Italy-Jordan: agricultural twinning
The creation of a quality-control brand for Jordanian farm products is the goal of a twinning project between the Italian Ministry of Agricultural Policies and the Jordanian Ministry of Agriculture, who have launched a collaborative effort to build a national quality-control system for farm products. The undertaking, which will last through March 2013, aims to […]
Read moreITALY-CHINA: strenthened cooperation in training and research
Italy and China are strengthening cooperation in the sector of training and research, and new agreements were reached in the course of a mission by Minister for Education, Universities and Research Francesco Profumo, who met in Beijing with Chinese institutional and academic representatives.
Read moreSyria: Obama and Putin meet at G20 in Mexico
The crisis in Syria was the main focus of a face-to-face meeting between Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin as both attended the G20 summit in Los Cabos Mexico. Whether this meeting has helped to bridge the divide in their positions on Syria will only be made clear through what comes out of the UN Security […]
Read moreItaly-Angola – A market beacon in Africa, says Terzi
The Angolan market is, for Italy, “one of the African continent’s points of reference, and not only in terms of the major energy firms operating there”, said Minister Giulio Terzi in a speech he delivered at Angola Investment Day, in which he underscored how that country was one of the most representative of “African dynamism”. […]
Read moreItaly-Georgia – Commercial trade soars: up 116% in 1st quarter 2012
Commercial trade between Italy and Georgia more than doubled in the 1st quarter of 2012, registering a rise of 116.8% over the same period in 2011, which had already been a record year. The Italian Statistics Institute (ISTAT) data on Italo-Georgian trade in the first quarter of 2012 – equal to €62.3 million – show […]
Read moreItaly-Philippines: debt-conversion agreement
In May of 2012 Italian ambassador to Manila Luca Fornari and Philippine Finance Minister Cesar Purisima signed a 5-year Italo-Philippine debt-conversion agreement that will allow approximately 3 million euros to be redirected to poverty-reduction, sustainable development and environmental protection programmes. This agreement will make it possible for Manila to redirect its debt payments toward job […]
Read moreNigeria: inter-religious violence, Boniver soon to be in Africa Italy’s call for the EU Council to discuss it is heard
The latest bloody Sunday in Nigeria has given a tragic boost to the escalating violence there against Christians. According to Minister Giulio Terzi’s announcement, the Italian government’s special envoy for humanitarian emergencies Margherita Boniver, was preparing for a visit to Africa to meet with the local authorities on the issue of inter-religious conflict, while High […]
Read moreSyria: Homs under siege, UN mission suspended – US-Russia-China meeting at G20 in Mexico
The situation on the ground in Syria grows increasingly dramatic: a half-destroyed Homs is under siege, while, as a result of the escalating violence, the 280 UN mission blue helmets are not to venture off their bases. In a press conference in Damascus, UN mission commander General Robert Mood said that in this high-risk situation […]
Read moreNigeria: inter-religious violence, Boniver soon to be in Africa
The latest bloody Sunday in Nigeria has given a tragic boost to the escalating violence there against Christians. According to Minister Giulio Terzi’s announcement, the Italian government’s special envoy for humanitarian emergencies Margherita Boniver, was preparing for a visit to Africa to meet with the local authorities on the issue of inter-religious conflict. Terzi cited […]
Read moreRio De Janeiro – sustainable development conference, Farnesina toll-free number now active
The toll-free number set up by the Italian Embassy in Brasilia and TIM Brasil in collaboration with the Environment Ministry is now active. The service is dedicated to the United Nations Sustainable Development Conference taking place in Rio de Janeiro from 13 to 22 June 2012. Read more, in Italian.
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