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America Latina e Caraibi

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28 November 2013
Brazil – Italian firms look to the State of Bahia

Developing partnerships with local Brazilian firms was the goal of a recent economic/trade mission by ten Italian firms to Salvador de Bahia, which was organised by the Italian embassy in Brasilia and included a Brazil-Italy economic forum centred on nautical, energy and infrastructure sectors. Read more, in Italian

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27 November 2013
Giro at UNESCO agency, a global world won’t survive without identity

“Italy confirms ICCROM’s strategic importance in the protection and recovery of cultural treasures, elements essential to reinforcing and maintaining identities within the current dynamics of globalisation”, commented Under-Secretary Mario Giro during his speech at the28th General Assembly of the International Centre for Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM), a UNESCO agency […]

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26 November 2013
Buenos Aires – Italian narrative in Argentina

The impact of past and present Italian narrative in Argentina will be the topic of a debate organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of Buenos Aires for 2 December, 60 years on from the publishing of “Letras italianas” – a monographic issue of the magazine Sur in November 1953. Read more, in Italian.

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19 November 2013
Buenos Aires: incontro Giro-Zuain (in translation)

Nel corso della sua visita a Buenos Aires, il Sottosegretario Mario Giro ha avuto ieri una lunga e articolata riunione di lavoro con il Vice Ministro degli Affari Esteri, Eduardo Zuain. L’incontro ha permesso di ribadire l’eccellente stato delle relazioni bilaterali, cementate da profondi vincoli culturali e di amicizia e da una forte collaborazione nell’ambito […]

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19 November 2013
Italy-Brazil – Trade mission to Bahia state

An Italian trade mission has been organised in Bahia State, in Brazil. The delegation, which included the Italian tourism board, ENIT, and the Bank of Italy, visited Salvador for meetings with local institutions and members of the business community. Their aim was to analyse investment opportunities in the energy (especially wind and photovoltaic), infrastructure, and […]

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18 November 2013
Under-Secretary Giro visits Argentina (18-20 November)

Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Mario Giro began an official visit to Buenos Aires today, where he plans to meet with representatives of the Argentine foreign ministry, the Italian community, Italian associations and numerous Italian businesses, as well as with several representatives of the Argentine Lower House. During his meeting with Deputy Foreign Minister Eduardo Zuain, […]

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18 November 2013
Italy-Peru – “The 5 senses of cooperation” in Lima

The second edition of the cycle of theatrical events “The 5 senses of cooperation” was organised by the Cooperation Office of the Italian embassy and the Italo-Peruvian Fund, with the coordination of the Italian NGOs operating in Peru. Read more, in Italian.

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15 November 2013
Cuba – Concert in honour of Verdi

A concert for the 200th anniversary of the birth of Giuseppe Verdi was held in Holguin, Cuba’s second largest eastern city and provincial capital. A resounding success for Walter Themel conducting the Udine Conservatory Orchestra. Read more, in Italian

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12 November 2013
Mexico – showcase for Italian footwear industry

The Italian footwear industry was showcased in Mexico in Leon, in the State of Guanajuato, at the 42nd annual “Americas Fair”, organised by the Mexican national footwear industry (ANPIC), led by Italian businessman Carlo Benedetti. Read more, in Italian.

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11 November 2013
11 – 12 November, Under-Secretary Giro in Venezuela

Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Mario Giro began an official visit to Venezuela shortly after the visit to Italy by President of the Republic Nicolás Maduro and Italian foreign minister Emma Bonino’s very cordial meeting in Rome with her Venezuelan counterpart Elías Jaua.The under-secretary is scheduled to meet with: Foreign Minister Elìas Jaua, Deputy Foreign Minister […]

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11 November 2013
Lima – Prizes for Italian tales and poetry

The award ceremony for the first “Jorge Puccinelli” literary competition for short stories and poetry written in Italian by the local students of the “Antonio Raimondi” school, was held at Lima’s Pirandello Theatre. The project is part of efforts to encourage young people toward cooperation and bilingualism. Read more, in Italian

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10 November 2013
L’Italia ammessa come Osservatore nell’Alleanza del Pacifico

The government of the Republic of Colombia, duty president of the Pacific Alliance, announced that Italy’s request for Observer status had been accepted. Our country’s candidacy was submitted by Minister Bonino to her Colombian colleague María Ángela Holguín and strongly supported by Under-Secretary Giro on his latest mission to Mexico and Per. The Pacific Alliance […]

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