Please be reminded that on Tuesday 12 February the anniversary of the signing of the Lateran Pacts and the Accord amending the Concordat will be celebrated at the Italian Embassy to the Holy See (Palazzo Borromeo). The event will be attended by senior representations of the Italian institutions and the Roman Catholic Church.
The bilateral government meetings will begin at 16.00.
Journalists, photographers and TV crews interested in following the event should use the online accreditation system. Please complete the interactive form available at http://mae.accreditationsystem.info/ITA/Indice.asp to which all required documentation not already submitted must be attached in digital format. This includes a letter from their media organisation and, for foreign journalists in Italy, a note verbale a note verbale issued by the Embassy in Rome of their media organisation’s country).
If it is not possible to complete the online accreditation procedure, applications should be sent by fax to the Foreign Ministry’s Press and Institutional Communication Service (fax 06/3691.2122 –tel. 06/3691.3432)
Accreditation applicationsmust reach us no later than 12.00 hours of 11 February 2013.
The security procedures, as detailed below, will take place at the Foreign Ministry only. Journalists, photographers and TV crews will not be allowed to enter Palazzo Borromeo if they have not followed these procedures. Nor will they be allowed to enter using their own vehicles.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will provide a shuttle service between the Farnesina building (leaving from therear entrance at “via della Macchia della Farnesina”) and Palazzo Borromeo.
Accredited photographers and TV crews should report to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs – rear entrance at “via della Macchia della Farnesina” – on Tuesday 12 February from 14.00 and no later than 15.00. Please note the need for absolute punctuality.
Accredited journalists should report to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs – rear entrance at “via della Macchia della Farnesina” – on Tuesday 12 February from 14.45 and no later than 15.15. Please note the need for absolute punctuality.
Please dress appropriately for the occasion.
