Friends of Syria meeting in Amman – Utmost effort needed for diplomatic solution, says Bonino
A new round of diplomatic meetings on the Syrian crisis. Today a meeting of the Friends of Syria group is being held in Amman, with the foreign ministers of 11 countries taking part: Italy, with Emma Bonino, the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Turkey, Egypt, Jordan, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia. The […]
Read moreUN: Water agenda an integral part of foreign policy, says Bonino
“The water agenda must be an integral part of our foreign policy. Because a water agenda means an agenda for peace, social inclusion, rights and development. Investing in water is also a way to foster growth”. These were the words of Foreign Minister Emma Bonino, speaking at a meeting of the UNSG’s Advisory Board on […]
Read moreWASHINGTON – Mostra fotografica Ansa “Tour around Italy” (in translation)
L’Ambasciata italiana a Washington ha ospitato la presentazione di una mostra fotografica digitale dell’agenzia ANSA dal titolo “Tour around Italy”: si tratta di un tour fotografico alla scoperta delle bellezze di ogni regione e dei tesori nascosti dell’Italia. Sei sezioni L’esposizione si divide in sei sezioni, ognuna delle quali è introdotta da un commento di […]
Read moreZAMBIA – Fund-raising: from Lusaka to Florence by bike
Travelling from Lusaka to Florence on a bamboo tandem, through 13 African and two European countries, to raise funds to build a school in Zambia. That’s the challenge organised by Sport2build, an Italian non-profit, on which Matteo Sametti, one of the charity’s founders, will soon be embarking with a young citizen of Zambia. The initiative […]
Read moreSHANGHAI PRIZE – Young chinese artists show their work in Turin
“Young Chinese Artists in Italy: Italian Atmospheres”. That’s the title of the exhibition bringing the second stage of the first Shanghai Prize to a close. The award envisages six residencies. Three are for young Italian artists who will be hosted by the Fine Art College at Shanghai University, and three are for young Chinese artists […]
Read moreEDINBURGH – Emigration and identity: 3 days of study and debate at the Italian Cultural Institute
Three days of study and debate on the subject of immigration and identity. That was the focus of an initiative organised by the “Stills” photography gallery and the Italian Cultural Institute in Edinburgh as part of the “Second Sight” three-year project. The Stills Gallery is currently holding an exhibition featuring the work of Robert Capa, […]
Read moreISLAMABAD – Giuseppe Verdi celebrated with Nabucco
Islamabad too is celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Giuseppe Verdi, with the screening of the Arturo Toscanini orchestra’s performance of Nabucco conducted by Daniel Oren. The event, which took place in the new Italian Embassy building in the diplomatic enclave, confirms Pakistan’s interest in a stronger Italian cultural presence in the country. […]
Read moreAfghanistan: Italy facilitates EU Ambassadors’ visit to Herat
A group of over 20 European Union ambassadors accredited in Afghanistan took part in an unprecedented visit to Herat province, at the initiative of the Italian Embassy. They met the Governor of the Province, Daoud Shah Saba; the public prosecutor, Maria Bashir; and the head of Regional Command West (RC-W), Brigadier General Ignazio Gamba The Ambassadors […]
Read moreThe Interview: Perrone, Made in Italy in California is not just food and fashion
Made in Italy isn’t only food, luxury cars and fashion here in California, but “is perceived in all its many facets”, assured Consul General of Italy in Los Angeles Giuseppe Perrone in an interview for the TG3 news programme “Persone”. There is, the Italian diplomat explains, a continuous network of relations, for example in the […]
Read moreMEDITERRANEAN – Italy-led environmental project becomes “Best practice”
Italy coordinated the MEDEEA Project for the development of energy planning in seven Mediterranean countries with the Ligurian regional agency for electrical power. The project was funded by the European Regional Development Fund and its concluding event took place in Cyprus with the “Medeea international conference – Mediterranean energy cities”. Read more, in Italian.
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