World Food Day: concert in Rome by the World Youth Orchestra
On 1 September the World Youth Orchestra will perform at Rome’s Parco della Musica Auditorium to promote food security. The event, sponsored by the National Academy of Santa Cecilia, the Italian Permanent Mission to the UN in Rome, the Italian Development Cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Province of Rome, FAO, IFAD, WFP […]
Read moreMIDEAST: Terzi in Ramallah, then on to Cairo where he visited in July
On the second day of his Middle East mission, Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi is in Ramallah, where he has met with Palestinian foreign minister Riad al Malki, to whom he expressed his “concern” over the Palestinian Authority’s decision to present a resolution to the UN for recognition of “non-member status”, which, Terzi said, […]
Read moreItalian leather goods on display in Paris
Italian artisan expertise took centre stage at the Hotel de la Rochefoucald-Doudeville, seat of the Embassy in Paris, in an exhibition entitled “Quando la Moda cambia la pelle” , a celebration of the Italian tradition of leather working, a sector in which Italy is a world leader. Exports to France have recently risen by 22%.
Read moreChina-Eurasia Expo showcases Italian luxury and technology
Italy was one of the most prominent participants at the China-EurasiaExpo held in Urumqi in the China’s Xinjiang region. The Italian pavilion – which, in particular, showcased Italian luxury products and high technology – was organized by the Foreign Trade Institute (ICE) in collaboration with the Embassy of Italy in Beijing and the consular network […]
Read moreBANGLADESH: energy, Italian Embassy in Dhaka goes “green”
The Italian diplomatic network continues to go “green”, as our Embassy in Dhaka joins the list of diplomatic missions using renewable energy sources, which include roof-mounted solar panels. Three major results include economic savings, promotion of good practices and the use of local labour. To read more select ITALIANO at the of the page.
Read moreLANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE – Turin chosen to host 2016 world IFLA Conference
The City of Turin was chosen to host the 53rd edition of the International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA) in 2016 during a vote that took place in a Federation Council meeting in Cape Town. To read more select ITALIANO at the top of the page.
Read moreItaly-Israel: Terzi in Jerusalem – Robust relations, your security and ours too
In the light of Italy’s friendship with Israel, Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi started off from Jerusalem on a Middle East mission aimed at strengthening partnerships and economic cooperation, but also to discuss the region’s delicate balances, the peace process, the Iranian nuclear question and the Syrian crisis. Italy-Israel: Terzi, building on already robust […]
Read moreMIDEAST: Terzi in Israel; meeting with Premier Benjamin Netanyahu
“I believe that economic sanctions should be tightened” as an way to increase pressure on Iran and its nuclear projects. This was the statement by Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu meeting in Jerusalem with Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi. “We appreciate what Italy has been doing in that regard, as other European countries also”, he […]
Read moreMIDEAST: Israel; Terzi- Lieberman meeting, “intense relations”
“One Italy’s foreign policy priorities is to continue to build on what are already intense relations with Israel that are not only political but also economic, cultural and “people-to-people”, said Minister Giulio Terzi after meeting in Jerusalem with his Israeli colleague Avigdor Lieberman. The minister also pointed out that Italy could lend its “support to […]
Read moreMIDEAST: Terzi in Israel, meeting with President Shimon Peres
Minister Giulio Terzi is in Jerusalem, where he met this morning with President Shimon Peres, and will later have an encounter with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his colleague Avigdor Lieberman. Discussions are to centre on economic cooperation, ahead of the 25 October intergovernmental summit in Tel Aviv, and a series of international dossiers that […]
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