World Food Day: Valensise comments on Italy’s role in the governance of world food security
The problem of food security “has universal importance and only a new balance in the use of resources will resolve it”. And in this regard, “Italy can and must play a very important role”, commented Foreign Ministry Secretary General Michele Valensise as he opened the conference “Nourish the Earth. Cultivate the Future”, organised by the […]
Read moreFrankfurt book fair, “Italy point opens”
Italian publishers made a strong showing at the 64th Frankfurt Book Fair, where “Italy Point”, representing a cross-section of the Association of Italian Publishers, was organised by the ICE-Agency for Foreign Promotion and Internationalisation of Italian businesses and the Ministry of Economic Development.
Read moreTerzi-Clinton meeting in Washington – Italy-US unity of intent in all crisis scenarios
Italy and the United States “are working in the same direction” on the main international dossiers, from the Syrian crisis to the Libyan and Afghan transitions. “We acknowledged a complete unity of intent on stabilisation and security reinforcement on all international scenarios from Libya, to Mali to Syria”, Minister Giulio Terzi explained at the end […]
Read moreWorld Food Day: Foreign ministry committed to fighting hunger
A reflection on food security, lifestyles and efforts to reduce waste in a world in which 12.5% of the population is still under-nourished: this is the aim of the numerous initiatives the foreign ministry is promoting for 15 October – World Food Day. The key moment will be the conference “Nourish the Earth. Cultivate the […]
Read moreNairobi – Italian culture week begins in Kenya
An evening of Italian wine-tasting at the Italian Cultural Institute of Nairobi opened the 12th Italian Language and Culture Week in the world, with the High Patronage of the President of the Republic. This year’s calendar of events runs from 16 to 28 October and is packed with scientific conferences, seminars on the development of […]
Read moreIl commento del Ministro Giulio Terzi sul rinvio del processo ai due marò (in translation)
VIDEO – Il commento del Ministro Giulio Terzi sul rinvio del processo ai due marò
Read moreTurkey – Italian archaeological mission in Karkemish
The Italian Archaeological Mission began at the Karkemish site in southern Turkey with an opening ceremony attended by Italian Ambassador Giampaolo Scarante. Under the guidance of Prof. Nicolo’ Marchetti of the University of Bologna, the project aims to further probe the Hittite city of Karkemish, one of the most important of the entire Middle East […]
Read moreDiplomacy for growth: Terzi cites vitality of Italian builders abroad
“Diplomacy for growth” is bearing its fruit, as demonstrated by Italian construction firms abroad, Minister Giulio Terzi noted during the conference for the presentation of the 2012 ANCE Report at the foreign ministry. The report points out that 2011 was the sixth consecutive year of growth in the activity of construction firms abroad, whose total […]
Read moreExhibit: “throne of the Queen of Sheba”, culture and diplomacy between Italy and Yemen
“Throne of the Queen of Sheba” is the title of an exhibit running through 13 January 2013 at Rome’s “Giuseppe Tucci” National Museum of Oriental Art. Organised in collaboration with the Italian Archaeological Mission in Yemen and Monumenta Orientalia, this is the first exhibition ever of the objects collected in Yemen between 1929 and 1939 […]
Read moreTerzi and Di Paola report to parliament: summary of Italian peace missions
The international peacekeeping missions in which Italy is involved, as well as crisis hot spots such as Syria, were the main focus of a report by Ministers Giulio Terzi and Giampaolo Di Paola today to the joint Upper and Lower House defence committees. Terzi expressed his “deep concern” over the Syrian situation, mainly in terms […]
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