly like”. The Under-Secretary also spoke of our country’s role, citing […]

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MEDITERRANEAN: Cairo calling for stronger EU presence, Massari reports

“Very interesting” was how Maurizio Massari, the foreign minister’s Special Envoy for the Mediterranean and the Arab Spring, defined his meetings in Egypt with the Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Secretary General of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party Osama Yassin, as well as political representatives such as independent liberal PM and Ahram […]

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SYRIA: Italy agrees with Arab League proposal – Joint “Peacekeeping Force” with the UN

“Italy agrees on the urgency of halting every form of violence in Syria and, to that end, supports the proposal to send a joint United Nations/Arab League peacekeeping force to monitor on-site application of a ceasefire”, announced Minister Giulio Terzi after having “hailed” the outcome of the meeting of the Arab League foreign ministers in […]

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