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17 October 2014
Ue-Angola: Pistelli copresiede riunione Ministeriale

Stamani a Bruxelles il Vice Ministro degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale Lapo Pistelli ha copresieduto la riunione Ministeriale UE – Angola nel quadro del processo di dialogo (“Joint Way Forward”) per intensificare il partenariato politico, economico e sociale bilaterale. “L’Unione Europea e l’Italia guardano con soddisfazione le performance economiche dell’Angola e il suo […]

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Press Releases
17 October 2014
Ue-Angola: Pistelli copresiede riunione Ministeriale

The Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Lapo Pistelli, co-chaired an EU-Angola ministerial this morning in Brussels. The meeting took place in the framework of the “Joint Way Forward” dialogue process to intensify the bilateral political, economic and social partnership. “The European Union and Italy view Angola’s economic progress and its growing role […]

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16 October 2014
Italy-Somalia: COPEAM visit for university cooperation

A possible resumption of academic cooperation by Somalia and Italy was the focus of a 3-day visit to Mogadishu by Pier Luigi Malesani, Secretary General of COPEAM, the organisation led by RAI broadcasting corporation to provide audio-visual services for the Mediterranean region. Accompanied by the Italian Ambassador in Somalia, Fabrizio Marcelli, the Secretary General met […]

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Press Releases
16 October 2014
Sudan: Pistelli in Khartoum. A hugely important advance in relations with the countries of Africa

“Today in Khartoum we have achieved a hugely important advance in relations with the African countries for stronger and more effective cooperation in combating the trade in and trafficking of human beings in the Mediterranean, and irregular migration”. The Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Lapo Pistelli, has returned to Sudan to take […]

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14 October 2014
Ethiopia – Italy working to improve health in south-central Ethiopia

Italy’s commitment to improve health inEthiopia has made further progress with the opening of the building that will host the local health department for the Oromia region, in the country’s centre-south. The opening was attended by the Italian Ambassador, Giuseppe Mistretta, and Don Dante Carraro, director of Doctors with Africa–CUAMM, a non-governmental organisation (NGO). The […]

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10 October 2014
Italy-Africa. Ministerial Conference on Energy

The event, dedicated to sustainable energy in Sub-Saharan Africa, is part of a broader Italy-Africa Initiative aimed at promoting a model for sustainable growth, with the participation of all Italian sectors interested in increasing relations with the African continent.   Investment prospects in the sectors of electrical and renewable energy on the African continent and […]

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2 October 2014
Migration: Remittances to home countries and development

Over 500 billion dollars: that is the estimated amount migrants will send in remittances to their countries of origin in 2016. A figure that testifies to the strong economic impact of remittances on the global economy and shows that migration is also a development instrument for the countries of origin. The relationship between migration, development […]

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25 September 2014
Ebola emergency – Italian Cooperation intervention plan

The United Nations is mobilising to fight the Ebola virus epidemic by creating an international coalition. A recent unanimously approved Security Council resolution identified the Ebola epidemic as a “threat to international peace and security”. A meeting is now to be held at head of state and government level of the countries affected and major […]

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24 September 2014
Somalia Summit – Italy’s role in stabilisation and national reconciliation

The event being held in the margins of the 69th session of the UN General Assembly will evaluate progress achieved in the stabilisation and national reconciliation of Somalia in light of the objectives identified by the Somali authorities in the government’s “Vision 2016” programme. These include the adoption of a Federal Constitution within 2015 and […]

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22 September 2014
Italy in the UN – against child and forced marriages

Italy is in the forefront in the UN against the scourge of child and forced marriages. “The ending child marriages: towards a more gender equitable world” event was held  in the margins of the General Assembly to promote more awareness of a phenomenon that is impacting dramatically on female populations and on socio-economic development prospects. […]

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19 September 2014
Diplomazia Economica Italiana – 19 September: Latest World News, compiled in collaboration with Sole 24 Ore Radiocor

Zambia – D.R. Ferroviaria Italia to refurbish Lusaka-Ndola railwayD.R.Ferroviaria Italia s.r.l., specialist in railway construction, was awarded the project for the refurbishment of the railway line between Lusaka and Ndola, the industrial and commercial capital of the Cooperbelt mining province in the north of the country. The Zambian government’s main priorities are the rehabilitation and […]

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