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Asia e Oceania

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15 March 2013
AFGHANISTAN – Italy on the forefront for Bamiyan

Italy is in the forefront in efforts to protect and enhance the Bamiyan historic site, having signed an agreement with the Afghan Ministry of Culture and UNESCO for a 1.2 million-dollar project for the conservation of the Shar-i-Gholgholah Islamic citadel, along with capacity-building activities aimed at the better administration of cultural patrimony and control of […]

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14 March 2013
MARINES: our actions comply with international law, says Terzi. Ban Ki Moon appeal

“Our very solid position, of which we are fully convinced and that is shared by many of our major international community partners, is that we are acting in full compliance with international legal standards and customary international laws and treaties”, Minister Giulio Terzi reiterated in Jerusalem, where he met with Israeli political leaders after speaking […]

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13 March 2013
HONG KONG – Italy glitters at the jewellery show

A resounding success for the “Jewels of Italy” show arranged by the ICE and Vicenza Fiere, with the support of the Consulate General, for the 30th annual Hong Kong Jewellery Fair. Italy was the fair’s largest participant with 172 vendors – up 27% over 2012 – and stood out for the quality of the products […]

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12 March 2013
AFGHANISTAN – ITALY ACTIVE FOR WOMEN, MEETING IN KABUL

Access to justice, women’s heath, quality of education, struggle against violence toward women and economic empowerment were among the priorities that emerged from a round table discussion on Afghan women’s living conditions organized in Kabul for International Women’s Day by Italian Ambassador Luciano Pezzotti. Participants included female members of the Afghan parliament Wolesi Jirga, government […]

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12 March 2013
AFGHANISTAN ITALIA in campo per donne, incontro a Kabul

Accesso alla giustizia, salute femminile, qualità dell’educazione, lotta alla violenza contro le donne ed empowerment economico: sono queste le priorità emerse dalla tavola rotonda sulla condizione femminile in Afghanistan organizzata a Kabul dall’Ambasciatore italiano Luciano Pezzotti, in occasione della Giornata mondiale della Donna. Focus sulle priorità per sviluppo di una società più equa All’incontro hanno […]

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Press Releases
11 March 2013
Terzi: Marines remain in Italy; International Dispute

On the instructions of Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi, Italian Ambassador in New Delhi Daniele Mancini delivered a note verbale today to the Indian authorities regarding the case of Italian Marine sharpshooters Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone, by means of which the Italian government notified the Indian government of the following: Italy has consistently […]

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11 March 2013
EU Foreign Affairs Council – North Korea added to the agenda

The situation in North Korea (Pyongyang has crossed the “red line”) joins the crisis in Syria, relations between the two shores of the Mediterranean and the Iran question on the agenda of the European Union Council of Foreign Ministers, where Italy will be represented by Under-Secretary Marta Dassù. Meeting with Brahimi A meeting with UN […]

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7 March 2013
MYANMAR: terzi signs two debt agreements.Concrete political and development cooperation support

Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi and his colleague from Myanmar, U Wunn Maung Lwin, have signed two agreements, on debt restructuring and the conversion of the residual amount. The agreements were signed in Rome during President Thein Sein’s official visit. Concrete support at the political level “These two important instruments will make it possible to increase […]

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28 February 2013
SHANGHAI – History of italian presence

An historic map has been published in Italian on the presence of Italians in the city of Shanghai “Gli Italiani a Sciangai, 1608-1949”, offering Italians working in Shanghai documentation of an historic memory in addition to making a contribution to the reconstruction of the history of the city itself. The map is to be published […]

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Speeches
25 February 2013
Speech by Minister Terzi on the occasion of the 2013 Spring Festival

(Italian only) Rettore del Convitto, Emilio Fâtovic’, Caro Ministro Francesco Profumo, Ambasciatore Ding Wei, Capo del Dipartimento Studi Orientali della Sapienza, Prof. Federico Masini ragazzi e ragazze, ringrazio molto gli organizzatori per l’invito a festeggiare tutti insieme la “Festa di primavera”, il “capodanno cinese”. Rivolgo ai nostri amici cinesi i miei più cordiali auguri per […]

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