Quito: recovery plan for convent of St. Francis
An agreement was signed in the Ecuadorian capital of Quito between UNESCO and INPC [the national institute for cultural patrimony] of a plan for the integrated management and cultural and tourism-related enhancement of the Convent of St. Francis. The complex, consisting of a convent, a church and a museum, is considered the largest monastic complex […]
Read moreTerzi: Foreign Ministry focus on science and enterprise
Sustaining and promoting collaboration between science and enterprise in Italy and abroad, in the conviction that an effective combination of diplomacy, science and business can spur growth. This is the task to which the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has dedicated its efforts over the past year, increasingly distinguishing itself as an economic and scientific […]
Read moreGaza – Terzi reports to Lower House – prolonged conflict would have unacceptable humanitarian consequences
“A prolongation or deterioration of the conflict would have unacceptable consequences at humanitarian level, but also with regard to the stability of the region and the Mediterranean area in general”. This was the statement by Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi in his report to the Foreign Commission on the situation in Gaza, underscoring that […]
Read moreExpo 2015: China signs up, goal of one million visitors from Beijing
EXPO 2015 has a goal of one million Chinese visitors, as emerged during the signing at the foreign ministry in Rome of China’s contract for participation in the Milan event. 4500 square metres The agreement assigns Beijing a strategically located 4500-square-metre exhibition space and “will serve to strengthen economic and industrial cooperation between Italy and […]
Read moreZambia: Business meeting in Parma
A rich source of raw materials and metals in a steady growth phase and already in the sights of other major rivals such as China and Brazil: the country in question in Zambia, the subject of a Country Presentation planned for today in Parma, organized by the Parma industrialists’ union in collaboration with Confindustria Assafrica […]
Read moreGaza – EU Foreign Ministers meet– Immediate cessation of hostilities, support for Egypt and other mediators
Immediate cessation of the hostilities, and support for “the efforts of Egypt and other actors to mediate for rapid ceasefire”, was the appeal of the EU foreign ministers who met in Brussels to confront the Gaza crisis and other dossiers. Also “welcomed” during the meeting was Secretary General Ban ki-Moon’s mission to the region. Grave […]
Read moreRabat: Prodi opens exhibit on Enrico Mattei in Marocco
President Romano Prodi, in Morocco for a series of lectures and as UN representative for the Sahel, will be given a degree in “Honoris Causa” on Tuesday 20 November by the Faculty of Legal, Economic and Social Sciences of Mohammed V University in Rabat, as the second political personality ever to receive the honour. At […]
Read moreBratislava: Italian Cinema Festival, encounter with Emanuele Trevi
Bratislava’s 10th Central European Festival of Italian Cinema (MittelCinemaFest), organised by the Italian Cultural Institute and Embassy with the collaboration of the Istituto Luce Cinecittà, opened with an encounter with writer and literary critic Emanuele Trevi, and will offer screenings, conferences and concerts through 26 November.
Read moreGaza: basis for truce in coming hours, but Israel must be certain that rockets will stop, says Terzi
“The basis exists for a truce in the coming hours”, but Israel can “restrain itself only if it has the absolute certainty that rocket launches will not be repeated”, asserted Minister Giulio Terzi. “Israel is aware, and in my conversations with the members of the Israeli government I was not given the impression of any […]
Read morePakistan: major italian archeological discovery
A major success for Italian archaeology in Pakistan: a pre-Buddhist necropolis in the area of Udegram in the northwest Swat Valley dating back to from 1,500 to 500 BC. The site was discovered within the context of the “Act- Fieldschool” (archeology, community, tourism) programme coordinated by the Italian Archaeology Mission directed by Prof. Luc Olivieri […]
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