UNESCO – Milan beats Moscow and Abu Dhabi: for the ICOM 2016 General Conference

Meeting in Paris, the Advisory Committee of the International Council of Museums (ICOM) chose Milan for its 24th General Conference, which every three years gathers over 4,000 museum and culture professionals from all over the world. Milan, which took 66% of the votes, was short-listed with other finalists Moscow (25%) and Abu Dhabi (9%). “This […]

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Cooperazione: Etiopia, interventi contro la siccità (in translation)

La Cooperazione Italiana sta per lanciare un nuovo programma da 1.3 milioni di euro nel sud e sud-est dell’Etiopia, per superare l’emergenza siccità e l’emergenza profughi dai paesi vicini. Sono cinque le aree identificate caratterizzate dalla cronica mancanza di acqua potabile e di adeguate strutture sanitarie. Il programma – la cui prima fase si è […]

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Dettaglio comunicato

L’Italia ha sospeso oggi l’attività della propria Ambasciata a Damasco e rimpatriato dello staff della sede diplomatica. Anche in considerazione delle gravi condizioni di sicurezza, insieme ai principali partner dell’Unione Europea, abbiamo inteso ribadire la più ferma condanna verso le inaccettabili violenze attuate dal regime siriano nei confronti dei propri cittadini. L’Italia continuerà a sostenere […]

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Dettaglio comunicato

L’Italia ha sospeso oggi l’attività della propria Ambasciata a Damasco e rimpatriato dello staff della sede diplomatica. Anche in considerazione delle gravi condizioni di sicurezza, insieme ai principali partner dell’Unione Europea, abbiamo inteso ribadire la più ferma condanna verso le inaccettabili violenze attuate dal regime siriano nei confronti dei propri cittadini. L’Italia continuerà a sostenere […]

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Press notice detail

A conference on “Networks and Agencies for Internationalisation in Europe” will be held on 7 June at the foreign ministry in Rome. The conference has been organised by Uni-Italia, an association formed by the foreign ministry, the ministry of Universities and Research and the Italy-China Foundation, which has had a decisive role in the increase […]

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On Thursday 7 June Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi will be in Istanbul to participate in the second meeting of the Coordinating Committee of the Global Counterterrorism Forum, launched in New York on the impetus of the United States in the interests of creating a new and more effective architecture for international cooperation against […]

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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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Exhibit of Titian, Veronese and Tiepolo at Poznan: Terzi, Italy and Poland share ancient cultural ties

The exhibition “Titian-Veronese-Tiepolo: masterpieces of Italian painting from the collection of the Accademia Carrara of Bergamo” opened on 2 June at the National Museum of Poznan, under the patronage of the Embassy of Italy in Poland. Ambassador Riccardo Guariglia attended the opening. The exhibition of Venetian and Lombard painting masterpieces from the 15th to the […]

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Syria: Van Rompuy, EU and Russia back Annan plan

The Syrian crisis was among the topics of the 29th EU-Russia summit held in Strelna on the outskirts of St. Petersburg, with Russian President Putin, President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy, and both foreign ministers, Sergei Lavrov and Catherine Ashton. Annan plan has the best […]

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Italy-France: Fabius in Rome to meet with Napolitano, Monti and Terzi

Visit to Rome on 4 and 5 June for newly appointed French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius accompanied by Minister for European Affairs Bernard Cazeneuve, who will meet with President of the Republic Giorgio Napolitano, Prime Minister Mario Monti, Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi and Minister for European Affairs Enzo Moavero Milanesi. Preparatory mission for […]

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Beach resorts of Emilia Romagna safe, says government – Embassies activated to encourage tourism

Tourists, including those from abroad, may continue to use the perfectly safe and secure resort facilities of the Emilia-Romagna Riviera. People need to know that “nothing has happened here”, said Affairs, Tourism and Sport Piero Gnudi, urging the development of a “correct information” campaign aimed at the broad dissemination of information on the perfect usability […]

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Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi is scheduled to meet on Tuesday 5 June at Villa Madama with his French counterpart Laurent Fabius. The meeting is to conclude, at roughly 10.15, with a joint press conference. Journalists and camera operators interested in covering the event are asked to apply for specific accreditation, using the online […]

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