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Press Releases
27 June 2013
The Foreign Ministry renews its efforts against anti-personnel mines

“In spite of the current situation of the public finances, Italy has played its part in supporting the countries still suffering the consequences of the use of anti-personnel mines”. These were the words of the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Lapo Pistelli, chairing a meeting of the National Committee for Humanitarian Action against Anti-Personnel Mines […]

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27 June 2013
Mandela: Our thoughts are with the South African people at this painful time, says Under-Secretary Giro

Under-Secretary Mario Giro, who is responsible for Southern African issues, is following the condition of Nelson Mandela closely. “I hope that the President’s condition stabilises. My thoughts, and Italy’s, are with his family and the people of South Africa at this critical and troubled time for the moral leadership of South Africa, an example of […]

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27 June 2013
Minister Bonino meets the President of the African Union, Zuma at the MFA

Foreign Minister Emma Bonino met the President of the African Union (AU), the South African Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, at the Foreign Ministry today, 26 June. The meeting reflects Italy’s policy of strengthening dialogue with Africa and with the African Union. Women and young people in African societies The need to increase women’s role in Africa societies […]

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25 June 2013
Africa: 1.5 million euros from Italy for women and young people

Italian Development Cooperation is supporting women and young people in Kenya and South Sudan’s most marginalised regions. They will be the beneficiaries of the new development project worth 1.5 million euros as part of an agreement signed in Rome by the Director General for Development Cooperation, Giampaolo Cantini, and his colleague from the United Nations […]

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21 June 2013
Farnesina: Somalia, Pistelli incontra inviato Ue per Corno d’Africa. Italia impegnata per consolidamento istituzioni somale

Gli sviluppi della crisi in Somalia e il ruolo di stabilizzazione svolto dall’Unione Europea e dall’Italia sono stati al centro dei colloqui avuti alla Farnesina dal Vice Ministro degli Esteri, Lapo Pistelli, con l’Inviato speciale per il Corno d’Africa dell’Unione Europea, Alex Rondos. Pistelli ha confermato al suo interlocutore l’impegno italiano a favorire l’emergere di […]

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21 June 2013
Italy and UN in the front line in preventing genocide

 How to prevent genocide? And how can we identify the indicators that such atrocious crimes might happen? These were the topics of the conference on “Genocide Prevention and Responsibility to Protect: the UN Early Warning Mechanism” which took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 20 June 2013. The Conference was organised by the […]

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20 June 2013
SOUTH AFRICA – Italian rugby team on tour

The Italian community of South Africa is eagerly awaiting the rugby match on 22 June in Pretoria between the national teams of Italy and Scotland. The Italian Embassy in Pretoria and Consulate General of Johannesburg have taken the opportunity to organize a meeting between the players and the Italian community at the Italian Club of […]

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Press Releases
19 June 2013
Deputy Minister Pistelli meets with Togo President

The crisis in Mali, terrorist infiltration, cross-border crime and, more in general, the political and financial situation in Western Africa were the main topics of discussion in Deputy Minister Lapo Pistelli’s meeting in Rome today with the President of Togo, Faure Essoziman Gnassinbé. Expressing his deep concern over the proliferation of terrorist cells in the […]

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18 June 2013
KENYA – Art and technology of Italian restoration

“Restoration in Italy. Art and technology in the activities of the Institute for Conservation and Restoration” is the title of an exhibition scheduled to open in tomorrow in Kenya at the department of Architecture and Construction Sciences of the University of Nairobi. The exhibition consists of 25 large-scale panels illustrating the Institute’s activities since its […]

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