Peru’ – I tesori di Cajamarca in mostra a Lima (in translation)
Dal 18 giugno al 20 settembre, a Lima si potra’ ammirare la mostra: “Tesori di Cajamarca. L’impronta di Antonio Raimondi” L’iniziativa, organizzata dal museo Raimondi con la collaborazione del l’Istituto italiano di cultura, riunisce un corpus di collezioni naturalistiche, acquerelli, fotografie, documenti e strumenti che sintetizzano l’incredibile lavoro scientifico del naturalista italiano in Peru’ durante […]
Read moreMFA-MIUR – Schools to hold Cooperation Week in new academic year
Director General for Development Cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs GiampaoloCantini, and Director General for Students, Integration, Participation and Communication of the Ministry of Education, University and Research (MIUR) Giovanna Boda, signed a joint declaration today at the Farnesinathat provides for establishment of an annual Cooperation Week in schools, beginning with the next academic […]
Read moreMogherini, support for Iraq against terrorist threat – Minister in Athens for EU-Arab League meeting
Italy spearheaded a declaration on Iraq at the EU-Arab League summit today in Athens, following the dramatic reports from Mosul. The Iraqi security situation was also the focus of a bilateral meeting the minister held in the summit margins with Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari. The international community, the EU and naturally also Italy, must […]
Read moreTourism – Italy’s UNESCO heritage displayed in Moscow
An itinerant exhibition opened in Moscow of over 150 photographs by 14 renowned Italian photographers depicting the 49 Italian sites included on the UNESCO World Heritage List, from the Coliseum to the Trulli, Cinque Terre, Val d’Orcia, Pompeii and Sicily. The show is entitled “UN.IT UNESCO Italia” and is on at the A.V. Scusev State […]
Read moreDei/Sole 24 Ore – Singapore: Zanetti buys out Boncafe’ Group
Singapore: Zanetti buys out Boncafe’ Group Italy’s Zanetti Group has further increased its portfolio of international brands with the acquisition of the Boncafe’ Group of Signapore, a firm specialised in Southeast Asia and the Middle East in high quality coffee processing and marketing as well as coffee bar equipment. The investment, for the purchase of […]
Read moreItaly’s Special Envoy to Libya: “Italy is concerned, but committed to help” (Libya Herald)
by Sami Zaptia Speaking exclusively to Libya Herald at the Italian embassy in Tripoli yesterday, Italy’s Special Envoy to Libya and current ambassador, Giuseppe Buccino said that “The significance of appointing a Special Envoy to Libya is an indication that Italy is concerned by the current situation in Libya”. However, he went on to stress […]
Read moreItaly’s Special Envoy to Libya: “Italy is concerned, but committed to help” (Libya Herald)
by Sami Zaptia Speaking exclusively to Libya Herald at the Italian embassy in Tripoli yesterday, Italy’s Special Envoy to Libya and current ambassador, Giuseppe Buccino said that “The significance of appointing a Special Envoy to Libya is an indication that Italy is concerned by the current situation in Libya”. However, he went on to stress […]
Read moreArgentina – Milan Expoout front
The Milan EXPO is out front in Argentina, with the Italian embassy in Buenos Aires collaborating with ENIT, the Italian Cultural Institute and the EXPO on the organisation of an exhibition and ad hoc event in Juneaimed at celebrating Italian culture in all its many facets while, at the same time, showcasing the EXPO. Read […]
Read moreBilateral meetings with Abbas and Peres – Peace in is everyone’s interests, says Mogherini
Just back from a visit to Lebanon and Jordan, Minister for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini met today with Mahmoud Abbas and Shimon Peres. “There is the awareness, among both Palestinians and Israelis, that peace is in everyone’s interests” and “the international community has the duty to support” that path, said Minister Mogherini. Italy prepared to […]
Read moreMade in Italy – Italian fashion flies high in Oslo
Italian fashion flies high in Oslo. The Italian ambassador there hosted a promotional meeting in his residence for the top executives of Missoni Home. Participants in the event included the company’s CEO Alberto Jelmini and his sister Rosita Missoni, designer of the Missoni home wares collection, and falls within the strategies for enhancing the label […]
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