Italy’s Economic ​Diplomacy, 26 September: latest news from the world

SOUTH AFRICA – Sparkle expands its network coverage from South Africa to the U.S. The South Atlantic Express (SAEx) project, financed by South Africa, consists of installing a submarine fibre optic system connecting Asia to America via South Africa. Sparkle, through its own pan-American network, will enable SAEx to extend its coverage to the U.S. East Coast. […]

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Minister Moavero Milanesi meets with UN High Commissioner Bachelet

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, had a meeting with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet on the sidelines of the event on the death penalty co-organised by Italy during the 73rd United Nations General Assembly. At the meeting, they also talked about the statements released by Ms Bachelet in Geneva last […]

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Italy makes a contribution to support Palestinian refugees in Syria

The Italian Development Cooperation Agency has earmarked an emergency multilateral contribution of 1 million Euros for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in support of Palestinian refugees in Syria. The UNRWA estimates that in 2018, 438,000 Palestinian refugees were still present in Syria, almost 95% of whom […]

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Minister Moavero meets with his Japanese counterpart

On the occasion of today’s United Nations General Assembly in New York, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, had a meeting with the Foreign Minister of Japan, Taro Kono.   During the in-depth conversation, the two Ministers agreed on establishing a permanent mechanism to assure systematic consultations between the Foreign Ministries […]

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Italy’s Economic Diplomacy, 25 September: latest news from the world

Australia: Official presentation of the North East Link infrastructure project The Minister for Roads of Victoria, Luke Donnellan, officially presented the North East Link, the most ambitious and costly infrastructure project ever launched in the Australian State of Victoria.  The project, to be implemented through a public-private partnership, envisages completing the motorway network circling the […]

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Niger: Italy provides healthcare kits and water treatment equipment

Health care kits and water treatment equipment were delivered by Italy to the Ministry of Health of Niger as part of Italian cooperation initiatives to support public healthcare in the West African country affected by a cholera epidemic which has already caused 57 deaths. The regions most affected are Maradi, Zinder Tahoua and Dosso. In […]

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Press accreditation notice – OSCE Conference: “How to lower the risks of conflict and misunderstandings between states in cyberspace” (Rome, 28 September 2018)

On 28 September 2018, at 10:00 a.m., Rome’s Grand Hotel Parco dei Principi will host the OSCE Conference titled “How to lower the risks of conflict and misunderstandings between states in cyberspace”, promoted by the Italian OSCE Chairmanship of 2018. The event will be attended by numerous Italian and foreign government officials and international scholars and experts, bearing witness to […]

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Italian Astronomers for the Day of Italian Research in the World

In the framework of the “Day of Italian Research in the World”, the city of Kharkiv is hosting, from 25 to 27 September, a conference of Italian and Ukrainian astronomers entitled “Multiband astronomy from radium to gamma rays”, organized by Karazin University jointly with the Italian Embassy to Ukraine, the National Institute of Astrophysics (INAF), […]

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27 companies of Confindustria Giovani participate in ‘Italia en 24’

Confindustria Giovani, with the assistance of the Italian Embassy in Buenos Aires, brought the representatives of 27 Italian companies to Argentina to participate in ‘Italia en Santa Fé’, the second phase of the ‘Italia en 24’ initiative, with the aim of fostering investment opportunities in Argentina’s 24 provinces. Italian entrepreneurs in the field of agro-industries, […]

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MINISTER MOAVERO MILANESI IN NEW YORK FOR THE 73RD UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY ​

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, is in New York, where he will take part in the ministerial week of the United Nations General Assembly. The Italian delegation is led by the President of the Council, Giuseppe Conte, and also includes the Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International […]

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Panama: Astaldi has been awarded the contract for the construction of the new Medical School

Astaldi has been awarded the contract for the construction of the new Medical School in Panama in joint venture with Cocige. The call for tenders was published in December 2016 and the process lasted for more than 20 months due to various appeals lodged by the participating companies, but in the end the Italian company […]

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Opening of the symphonic season in Washington

Today, on behalf of the President of the Italian Republic, the Ambassador of Italy to the United States Armando Varricchio bestowed on Gianandrea Noseda, Music Director of the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, DC, the honor of the rank of Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic. The award ceremony followed the […]

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