G20 Messico: Under-Secretary Dassù attends the ministerial
The Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Marta Dassù, attended the G20 Ministerial in Los Cabos, Mexico, on 19 and 20 February 2012. She was delegated to attend by Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi. The meeting in Los Cabos, convened by the Mexican Presidency, was the first meeting of G20 Foreign Ministers. Under-Secretary Dassù underscored the role diplomacy […]
Read moreChair’s statement – 16th Ministerial Conference of Mediterranean Forum (in translation)
The 16th Ministerial Conference of Mediterranean Forum (Algeria, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, and Tunisia) was held in Rome on February 20th 2012. Libya and Mauritania attended as Chair guests. The European Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighborhood Policy, the Secretary General of the Union for Mediterranean, the Secretary General of the […]
Read moreEURO-MEDITERRANEAN FORUM: A strong appeal from Rome: “Stop the violence in Syria and create the conditions for an inclusive process”
The goal of our diplomatic activity is to “stop the violence, stop the massacres, find a new stability for Syria: a great country that must respect the rights of all”. Speaking was Minister Giulio Terzi, at the close of the 5+5 meeting at Villa Madama. “We support the Arab League project”, underscored Terzi, explaining that […]
Read moreCultural Institute of Sofia: restoration, italian expertise on display at a conference
“Restoration: methods and tools of Italian expertise in art, science and technology”: is the title of an exhibition that recently opened at the Italian Cultural Institute of Sofia, in collaboration with the Archaeology Department of Kliment Ohridski University. To read more select ITALIANO at the top of the page.
Read moreItalian Cultural Institute of Budapest “Nel segno del tricolore”
Film director Gilberto Martinelli will host a showing of his film “Nel segno del tricolore – Italiani e ungheresi nel Risorgimento” on Tuesday 21 February at the Italian Cultural Institute in Budapest. The film is recognised as being of “national cultural importance” by the Ministry of Cultural Assets and Activities. To read more select ITALIANO […]
Read moreCinema: Landis, Hauer e Collins, Padrini del cinema italiano a Hollywood (in translation)
L’attrice Joan Collins, il regista John Landis hanno accolto a Hollywood la delegazione di artisti volati in California per il VII Los Angeles Italia – Film Fashion and Art Fest, l’ormai classico appuntamento al Chinese Theater che coinvolge lo show business italiano e americano sino alla notte degli Oscar. Grande entusiasmo stanno mostrando i media […]
Read moreUN condemns repression in Syria
With 137 votes in favour, 12 against and 17 abstentions, the UN General Assembly approved a resolution condemning the Bashar al Assad regime’s repression in Syria. After vetoing twice in the Security Council, Russia and China voted against the text presented by Egypt in representation of the Arab countries and 70 other “co-sponsors”. North Korea, […]
Read moreThe Euro-Mediterranean dialogue is relaunched from Rome: the northern and southern Mediterranean countries more closely united to face new challenges
The Euro-Mediterranean dialogue has been relaunched from Rome, spurred by Italy, in a meeting of the 5+5 dialogue forum. The Forum groups together Italy, France, Spain, Portugal and Malta from the northern Mediterranean and Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Libya and Mauritania from the south. It met in the afternoon session with Egypt, Greece and Turkey in […]
Read moreItaly-Georgia: new commercial trade record: +72,9%
Italy and Georgia have set a new commercial trade record: according to ISTAT, annual growth in the first 10 months of 2011 was up 72.9%, surpassing €183 million, a new high for the January-October period. Italian exports to Georgia went up by 19.8% to €108.8 million, and were led by the sector of machinery and […]
Read moreItaly-Turkey: Amb. Scarante meets with agriculture Min. to strengthen relations
Ambassador of Italy to Turkey Gianpaolo Scarante met on Thursday 16 February with Minister for Turkish Agriculture and Rural Affairs Mehmet Mehdi Eker, with whom he reviewed the broad panorama of Italo-Turkish relations in the farming and food production sector. Minister Eker pointed out the strategic importance of agriculture in the Turkish economy, despite the […]
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