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America Latina e Caraibi

Speeches
12 October 2012
Dettaglio intervento

(fa fede solo il discorso effettivamente pronunciato) Mr. Alfredo Moreno, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of ChileMr. Antonio Tajani, Vice-President of the European CommissionMrs Benita Ferrero Waldner, President of the EU-LAC FoundationMrs Alicia Barcena, Executive Secretary of CEPALLadies and Gentlemen! First of all, let me express my appreciation for the kind invitation to […]

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Speeches
12 October 2012
Dettaglio intervento

(fa fede solo il testo effettivamente pronunciato) · I am particularly glad to open this workshop at SOFOFA, together with the Minister for Infrastructures of Chile, to testify the high interest Italy has in this fast-growing economy. Before getting into more detailed economic data, though, I would like to develop a few points on the […]

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11 October 2012
Under-secretary Dassu’ visits Chile

Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Marta Dassù visited Chile on 4 and 5 October for political meetings with the Chilean authorities and to participate in a high level seminar organized by the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), in preparation for the EU-ECLAC summit to be held on 26-27 January 2013 in […]

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10 October 2012
Italy at Chile’s “CHA. CO” contemporary art fair

Italy participated in this year’s fourth edition of the Chile Contemporary Art Fair (Cha.co),the country’s most prominent contemporary art event and a platform for artists, collectors and sector experts from public and private institutions. A 4-day showcase in which Chilean artists were able to meet with foreign critics and artists, its participants included over 30 […]

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9 October 2012
Buenos Aires, Dassu’ visits Palazzo Italia

The role of Palazzo Italia as a point of reference for Italians in Buenos Aires gets a boost, with two recently added sections resulting from refurbishments that recuperated and redistributed some areas left free by the 2006 transfer out of the Consulate General, which Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Marta Dassù visited early in the month […]

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8 October 2012
Montevideo showing of documentary film “Bomarzo 2007”

The Italian Cultural Institute in Montevideo will be showing the experimental documentary “Bomarzo 2007” tomorrow, directed and produced by Argentine director Jerry Brignone from an original idea of his and Massimo Scaringella. Read more, in Italian.

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Press Releases
5 October 2012
Concern over the arrest of Yoani Sanchez and her husband in Bayamo

“The police detention of Yoani Sanchez and her husband in Bayamo is of deep concern”, commented Minister Giulio Terzi. “I fully identify with the feelings of solidarity expressed by Italian society”, Terzi continued, “and hope that this episode is rapidly resolved with the release of Yoani and her husband”. “I have asked our Embassy in […]

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Interviews
5 October 2012
Dettaglio intervista

Luego de un período de relaciones zigzagueantes y por momentos tensas entre Italia y la Argentina, el gobierno de Mario Monti decidió dar un gesto positivo hacia Buenos Aires. Pero no sólo lo hizo con muestras de colaboración sino también con señales de alerta. La emisaria del mensaje fue la vicecanciller italiana, Marta Dassú, que […]

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4 October 2012
Italy-Argentina: in Buenos Aires, Dassù hands over the desaparecidos archives

The first European country to take this step, Italy has handed over 60 files regarding desaparecidos of Italian origin, or with dual nationality, during the years of the dictatorship (1976-83). The handover took place during a ceremony in Buenos Aires chaired by Under-Secretary Dassù and the Argentinian Foreign Minister, Hector Timerman, in the presence of […]

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2 October 2012
Brazil – Rousseff welcomes Caravaggio to Planalto

Caravaggio’s journey across Latin America is proceeding with great success. Having attracted over 160,000 visitors to the “Museu de Arte” in São Paulo for an exhibition lasting nearly two months, “Caravaggio and His Followers” is now showing in Planalto, the seat of the Presidency of the Brazilian Republic. Read more, in Italian.

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27 September 2012
UN: Italy-Ecuador accord on Yasuni Park

Italy, Ecuador and the UN working together on the environment. Under-Secretary Staffan De Mistura, Minister for Culture of Ecuador Maria Fernanda Espinosa and Bisrat Aklilu of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) signed an accord in the margins of the 67th UNGA to protect Ecuador’s Yasuni Park. The purpose of the accord is to outline […]

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25 September 2012
Cooperation: Guatemala, beyond the emergency

The newly published “Mas alla de la emergencia/Oltre l’emergenza”, by Annalisa Vandelli, is a thorough overview of the Italian Cooperation’s activities in Guatemala, and was part of the Emergency Programme “Ran Guatemala” funded in 2010 by the Italian Cooperation following devastating rains that crippled the country at the time. The bilingual (Italian/Spanish) book, launched in […]

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