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America Latina e Caraibi

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12 August 2014
Bolivia – Italy a partner in juvenile justice riform

Ambassador of Italy to La Paz Luigi De Chiara recently attended the opening of the women’s section of the Qalauma rehabilitation centre, financed by the Italian Development Cooperation (DGCS) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as part of efforts to ensure better prisons in Bolivia. Other participants included Bolivian Minister for Justice Elizabeth Sandra Gutierrez […]

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Press Releases
8 August 2014
Mogherini in Chile and Colombia – Strengthening ties between Italy and Latin America

Further strengthening the already solid ties between Italy and Latin America was the main objective of foreign minister Federica Mogherini’s visit to Chile and Colombia, which concluded with her attendance at the inauguration of new Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos. It is in this spirit that the annual Italy-Latin America Conference will be held in […]

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Press Releases
8 August 2014
Under-Secretary Mario Giro hails definitive accord on Panama Canal

Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Mario Giro expressed his satisfaction with the accord signed by the Panama Canal authorities and the Grupo Unido por el Canal consortium, in which Salini Impregilo has a 40% share. The accord sanctions the contents of a memorandum of understanding signed in March 2014, and provides for completion of the Canal’s […]

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6 August 2014
Brasile – Dellerba presenta le sue “Migrazioni” (in translation)

Le “Migrazioni” di Franco Dellerba sono in mostra dal 7 agosto presso il salone dell’Istituto italiano di cultura (Iic) di San Paolo. Si tratta di undici opere, che si ispirano al mondo animale. Metafora della condizione umana L’artista, scultore e pittore, mescola fra loro creature esotiche, le manipola, ne seleziona delle parti fino a creare […]

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6 August 2014
Italy-Peru – Cooperation at Laguna Puruhuay

“Archaeology of an Andean Pacarina. Settlement and customs along Lake Puruhuay in Peru”, is the title of a book by Carolina Orsini to be presented on August 26th at the Pier Paolo Pasolini Auditorium in the Peruvian capital, organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of Lima. Read more, in Italian.

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Speeches
6 August 2014
Intervento del ministro Mogherini alla Commissione economica per l’America Latina e il Caribe (Cepal) di Santiago del Cile

(Versione originale – fa fede solo il testo effettivamente pronunciato) Europe and Latin America are bound by deep historical, political, socio-economic and linguistic ties. Beyond these interconnections, our two continents are united by a strong ideational conviction, which will be the focus of my remarks today: that is the belief that regionalism is the most […]

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Press Releases
5 August 2014
“Venezuela remains a priority”: Under-Secretary Giro meets Italian community in Caracas and Maracay

On his third visit to Venezuela in the past nine months, Under-Secretary Giro met with Italian nationals in the cities of Caracas and Maracay. The large Italian community in that country – nearly 1.5 million – is a “highly significant and strongly-rooted group for which the government’s attention remains acute at this particularly delicate moment […]

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Press Releases
4 August 2014
Mogherini to visit Chile and Colombia from 5 to 7 August

Minister for Foreign Affairs Mogherini will make a mission to Chile and Colombia from 5 to 7 August. She will be received in Santiago by President Michelle Bachelet, meet with foreign minister Heraldo Muñoz and speak to ECLAC, the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America (Spanish acronym CEPAL). Minister Mogherini will then travel to […]

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1 August 2014
Bolivia – I militari a lezione di prevenzione degli incendi (in translation)

“Prevenzione e controllo di incendi forestali – tecniche di uso controllato del fuoco”. E’ questo il titolo di un corso di formazione che si e’ tenuto dal 28 al 30 luglio, presso il Collegio militare dell’Esercito Gualberto Villarroel a La Paz. L’iniziativa e’ stata organizzata dal Programma Amazonia sin Fuego (Pasf) e dal locale viceministero […]

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31 July 2014
Expo – Milano 2015 comes to Mar del Plata

The Italian Consulate General in Mar del Plata hosted the presentation of the 2015 Milan Universal Exposition to the Italian community there. Head of marketing and communications for the Buenos Aires ENIT office Veronica Morello made the presentation, whose objective was to offer Italians born abroad an opportunity to visit their country of origin, or […]

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31 July 2014
Buenos Aires – “A un passo dall’orizzonte” photo collective

“A un passo dall’orizzonte”, is the title of a group photographic exhibition organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of Buenos Aires to be held from 6 to 19 August, within the context of the Festival de la Luz. The Festival dates back 1989 and the 150th anniversary of the birth of photography. This year’s edition […]

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