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America Latina e Caraibi

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10 October 2013
Argentina – Italian Language Week starting soon

Italian Language Week will see a rich programme of events in Argentina. Now in its 13th year, the “Week” running from 14 to 20 October will focus on “Research, Discovery and Innovation: Italy and Knowledge”. Italian Language Week in Argentina enjoys the patronage of the President of the Republic and support from the Embassy, Consulate […]

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Press Releases
10 October 2013
Missione del Sottosegretario Giro in Perù

E’ iniziata oggi una missione del Sottosegretario Mario Giro in Perù. I temi principali della visita nel Paese sudamericano, che durerà fino al giorno 11, sono la partecipazione del Presidente Humala alla VI conferenza Italia – America Latina, che si terrà a Roma a dicembre, e la presenza del Perù all’Expo Milano 2015. Il Sottosegretario, […]

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7 October 2013
Bolivia – Italian donations for food security

Italy has made a new contribution to the fight against hunger in the world: the government has donated over half a million dollars to the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) in Bolivia to foster the development of means of subsistence and food security for the families of landless farmers in the most vulnerable communities […]

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3 October 2013
Quito: San Francisco monastery management plan presented

An “Executive Management Plan” for the international integrated management and enhancement of the monastery of San Fransisco was presented in Ecuador. Italy joins a number of other country contributors with funding from the foreign ministry. The plan was drafted by a committee of experts coordinated by UNESCO and consists of four programmes: aimed at the […]

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1 October 2013
Argentina: Youth competition on Italian science and culture

Young people between the ages of 18 and 31 in Argentina will participate in a competition aimed at disseminating Italian culture in the world, particular its impact on the development of science and industry in Argentina. The competition consists of an essay (maximum of 4 pages) on three topics: the role of FIAT in building […]

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23 September 2013
Buenos Aires – Discussing Italian law and culture

Italian law and culture are the focus of a series of lectures being held in Buenos Aires. The lectures are being organised by CPACF, the public law college, in collaboration with L’Italiano magazine and with the support of the Italian Embassy, our Consulate General in Buenos Aires and the principal Italian institutions in Argentina. Topics […]

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Interviews
17 September 2013
Giro: «Così l’Italia accolse i dissidenti» (Il Sole 24 ore)

Quarant’anni fa il colpo di Stato in Cile fu un momento di svolta nelle relazioni tra l’America latina e l’Italia, sia da un punta di vista politico che di partecipazione popolare. Mai come allora si parlò di Cile e dei drammatici eventi che si susseguirono. Allende e Pinochet divennero personaggi quasi casalinghi, il termine “golpe” […]

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16 September 2013
Diplomazia Economica/Sole 24 Ore – 16 September: Latest World News. Mexico: Interjet introduces the first Alenia Aermacchi-Sukhoi aircraft

The Mexican airline company Interjet recently introduced the first SuperJet 100 aircraft, produced by Superjet International, a joint venture of Alenia Aermacchi – Sukhoi Civil (SCAC), of a an order for 20 aircraft to be filled by the end of 2014 (the agreement leaves the option of another 10 aircraft open). The SuperJet 100 is […]

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11 September 2013
MONTEVIDEO: Film season explores migration

A film season dedicated to migration will run until 25 September in Montevideo. The event, entitled “Italians in the world, yesterday and today” was proposed by the Italian Cultural Institute and organised in collaboration with EFASCE, a Friuli-based social and cultural organisation for emigrants. Read more, in Italian.

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Press Releases
11 September 2013
Anniversario golpe in Cile

Il colpo di stato in Cile fu un momento di svolta nelle relazioni tra l’America latina e l’Italia, fino ad allora il sub-continente era molto circoscritto ai legami con la nostra immigrazione. “Il nostro Paese fu tra i rari governi occidentali a non riconoscere subito il governo golpista. Molte vite si salvarono grazie all’Italia, alla […]

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3 September 2013
MONTEVIDEO: Fratta pays homage to Verdi

Montevideo has hosted a concert by the Umberto Giordano Ensemble, led by Gianna Fratta. Entitled “Viva Verdi!”, the concert was organised by the Italian Cultural Institute as part of the celebrations for the 200th anniversary of the birth of Giuseppe Verdi. The event was attended by the Italian Ambassador, Massimo Andrea Leggeri, and First Secretary […]

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