Iniziativa Adriatico-Ionica – Dassu’ al consiglio ministeriale Belgrado: Italia punta a nascita macroregione (in translation)
“L’Italia ha forti interessi primari nei Balcani occidentali e ritiene che l’Unione europea debba rimanere aperta all’insieme dei Paesi di tale regione. Questo è un nostro interesse nazionale e una nostra priorità di politica estera”. Lo ha detto a Belgrado il Sottosegretario Marta Dassu’, che nella capitale serba ha partecipato al 14/mo Consiglio ministeriale della […]
Read moreHONG KONG: Amb. Iannucci promuove il vino italiano (in translation)
“Vendemmia d’Artista”, per unire arte contemporanea e mondo del vino, è il titolo di evento a scopo benefico organizzato dalla famiglia Frescobaldi svoltosi a Hong Kong, a cui ha partecipato l’Ambasciatore italiano in Cina Attilio Massimo Iannucci. Le bottiglie, personalizzate dall’artista Zhang Huang, sono state vendute nel corso di un’asta organizzata da Sotheby’s, il cui […]
Read moreItalian economic mission to Turkey (1-4 May 2012)
“System Italy” is looking for new opportunities in Turkey. From 1 to 4 May 2012 the “Italy in Turkey” economic mission is taking place in Istanbul. The initiative was organised by the Italian Trade Institute (ICE), Confindustria, ABI, Unioncamere and RETE Imprese Italia, under the aegis of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and the […]
Read moreAttacks against Christians – These massacres must stop, says Terzi; we must defend freedom of religion
Italy is taking forward its battle in defence of freedom of religion, which is once against under threat from attacks against the Christian community. The attacks in Nigeria and Kenya on Sunday 29 April left over 20 worshippers dead and numerous injured. “These atrocious and barbaric massacres must stop. Defending freedom of religion is an […]
Read moreGeneva – exhibit on italian UNESCO sites at the UN
The Italian Permanent Mission to the UN in Geneva has organised a photo exhibit on 47 Italian UNESCO sites. The show will run through 9 May at the “Salle des Pas Perdus” in the historic UN building, and was opened by Director General of the UN in Geneva Tokayev and Ambassador of Italy Laura Mirachian. […]
Read moreLebanon: Amb. Morabito visits Italian blue helmets
Italian Ambassador to Lebanon Giuseppe Morabito visited the base of the Italian contingent deployed on the “LEONTE XI” mission in the southern Lebanon village of Shama. Italy’s support for the mission The visit goes beyond an institutional gesture and falls within the broader context of the Italian government and society’s support for the efforts of […]
Read moreSyria: an Italian camp hospital for refugees, Terzi says
A “small field hospital with Italian doctors who will be able to treat some of the people affected by this tragedy”, is being readied in a country bordering on Syria, Minister Giulio Terzi announced from Brunei, where he is attending the EU-ASEAN summit. He explained that the conflict had “created a million displaced and probably […]
Read moreEU-ASEAN SUMMIT (Brunei) – Terzi: Italy proposes mention of cooperation on piracy in conclusions
In the final conclusions of the EU-ASEAN Summit under way in Brunei, Italy has successfully promoted, “here as it did at the G8, the insertion of references in two separate parts of the text, to cooperation between the EU and ASEAN against piracy, not only in generic terms but with explicit mention of the international […]
Read moreAdriatic-Ionian Initiative – Parliament presidents discuss strengthened cooperation in Belgrade
Strengthened and improved regional cooperation in the Adriatic-Balkan basin, aimed at accelerating the European integration process, was the central focus of the 10th conference of presidents of parliament of the Adriatic Ionian Initiative (AII) members held today in Belgrade under the Serbian duty presidency. Creation of an Adriatic-Ionian macro-region Speaking for Italy was the Hon. […]
Read moreHuman Rights: Young people at school at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Young people, the Public Administration and promotion of human rights – the three key words behind the project promoted by the Interministerial Committee for Human Rights institute by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Speaking in the studio on the initiative with Luce Tommasi and Josephine Alessio are President of the Committee Minister Plenipotentiary Diego Brasioli […]
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