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Asia e Oceania

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28 June 2013
Cooperation: €60 million for projects in Africa and Asia

At a meeting chaired by Deputy Foreign Minister with the remit for International Cooperation, Lapo Pistelli, announced the Italian Cooperation’s decision to put a total of  €60 million toward health, education and infrastructure projects in Africa and Asia. He also spoke of innovative financing instruments for cooperation. Pistelli, Cooperation changes gear and considers new forms […]

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28 June 2013
Indonesia: a new business frontier with untapped potential

A young and growing nation with still untapped potential and a firm desire to attract foreign investments in order to develop all sectors of its economy. Strategically nestled between Southeast Asia and Australia, the Indonesian archipelago has increasingly embraced that economic growth for which the term “Asian tigers” was coined a few years back. The […]

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Press Releases
27 June 2013
The Foreign Ministry renews its efforts against anti-personnel mines

“In spite of the current situation of the public finances, Italy has played its part in supporting the countries still suffering the consequences of the use of anti-personnel mines”. These were the words of the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Lapo Pistelli, chairing a meeting of the National Committee for Humanitarian Action against Anti-Personnel Mines […]

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24 June 2013
Syria – Bonino at Foreign Affairs Council – “Political solution the only way”. Visit to Jordan for refugee emergency

“The only solution to the Syrian crisis is the political solution”, as Foreign Minister Emma Bonino underscored at the end of the Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembourg. The “Geneva 2” peace conference is the only way, as the Minister reiterated at the “Friends of Syria” meeting in Doha on Saturday 22 June. And the conference […]

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24 June 2013
BEIJING – Promoting Tuscany in China through thematic ‘passport’

A thematic “passport” to promote Tuscany in China: the initiative of the Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi was presented at the Italian Cultural Institute of Beijing, and is the result from a collaborative effort between the Region of Tuscany and Tuscany Promotion begun in 2011. Read more, in Italian.

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Press Releases
21 June 2013
Minister Bonino offers condolences on the death of Barbara De Anna

“I received the news of the death of Barbara De Anna with deep sorrow. My thoughts go out to her family, to whom I extend my sincerest condolences”. The statement came from Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino, according to whom “we are moved to embrace the family of Barbara De Anna, in tribute to […]

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20 June 2013
JEREVAN – Showcase for made in Italy

Italy will enjoy a 10-day showcase during the 4th annual Festival of Italian Cuisine in Yerevan, Armenia, a traditional appointment for economic-cultural promotion. The opening gala featured a dinner prepared by chefs Gianni Frangini and Marco Paoletti of the Aurelio Saffi Professional Institute in Florence, and two art shows. Read more, in Italian.

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Interviews
18 June 2013
Pistelli: «A Teheran anche per l`Italia svolta positiva» (l’Unità)

L`Italia e il nuovo corso iraniano. L`Unità ne discute con Lapo Pistelli, vice ministro degli Esteri con delega sull`Iran. La Comunità internazionale s`interroga sulla vittoria di Hassan Rohani nelle elezioni presidenziali in Iran. Qual è la sua valutazione? «Parto da un numero e da una immagine. Il numero: il candidato preferito dal fronte conservatore, Jalili, […]

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17 June 2013
Italy-China: Amb. Bradanini meets with Mayor of Shanghai

The ties between Italy and the city of Shanghai are ancient ones, and have intensified over recent years, a fact that was underscored by Italian ambassador to China Alberto Bradanini and Mayor of Shanghai Yang Xiong during their first meeting. 7.5 billion USD in trade with Shanghai Of Italy’s total 41.9 billion USD in bilateral […]

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