Joint Italy-PNA Committee – Terzi: comprehensive strengthened collaboration, confident about Gaza
The first meeting of the Joint Italo-Palestinian Ministerial Committee, held at the foreign ministry in Rome, “defined the comprehensive impetus we wish to give, with the emphasis on economic collaboration and the creation of partnerships between firms”, commented Minister Giulio Terzi at the end of a meeting with his Palestinian colleague Riyad Malki during bilateral […]
Read moreWarsaw: the provocative art of Cattelan
An exhibition at the Warsaw Contemporary Art Centre of 7 works completed by the artist Maurizio Cattelan between 1999 and 2011 met with resounding public and media success, as nearly 2,000 visitors flocked to the show in just its first few days. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreSouth Korea: showcase for italian wines
Italian wines took centre stage in South Korea during the promotional event held recently during the second edition of the Gamero Rosso “Top Italian Wines Road Show”( 26 October) and“Toscana a land of wine”(15 November), both organize by the local ICE with the support of the Italian embassy, CCIA Siena and the special agency for […]
Read moreChina: new frontiers for wood construction firms
That China is a possible new frontier for Italian wood construction firms is one of the things that emerged from the first Italo-Chinese bilateral conference in Shanghai at the department of Civil Engineering of Tongji University and organised by the science office of the Embassy of Italy in Beijing. Consul General in Shanghai opened the […]
Read moreLIBYA – Second training module for Libyan media
A second training module for Libyan media personnel began on 17 November, organised by AGI in collaboration with the Association of Italians Repatriated from Libya, with financing from the Directorate General for Political and Security Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The project was prepared with the assistance of the MFA’s Press and Institutional […]
Read moreCeasefire in Gaza – Terzi: important step. PNA Minister at foreign ministry in Rome
“An accord that is an important step toward a solution to the crisis”, commented Minister Giulio Terzi on the news of the ceasefire in Gaza, in effect as of 20:00 on Wednesday. “This achievement”, Terzi underscored, “is the fruit of the intense diplomatic activities of Western and regional democracies, in which Italy has played an […]
Read moreAlgiers, 23 italian firms at the Salon des Travaux Publics
The 10th edition of the Salon International des Travaux Publics (S.I.T.P.) gets under way today, to conclude on 25 November. The event, dedicated to public works and construction machinery and technologies, is being held at the Palais des Expositions in Algiers. Italy is strongly represented by 23 top firms operating in various construction-related sectors. Read […]
Read moreCooperation €200,000 to wfp for hurricane Sandy
The Cooperation has undertaken a new project on behalf of the people of Haiti, heavily affected by the passage of Hurricane Sandy. The foreign ministry has earmarked an additional multilateral contribution of €200,000 to the UN World Food Program (WFP) for an emergency 7-month project (November 2012 to May 2013) hoping to reach approximately one […]
Read moreGaza: truce on solid grounds, need to strengthen them, says Terzi
“We have the impression that the truce” in Gaza “is on solid grounds. I believe that everything must be done to strengthen those also in terms of a possible opening of the Strip to greater control”. This was Minister Terzi’s comment in the early hours of the truce. “We are in contact with Egypt, to […]
Read moreItaly-Argentina: boosting parliamentary diplomacy
The “First Parliamentary Day for Italo-Argentine Friendship and Integration”, held on 16 November in Buenos Aires, was organised by a group of Italian MPs and intended as a way to more deeply analyse Italo-Argentine relations with a view to boosting the role of parliamentary diplomacy. Read more, in Italian.
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