Italia-Etiopia: Terzi, insieme contro terrorismo e pirateria (in translation)
Italia ed Etiopia condividono la necessità di ”affrontare insieme le sfide” come la lotta alla pirateria e al terrorismo nella regione del Corno d’Africa. Lo ha sottolineato il Ministro Giulio Terzi al termine di un incontro alla Farnesina con il Vice Premier e Ministro degli Esteri etiope Hailemarian Desalegn. Il tema della pirateria nell’Oceano Indiano […]
Read moreIzmir: foundation stone laid for Ferrero factory in Manisa
The ceremony for the laying of the foundation stone of the planned Ferrero factor in the industrial cluster at Manisa, a town about 30km from Izmir, took place on 4 March 2012. Already present in the local market with a number of products, most notably “Nutella”, Ferrero has now decided to produce in Turkey. The […]
Read moreCountry presentation – Ethiopia
Presenting investment opportunities to Italian businesses. That is the goal of the “Ethiopia and Italy Trade and Investment Forum” organised in collaboration with UNIDO, Confindustria and Assafrica. The Forum is taking place at the Foreign Ministry and at Confindustria in Rome on 7 and 8 March, during the visit to Italy by Ethiopia’s Deputy Prime […]
Read moreParis: new Tod’s collection presented at event featuring Nicole Kidman
The Italian Embassy in Paris hosted the official presentation of the Tod’s “Signature” collection on 5 March 2012. “Signature” is the new high-end line produced by the famous company, which has its headquarters in the Marche Region.Ambassador Giovanni Caracciolo di Vietri and Diego della Valle, President of the Tod’s Group, welcomed over 500 guests who […]
Read moreTokyo: Seminar on energy efficiency and renewables
The Italian Embassy in Tokyo organised a seminar on 2 March 2012 on “Renewable Energy and the Feed-In Tariffs System in Italy”. The event took place during World Smart Energy Week, the main Japanese event in the renewable energy, energy efficiency and smart grid sector. Participants included representatives of Gestore Servizi Energetici GSE (the public […]
Read moreHelsinki: Futurism exhibition opens
An exhibition entitled “New Art – Speed, Danger, Defiance – Italian Futurism 1909-1944” has opened in Helsinki, with support from the Italian Foreign Ministry. The show, the biggest Futurism retrospective ever staged in Scandinavia or Finland, is hosted by the Espoo Museum of Modern Arts (EMMA) as part of the Helsinki World Design Capital 2012 […]
Read moreTehran: photo album of the first Italian diplomatic mission to Iran
To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the first Italian diplomatic mission in Iran, the album “Iran during the Qajar Dynasty from the perspective of Montabone the Italian Photographer” was presented at the Italian School in Tehran. The event took place on 29 February 2012. Speakers at the event described the 1862 mission to Tehran, which […]
Read moreMinister Terzi’s diary: European enlargement and stability in the Horn of Africa
European enlargement will be one of the items on the agenda for Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi’s meeting with the Austrian Foreign Minister and Vice-Chancellor, Michael Spindelegger, at the foreign ministry in Rome on 7 March 2012. The announcement was made by the head of the ministry’s Press Service, Giuseppe Manzo, during his customary press briefing […]
Read moreOur servicemen: Minister Terzi summons the Indian Ambassador to Rome
Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi has summoned the Indian Ambassador to Rome, Debrabata Saha, to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Minister Terzi reiterated the positions already expressed by the Italian Government on the Italian courts’ sole jurisdiction over an event involving organs of the state operating to combat piracy under the Italian flag and in […]
Read moreItaly-Pakistan: MFA Envoy meets Pakistan’s Foreign Minister
The peace and reconciliation process in Afghanistan, the dialogue between Afghanistan and Pakistan and between Afghanistan and the US, bilateral relations between Italy and Pakistan. These were the focus for the discussion between the Pakistani Foreign Minister, Hina Rabbani Khar, and Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi’s Envoy to the region, Francesco Talò. At the close […]
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