The themes of the VI Italy-Latin America Conference to be held in Rome in December, and in which President of Peru Humala is to participate, and Peru’s participation in the 2015 Milan Expo, were the focus of Under-Secretary Mario Giro’s mission to Peru, where he was received by the Peruvian Congress on the morning of […]
Read moreThe exhibition “Mestres do Renascimento” (Renaissance Masters) opens in Brasilia today, 11 October 2013, and will run until late January 2014. The show is the largest featuring the Renaissance ever to be held in Latin America. As Italian Ambassador Raffaele Trombetta commented, “the exhibition underscores the excellent state of Italian-Brazilian relations, where we are advancing […]
Read moreThe Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Mario Giro, has embarked on a visit to Peru that will cover a wide range of issues. He will have meetings with the President of Peru, Ollanta Humala, and with the ministers of Culture, Production, and Foreign Trade. The Under-Secretary will also be addressing the Congress, and will visit the […]
Read moreItalian 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 […]
Read moreE’ 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, […]
Read more“Italy and Uruguay with eyes wide open” is the title of a photographic exhibition by Marco Pejrolo, organised and hosted by the Italian Cultural Institute in Montevideo. The exhibition, which runs until 31 October 2013, is a homage both to Uruguay and to Italy. Read more, in Italian
Read moreItaly 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 […]
Read moreAn “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 […]
Read moreYoung 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 […]
Read moreItalian 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 […]
Read moreQuarant’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” […]
Read moreThe 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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