Asia e Oceania

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3 April 2012

Hosted by Florence, supported by the Italy-Japan foundation – exhibitions: “Japan, land of enchantment”

Florence, with the patronage of the Italy-Japan Foundation, is celebrating Japanese art and culture. In Palazzo Pitti, the Florentine palace that as far back as 1585 hosted the first Japanese ambassadors to arrive in Italy, 3 exhibitions have opened in the most prestigious of its museum spaces. The shows will run until 1 July 2012. […]

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Press Releases

2 April 2012

Minister Terzi hails the way in which the election of Aung San Suu Kyi was run in Myanmar

“This is an historical moment for the cause of democracy, and a unique opportunity to encourage new openness in relations between the international community and Myanmar”. With these words Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi expressed his “deep satisfaction” with the way in which yesterday’s election of Aung San Suu Kyi to the Parliament of […]

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2 April 2012

LONGITUDE: China at a crossroads

The announcement of a drop in a growth rate that, nevertheless, remains high and that ensures China will, in any case, maintain major global positions, is under the spotlight of this issue of “Longitude”, the magazine directed by Pialuisa Bianco and available at newsstands as of 4 April, whose analysts examine the causes and effects […]

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2 April 2012

MARINES: Jurisdiction ruling postponed again

The High Court in Kerala has once again postponed its decision on the Italian appeal over jurisdiction in the case of the two Italian marines arrested in India. Indian foreign minister S.M. Krishna said that “it’s down to the court to decide how to overcome the impasse”, after a meeting in Trivandrum the Chief Minister […]

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30 March 2012

MARINES: Kerala Court ruling postponed

The High Court in Kerala has postponed its decision on the Italian appeal over jurisdiction in the case of the two Italian marines arrested in India. The Italian Defence Minister, Giampiero Di Paola, has met his Indian counterpart, A.K. Antony, in New Delhi. Under-Secretary Staffan De Mistura is returning to the Indian capital , for […]

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30 March 2012

Fighting piracy: towards new rules? – Italy’s proposal is attracting EU followers

Italy has been examining the case of Italian oil tanker the “Enrica Lexie” – which will finally be allowed to leave the port of Kerala in the next few days – and the question of the two Italian marines arrested by the Indian authorities, within the broader context of the struggle against international piracy and […]

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30 March 2012

MARINES: Kerala Court ruling postponed until Monday. Di Paola-Antony meeting. De Mistura arriving in New Delhi on Monday 2 April

The High Court in Kerala has postponed until Monday 2 April its decision on the Italian appeal over jurisdiction in the case of the two Italian marines arrested in India. The Italian Defence Minister, Giampiero Di Paola, has met his Indian counterpart, A.K. Antony, in New Delhi. Under-Secretary Staffan De Mistura will be visiting the […]

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30 March 2012

MARINES: Kerala court postpones decision until Monday 2 April. Minister Di Paola meets his Indian counterpart A.K. Antony in New Delhi

The High Court in Kerala has postponed until Monday 2 April its decision on the Italian appeal concerning jurisdiction in the case of the two Italian marines arrested in India. Italian Defence Minister Giampiero Di Paola has met his Indian counterpart, A.K. Antony, in New Delhi. Their discussion focused entirely on the case of the […]

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Interviews

30 March 2012

Terzi: “Those 50 victims in Afghanistan are like the victims of terrorism” (Corriere della Sera)

Rome: “The Italian soldiers who fell in Afghanistan have the same value as the Italians who lost their lives in the fight against terrorism”, said Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi yesterday, 29 March 2012. In Afghanistan, this country assailed by the Taliban, our contingent still includes 4,200 people in uniform. Last week’s deaths brought the number […]

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29 March 2012

Italian Marines, Defence Minister: “They’re in good shape” – Departure authorised for the Lexie

Italian Defence Minister Giampaolo Di Paola met today with the two Italian marines, Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone, being held at the Trivandrum prison in Kerala, and found them “in good shape”. In the meantime, the High Court of Kerala approved the departure of oil tanker the “Enrica Lexie” (which could sail in the next […]

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28 March 2012

ITALIAN MARINES: we will never give up on them, says De Mistura

“We are ready and determined to go as high as possible. We will never give up on our servicemen”. This is a “fundamental fact, it’s happened to us today, tomorrow it could happen to anyone, even the Indians themselves who have military abroad”. This was the comment from Under-Secretary Staffan De Mistura during the customary […]

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28 March 2012

AFGHANISTAN: No change in Italian-Alliance strategy, reports Terzi

Italy’s “strategy [editor’s note: that of Italy and its allies in Afghanistan] goes forward and has not changed direction. Therefore, the timeframes are those that were described and announced”. This was Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi’s comment at the end of a meeting at the foreign ministry in Rome with US Special Envoy for […]

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