France: open doors at the italian embassy in paris (15 and 16 september)
To mark the 29th edition of the European Heritage Days, the Italian Embassy in Paris will be opening its doors to the public on the weekend of 15-16 September 2012. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreTurkey: Italian trade and investment takes off
According to figures provided by the Ministry of Trade in Ankara, trade with Italy reached 21.3 billion dollars in 2011, an increase of 28% on the previous year’s figure (16.7 billion). This makes our country Turkey’s 4th trading partner, after Germany, the Russian Federation and China, and just ahead of the United States. Our exports […]
Read moreSiria – Terzi: linea rossa già passata, far cessare massacri (in translation)
La crisi siriana – con le violenze che non accennano a diminuire – è ancora tra le questioni principali nell’agenda della diplomazia europea e internazionale. Arrivando a Cipro, per la Ministeriale Gymnich, il Ministro Giulio Terzi ha dichiarato che in Siria “la linea rossa è già stata passata” ed ha aggiunto che “bisogna concentrarsi nella […]
Read moreSyria: red line already crossed, stop the massacres, urges Terzi
“The red line has already been crossed”, asserted Minister Giulio Terzi as he arrived at the GYMNICH meeting in Pafos, referring to the Syrian crisis. “We need to concentrate in the EU on stopping these terrible massacres, which have reached an unspeakable peak of violence and that strongly threaten the stability of neighbouring countries. I […]
Read moreExhibitaly: Italian excellence in Moscow
Made in Italy takes centre stage in Moscow for four months in an exhibition at Moscow’s former chocolate factory and urban icon ”Krasni Oktiabr”, whose façade will be permanently lit with a 3-colour rendition of the Italian flag. The Patriarshi most, the footbridge across the Moskova opposite the factory, will be transformed from 12 September […]
Read moreTerzi in Ramallah: PNA resolution to risks causing friction
The presentation by the PNA of a resolution for recognition of non-member status “runs the risk of polarizing the debate in the next UN General Assembly and of causing friction of others of the region’s important issues”. Minister Giulio Terzi commented during a meeting in Ramallah with Palestinian President Riyadh Maliki, expressing his own concerns […]
Read moreWorld Food Day: concert in Rome by the World Youth Orchestra
On 1 September the World Youth Orchestra will perform at Rome’s Parco della Musica Auditorium to promote food security. The event, sponsored by the National Academy of Santa Cecilia, the Italian Permanent Mission to the UN in Rome, the Italian Development Cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Province of Rome, FAO, IFAD, WFP […]
Read moreMIDEAST: Terzi in Ramallah, then on to Cairo where he visited in July
On the second day of his Middle East mission, Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi is in Ramallah, where he has met with Palestinian foreign minister Riad al Malki, to whom he expressed his “concern” over the Palestinian Authority’s decision to present a resolution to the UN for recognition of “non-member status”, which, Terzi said, […]
Read moreItalian leather goods on display in Paris
Italian artisan expertise took centre stage at the Hotel de la Rochefoucald-Doudeville, seat of the Embassy in Paris, in an exhibition entitled “Quando la Moda cambia la pelle” , a celebration of the Italian tradition of leather working, a sector in which Italy is a world leader. Exports to France have recently risen by 22%.
Read moreChina-Eurasia Expo showcases Italian luxury and technology
Italy was one of the most prominent participants at the China-EurasiaExpo held in Urumqi in the China’s Xinjiang region. The Italian pavilion – which, in particular, showcased Italian luxury products and high technology – was organized by the Foreign Trade Institute (ICE) in collaboration with the Embassy of Italy in Beijing and the consular network […]
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