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17 December 2013
Manila – A success for Italian Language Week

Manila’s recent Italian Language Week was a great success, with celebrations of Verdi, opera master-classes, and screenings of films such as  “Amarcord”  and “Nuovo Cinema Paradiso” – to mention just some of the initiatives organised by our Embassy. Ambassador Massimo Roscigno described the Philippines as “fertile terrain” for the promotion of the Italian language, which […]

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16 December 2013
Macau – Italy a leader in fashion and culture

A gala evening in Macau showcased Italian fashion and culture on 500th anniversary of bilateral relations. The event was organised by the Sociedade de Jogos de Macau (SJM), which holds a majority share of the games market in that Chinese special administrative region with 26.7% of the total, in collaboration with the Italian Consulate General […]

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12 December 2013
Afghanistan: Bamiyan conservation, experts’ meeting concludes in Orvieto

Over 60 international experts and Afghani government representatives met in Orvieto for the 12th work group meeting for the preservation of the Bamiyan World Heritage Site. The meeting, organised by UNESCO and ISPRA, with the contribution of the Italian and Japanese governments, made it possible for the participants to discuss a series of questions regarding […]

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11 December 2013
Afghanistan -Cooperation provides winter emergency kits in Herat

Through the Italian embassy in Kabul, the Italian Cooperation distributed winter emergency kits consisting of scarves, and other warm clothing to approximately 100 women for their families. The items were fakes confiscated by the customs police in Italy but certified to be of good quality, which were donated with the authorisation of the Italian judicial […]

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10 December 2013
Malaysia and Singapore – Italian business mission

A large Italian delegation travelled to Southeast Asia to participate in the business mission that runs from today through 12 December in Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. The delegation was led by Deputy Minister for Economic Development Carlo Calenda and was organised by the Agenzia ICE and Confindustria under the aegis of the Ministry of Foreign […]

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10 December 2013
Afghanistan: visit to Italy by Minister for Culture Rahin

Afghan Minister for Culture Sayed Makhdum Rahin is on a mission to Italy, and met at the foreign ministry in Rome with Deputy Foreign Minister Lapo Pistelli and the Directors General for Development Cooperation and Country Promotion. Rahin will remain in the capital for other institutional meetings that will include one with Italian Minister for […]

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Press Releases
9 December 2013
Myanmar: Dassu’- Aung San Suu Kyi meet

Deputy Foreign Minister Marta Dassù met today in Yangon with leader of the Burmese opposition Aung San Suu Kyi, with whom she discussed the democratic transition under way in Burma, which Italy continues to support. Marta Dassù also passed on Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino’s invitation to participate on the International Board for Women […]

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6 December 2013
“Women’s Forum” a Yangon: Dassu’ in Myanmar

Il Vice Ministro Dassù si reca oggi in Myanmar per partecipare al “Women’s Forum” a Yangon e ad incontri politici con il governo birmano. È questa l’occasione per la VM Dassù di incontrare Aung San Suu Kyi e discutere della transizione democratica nel Paese. La visita continuerà con colloqui con il Ministro degli Affari Esteri […]

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6 December 2013
“Women’s Forum” a Yangon: Dassu’ in Myanmar

Deputy Foreign Minister Marta Dassù will be in Myanmar today for the “Women’s Forum” in Yangon and other political meetings with the Burmese government. The deputy minister will meet with Aung San Suu Kyi to discuss the county’s democratic transition, and her visit will continue with Minister for Foreign Affairs Wunna Maung Lwin and Minister […]

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