Universities: Terzi urges attracting foreign students to Italy

Growth in Italy depends partly on attracting the best minds from abroad to our universities, Minister Giulio Terzi underscored in his welcome message, read by Under-Secretary Marta Dassù, at the conference “Networks and agencies for internationalization in Europe” organized at the foreign ministry in Rome by Uni-Italia, an agency created to attract Chinese students to […]

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Syria: Istanbul summit, “transition strategy” – New sanctions. Involve Russia not Iran, says Terzi

Something has shifted on the diplomatic front with regard to the Syrian crisis. Today’s meeting of the Friends of Syria in Istanbul produced a “transition strategy” backed by new sanctions and the involvement of Russia (but not Iran) in stopping the ongoing bloodbath in that Arab country. While the Russian-Chinese summit in Beijing announced its […]

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Forum antiterrorismo Istanbul presieduto da Clinton-Davutoglu. Terzi, Al Qaida prima minaccia (in translation)

Ministri degli esteri o rappresentanti speciali di 30 paesi partecipano a Istanbul ad una riunione del Forum internazionale per la lotta contro il terrorismo presieduta dal Segretario di Stato Usa Hillary Clinton e dal Capo della diplomazia di Ankara Ahmet Davutoglu. La conferenza di oggi è dedicata al rafforzamento delle misure contro il terrorismo su […]

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IZMIR – a street dedicated to Italy

The City of Izmir has dedicated a street to Italy to commemorate its 150th birthday. The formal ceremony for the dedication of “Via Italia” took place on 2 June as part of the celebrations for the Festival of the Republic. To read more select ITALIANO at the top of the page.  

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Dassù in Colombia: attractive business opportunities

Under-Secretary Marta Dassù completed a mission to Bogotà from 3 to 5 June accompanied by a business delegation made up of representatives of over 50 firms. She met with President of the Republic Santos, Vice-President Garzon, Minister for Industry, Trade and Tourism Diaz Granados and Mayor of Bogotà Petro, and co-chaired the fourth session of […]

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FARNESINA DESIGN COLLECTION –Pininfarina’s Cambiano prototype on display in Helsinki

The Pininfarina “Cambiano” prototype is on display in Helsinki with the Farnesina Design Collection in an exhibit entitled “EcoSolutions – Design in Daily Life” mounted at the city’s House of Music auditorium from 5 June to 2 July. The exhibit is part of Helsinki World Design Capital 2012. To read more select ITALIANO at the […]

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Syria, Terzi reports to the parliament – Risk of genocide, strengthened observers mission

“The strategy chosen by Damascus risks leading to genocide if intervention is not rapid”, said Minister Giulio Terzi in a report to the joint upper and lower house foreign affairs commissions. He explained that the Syrian regime “intends to defend itself through an increasingly brutal and direct escalation of terror against civilians and by artificially […]

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Press notice detail

The “Heart of Asia” conference is to be held in Kabul on 14 June 2012. Journalists wishing to cover the event can apply for accreditation at: http://heartofasiaministerial-mfa.gov.af/registration All additional requirements and documentation to be submitted in order to complete the accreditation process are listed at: http://heartofasiaministerial-mfa.gov.af/infomedia

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Press notice detail

The Central European Initiative (CEI) will hold a meeting at the Palazzo della Regione in Trieste, home to its Secretariat, on Wednesday 13 June 2012. Participants at the meeting, held under the Ukrainian Presidency, will include Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Marta Dassù and the foreign ministers of the CEI Member Countries. The agenda includes the […]

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Bulgaria: Cerimonia di conferimento del Premio Giovanni Falcone (in translation)

Il 6 giugno 2012, alle ore 9:00, presso la Sala “Iavorov”, in piazza “G. Izmirliev”, città di Blagoevgrad, per il quarto anno consecutivo, ha avuto luogo la cerimonia di consegna del Premio intitolato alla memoria del magistrato italiano Giovanni Falcone, ai magistrati ed agli ufficiali di polizia bulgari e di Paesi vicini che hanno conseguito […]

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Euro 2012: Crisis Unit “on the case” for Italian fans

The Foreign Ministry Crisis Unit is preparing for the European soccer championship with a special task force that will monitor eventual risks for Italian fans travelling to this major sporting event to be held in Poland and Ukraine from 8 June to 1 July. 24-hour crisis rooms The initiative includes special 24-hour crisis rooms to […]

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Friends of Syria meeting: diplomatic summit in Istanbul

A diplomatic summit in Istanbul, bringing together the main members of the Friends of Syria group, the U.S., Italy, France, UK and Germany, was called by the Turkish government. Italy is to be represented by Minister Giulio Terzi. A meeting of the principal partners in the Friends of Syria will be held on Wednesday in […]

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