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29 October 2012
Zimbabwe: stand Harare Tourism Fair, a window on Italy

A FIAT 500, and Alfa Romeo 159 and a late-generation tractor: these the Made in Italy’s “ambassadors” that greeted visitors to the Italian Pavilion of the 5th International Tourism Fair of Harare: the Sanganai/Hlanganani World Travel and Tourism Fair where, for the second consecutive year, Italy was the only European exhibitor with an official stand, […]

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29 October 2012
Loans for joint ventures in developing countries, an investment in solidarity

Strengthening international cooperation and the internationalisation of Italian businesses are the main objectives of article 7 of Law no. 49/87 (new discipline for Italian cooperation with developing countries), which authorises the foreign ministry to grant low-interest loans to Italian firms intending to enter into joint ventures with local businesses in developing countries. And it is […]

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Press Releases
29 October 2012
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“This is the latest in an endless series of hate-driven attacks against Christians at worship. Condemnation could not be firmer, as these horrible acts weigh on the conscience of everyone who fights against violence and on behalf of respect for religious freedom”. With these words Italian Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi responded to the […]

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24 October 2012
Congo: Dante Alighieri Society at Pointe Noire

The Dante Alighieri Society announced the official opening of an office in Point Noire and the start of its first courses in Italian, viewed as a language of access to careers as a result of the presence of major Italian firms in Congo. The promoters said that the new “Casa Italia” in Pointe Noire was […]

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23 October 2012
Angola: Eugenio Bennato performs in Luanda

An Italian cultural series in Angola, promoted by the Embassy of Italy, opened with a concert given by Eugenio Bennato and Taranta Power at the National Theatre of Luanda. Some local authorities were represented among an audience of approximately 600 spectators. Read more, in Italian.

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23 October 2012
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Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi made a visit to Mogadishu this morning – unannounced for reasons of security – where he met at Villa Somalia with President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon Saacid. The last visit by an Italian foreign minister to Mogadishu was in 1992, and this by Minister […]

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18 October 2012
Genital mutilation: Draft UN resolution, announces Terzi

A draft UN resolution against female genital mutilation has been submitted by the group of African countries. The announcement was made by Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi during a conference at the Senate on this subject, organised by the Italian Association for Women in Development (AIDOS) and Amnesty International. “The draft resolution was tabled yesterday evening”, […]

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17 October 2012
ISPI: Religion and international relations, Trento, 18—19 October

The debate between the Western and Muslim democracies will be the topic of the 4th meeting on “Religion and International Relations”, which runs from 18 to 19 October 2012. The event is being promoted by the Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI), the Analysis and Planning Unit of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the […]

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16 October 2012
World Food Day: Food security is a priority for Italy, says Terzi

The food security problem is “global, and an matter of great commitment by Italy and by this government. It is an Italian foreign policy priority”. These were the words of Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi at the conference on “Nourish the Earth. Cultivate the Future” organised by the Farnesina, the Italian Permanent Mission to the UN […]

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