MARINES: TERZI RELIEVED AT THE NEWS
“We are very relieved at the news, which is proof of India’s sensitivity to the Italian people’s deepest feelings for the important Christmas holidays”. This was Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi’s comment on the Indian court’s granting a two-week leave to the Italian marines being held there.
Read moreSafe Travelling: Terzi’s appeal for caution
“Caution and awareness are the best prevention” for those intending to travel, underscored Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi in his customary message to Italians getting ready to travel for the Christmas holidays. “Safe Travelling” and “Where we are in the world” Terzi pointed out that the foreign ministry and its crisis unit were a […]
Read moreNazi massacres: Italy and Germany build common memory for peace, Terzi says
It is the desire on the part of both Italy and Germany to build a “common memory” of the years of Nazi violence, in honour of the victims, but also to “demonstrate that our nations were able to survive those tragedies” and to “work together” today on the future of the European Union. These were […]
Read moreSeoul: Venice Film Festival arrives
The Venice Film Festival comes to Seoul: through 6 January screenings of the films presented at the 69th edition of the celebrated festival will be held around the Korean capital, In an initiative organised by the Italian Cultural Institute, the Venice Biennale and The Korean Association of Cinematheques.
Read moreWarsaw: Maglietta performs Morante
During a conference on Elsa Morante organised by the Italian studies department of the University of Warsaw, the Italian Cultural Institute and the Centro Studi Famiglia Capponi of Florence, Italian actress Licia Maglietta gave an enchanting performance of a chapter of the novel “L’isola di Arturo” for which the author received the Strega Award in […]
Read moreArmenia: Italian Cinema Week launched
The third edition of Italian Cinema Week in Armenia was launched at the Hamazgayin State Theatre in the capital of Yerevan, to a large audience. The presentation of the events calendar of the festival, dedicated this year to the theme of “the expression of the soul in Italian cinema”, was followed by a musical performance […]
Read moreItaly-Malta: Terzi calls for strengthened coordination on sea rescues
Italy and Malta intend to “strengthen coordination” on efforts to rescue illegal immigrants at sea, because “saving lives is our highest priority”. This was the statement by Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi at the end of a meeting at the foreign ministry in Rome with his Maltese colleague Zammit Dimech. Terzi described the meeting […]
Read moreWashington: a “Palazzo on the Potomac”
The English edition of the book “Palazzo on the Potomac – Embassy of Italy in Washington” was launched at the Italian Embassy in the American capital. Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi, in the US for the opening of the Year of Italian Culture in the United States, attended the event. Italo-US relations The meeting […]
Read morePoland: Wratislavia Cantans festival celebrates Italy
To be held from 6 to 15 September 2013, the 48th edition of the Wratislavia Cantans International Baroque Music Festival, one of Poland’s most important and prestigious events, will be dedicated to a “Journey through Italy”. A press conference for its presentation was held at the Warsaw Italian Cultural Institute, where Italian ambassador to Poland […]
Read moreBelarus: made in Italy showcased a Minsk
The excellence of the Made in Italy label was showcased at an eno-gastronomic event organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of Minsk, in which over 15 Italian firms participated, representing the wares of north, south and central Italy. The event was organized in collaboration with the Italo-Belarus Chamber of Commerce. Read more, in Italian.
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