150 YEARS OF ITALY – Festivities for the “grand beginning”, and cultivating the “legacy of unity”

Head of State Giorgio Napolitano closed the festivities for the 150th anniversary of Italian Unity, underscoring that each and every event that took place over the course of the year had been “an explosion of patriotic participation”. The Head of State defined the event as having been a great success, and how the celebrations had […]

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Tbilisi: exhibition of 150 years of images of Italian UNESCO sites

The photographic exhibition “Lens on the landscape – 150 years of images of Italian UNESCO sites” will open on Thursday 22 March at 15:00 at the National Museum of Georgia in Tbilisi, and will be the final event of the celebrations in Georgia for the 150th anniversary of the Unity of Italy. The exhibition will […]

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India: Terzi to Krishna, priority the safety of hostages

Any initiative undertaken by the Indian authorities must have the “priority objective of ensuring the hostages’ safety”. This was Minister Terzi’s request of his Indian colleague S.M. Krishna in the course of a telephone conversation concerning the case of the two Italian tourists abducted in Orissa. During the conversation Minister Krishna updated Terzi on the […]

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Cairo – steel works: € 70 million in contracts for Danieli

Italy confirmed its role as Egypt’s top economic-trade partner. After the successes of Ansaldo (€245 million in contracts for an electrical power plant) and Technimont ($520 million in contracts for the construction of a fertiliser plant in Aswan), the Danieli firm signed a contract for €50 million for the construction of a “greenfield” steel working […]

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Sofia – cinema: homage to Ettore Scola

The Italian Cultural Institute will present a series of films by Ettore Scola at the Sofia International Film Festival, in homage to the master of Italian cinema, from 22 March to 5 April 2012. To read more select ITALIANO at the top of the page.

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Minister Terzi speaks by telephone with Indian Foreign Minister Krishna about the incident concerning the Italians”

Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi spoke by telephone with Indian Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna regarding the two Italian nationals abducted in the Indian State of Orissa. Minister Krishna updated Minister Terzi on the latest developments, confirming the Indian authorities’ maximum commitment, at both Federal and State level, to achieving a positive solution. Minister Terzi […]

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ITALY-USA: the US Senate celebrates Italian Unity

The United States Senate joined in the celebrations surrounding the 150th anniversary of Italian unity, with a resolution recognising the unification and the opening of “warm and lasting” relations between the American and Italian peoples. Resolution 394, proposed by Senator John Kerry, President of the Foreign Relations Committee, and approved by Congress, acknowledges the “enormous […]

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Intervento del Ministro Terzi all’inaugurazione dell’Anno Accademico Università degli Studi di Bergamo

“Stati Uniti, Unione Europea e Paesi emergenti: nuovi equilibri economici e di sicurezza” (fa fede solo il testo effettivamente pronunciato) Magnifico Rettore,Signor Presidente della Regione,Signor Sindaco, Signor Presidente della Provincia, Signor Comandante dell’Accademia della Guardia di Finanza,Signor Presidente della Conferenza dei Rettori,Chiarissimi Professori e cari studenti,Signore e Signori,sono molto lieto di essere in questa prestigiosa […]

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Intervento del Ministro Terzi all’inaugurazione dell’Anno Accademico Università degli Studi di Bergamo

“Stati Uniti, Unione Europea e Paesi emergenti: nuovi equilibri economici e di sicurezza” (fa fede solo il testo effettivamente pronunciato) Magnifico Rettore,Signor Presidente della Regione,Signor Sindaco, Signor Presidente della Provincia, Signor Comandante dell’Accademia della Guardia di Finanza,Signor Presidente della Conferenza dei Rettori,Chiarissimi Professori e cari studenti,Signore e Signori,sono molto lieto di essere in questa prestigiosa […]

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Press notice detail

Briefing by Head of the Press and Institutional Communication Service, Giuseppe Manzo (Tuesday 20 March 2012, 11:30, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sala Saraceno). On Tuesday 20 March at 11:30 the Head of the Foreign Ministry Press and Institutional Communication Service Giuseppe Manzo will hold the customary periodical briefing with the accredited press to go over […]

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de mistura: l’arresto dei marò svela nuova India

Oggi, il sottosegretario Staffan de Mistura sarà in Puglia per incontrare le famiglie di Massimiliano Latorre e Salvatore Girone, i marò arrestati in India con l’accusa di duplice omicidio. «Dirò loro – dice de Mistura – quanto siano uniti e dignitosi i loro figli e di quanto siano fieri di essere marò». Rientrato tre giorni […]

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L’Ambsciatore a Delhi: subito passi importanti

Giacomo Sanfelice di Monteforte, 65 anni, ambasciatore a New Delhi da poco più di due anni, non è più concentrato solamente sulle coste dello stato sud-occidentale del Kerala dove si trovano in carcere i due marò, Salvatore Girone e Massimiliano Latorre. Ora, con il sequestro dei due turisti italiani nello stato orientale dell’Orissa, si trova […]

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