Syria’s Children: a generation at risk – UNICEF conference at the Farnesina. Minister Bonino’s address
The civilian victims of the armed conflict being waged in Syria for over two years number 100,000, at least 7,000 of them children, according to the most recent United Nations estimates. And over 4 million people, of whom nearly 2 million are children, are “displaced persons” forced to leave their homes but still in Syria. […]
Read moreDEI/Sole 24 Ore – 9 September: latest news from around the world. Serbia: Italian-Serbian Chamber of Commerce opens SIEPA investment desk
The Serbia Investment and Export Promotion Agency (SIEPA) and the Italian-Serbian Chamber of Commerce recently signed a collaboration agreement to set up a SIEPA investment desk in the Chamber of Commerce. Its aim is to help Italian companies interested in exploring the Serbian market and investment and trade opportunities. SIEPA’s director, Bozidar Laganin, took this […]
Read moreITALY-BOSNIA: Progress towards a bilateral economic collaboration agreement
“The imminent signing of the first Bilateral Economic Collaboration Agreement and helping Sarajevo advance in its European integration process are important steps in revitalising the economy and investment with Bosnia”. This was the comment of the new Italian Ambassador in Bosnia Herzegovina, Ruggero Corrias, at the end of his meeting with the country’s Minister for […]
Read moreMEXICO: success for Italy at Gourmet Show 2013
The 7th Gourmet Show, a leading food and drink fair, has opened at the World Trade Center in Mexico City. For the 6th year running, the Italian Embassy’s commercial office has organised and coordinated the Italian stand, which has attracted growing numbers of delegates: 14 this year. As Francesco Canino, from the Embassy, pointed out […]
Read moreALBANIA: celebrating Verdi’s Requiem in Tirana and Shkodër
Italy and Albania join forces to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Giuseppe Verdi with a performance, Albania’s first, of the Requiem composed in 1874 to commemorate Alessandro Manzoni, the famous Italian writer. The performance in Tirana, on Wednesday 11 September, will be repeated in Shkodër. The initiative was organised by Fiesole Music […]
Read moreSyria: Quirico released – a cause for rejoicing, says Bonino
“The news that Domenico Quirico has been freed fills me with great joy and satisfaction. My thoughts go out first of all to his family, who at last can embrace Domenico after all these months, days and moments of anxiety”. These were the words of Foreign Minister Emma Bonino on hearing the good news of […]
Read moreEconomic Diplomacy/Sole 24 ore – 6 September: latest news from around the world. Saudi Arabia: Arriyadh Development Authority chooses construction manager for Riyadh metro
Saudi Arabia’s Arriyadh Development Authority (ADA) has selected the two consortia that will supervise the construction works for the new metropolitan railway in Riyadh. One is Riyadh Metro Transit Consultants (RMTC), a joint venture between the US Parsons and the French companies Egis Rail and Systra, which will be responsible for lines 1, 2, and […]
Read moreAn invitation from the MFA to produce a logo for the Italy-Africa Conference
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs wants your logo proposals for a conference on Italy-Africa relations which will be taking place in autumn 2014. Proposals from young people are especially welcome. The aim of the Conference is to increase Italian awareness of Africa, especially Sub-Saharan Africa, and to enhance and highlight what we are already doing. […]
Read moreBOSNIA: a new wave of italian culture
“With the exhibition of Gianna Tosello’s works recently opened in Sarajevo, our aim is to foster a new wave of Italian culture in Bosnia. The performance of the Youth Orchestra of the Marches, Sarajevo and Jerusalem is another signal in this direction”. These were the words of the Italian Ambassador in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Ruggero Corrias, at […]
Read moreMiddle East: Pistelli in Gaza, Development Cooperation and political talks
Development cooperation and political talks to reiterate Italy’s full support for the peace negotiations were the focus of Deputy Foreign Minister Lapo Pistelli’s visit to the Gaza Strip. Pistelli met the operations director of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Robert Turner. He also visited centres […]
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