USA – Caravaggio and followers on display in Connecticut
“Burst of Light: Caravaggio and his legacy” opened at Hartford Connecticut’s Wadsworth Atheneum, a major exhibition of 30 paintings by the great master and his followers on loan from Italian and European collections – including that in the museum’s own collection, “St. Francis in Ecstasy” – which has the support of the Consulate General in […]
Read moreBRASILIA – Green Embassy becomes a graduate thesis
University of Brasilia student Ronaldo Sergio Chacon Camargos used the “Green Embassy” of Italy in Brasilia, with its innovative clean energy system, as the topic of his thesis in electrical engineering. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreITALY-USA: Foreign Ministry S-G Valensise in Washington
Political and economic collaboration between Italy and the United States, the situation in the Middle East and Mediterranean and Italy’s commitment to the stabilisation of the world’s main crisis hotspots were the focus of foreign ministry S-G Michele Valensise’s meetings in Washington with officials of the State Department, Pentagon and National Security Council. Appreciation for […]
Read moreTerzi in Israel – Meetings on peace process, Syria and EU relations
The peace process, Syria and relations with Europe were the main themes of Minister Giulio Terzi’s meetings today in Jerusalem with a series of Israeli political leaders: education minister Gideon Saar and former foreign minister and probable justice minister and peace process coordinator of the next government Tizpi Livni, and national security advisor Yaacov Amidror. […]
Read moreMARINES: our actions comply with international law, says Terzi. Ban Ki Moon appeal
“Our very solid position, of which we are fully convinced and that is shared by many of our major international community partners, is that we are acting in full compliance with international legal standards and customary international laws and treaties”, Minister Giulio Terzi reiterated in Jerusalem, where he met with Israeli political leaders after speaking […]
Read moreNEW YORK – Successo per “Pinocchio” in tournee (in translation)
“Pinocchio” in tournee a New York e nel Connecticut: l’opera di Carlo Collodi é andata in scena nell’ambito del programma dell’Anno della Cultura italiana negli Stati Uniti. La rappresentazione ha riscosso un grande successo di pubblico nei vari spettacoli allestiti presso la Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò, l’auditorium della Scuola d’Italia Guglielmo Marconi e la Central Connecticut […]
Read moreUSA – Boston round table on rebuilding l’Aquila
Celebration of the Year of Italian Culture in the USA continues with a variety of events, including a tribute to Rita Levi Montalcini organised for International Women’s Day and a performance of “Pinocchio” by Finazzer Flory. Next event 21 March Consul General of Boston Giuseppe Pastorelli announced a round table discussion on the reconstruction of […]
Read moreBRASILIA – Workshop on Cooperative Infrastructure Development
A workshop was held yesterday on “Italo-Brazilian Cooperation in Infrastructure Development”. Organized by the Embassy of Italy, the workshop was attended by over 250 institutional and business world representatives from both countries (50 Brazilian firms and 70 Italian groups). Sustainable use of resources fosters economic development The workshop sessions were opened by Minister for the […]
Read moreHerzliya Conference – Terzi in Israel – Greater Europe-Mediterranean unity against regional challenges
The global security risks associated with a nuclear-empowered Iran, the challenges of the Arab Spring, the need for decisive international action regarding the Syrian crisis and, at the same time, for a Europe closer to the Mediterranean and the Middle East: these were the themes Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi submitted to the attention […]
Read moreTerzi in Israel: Mideast security and stability – Speech at Herzliya Conference. Bilateral meetings
Minister Giulio Terzi is in Israel for the 13th Herzliya Conference, organised by the IPS-IDC and based on the Munich Security Conference. It is the main strategic forum for analysis of stability and security-related issues in the Middle East. The conference’s specific focus covers the Greater Middle East and macro-regional risk assessment, Israeli foreign affairs […]
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