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17 October 2012
ISPI: Religion and international relations, Trento, 18—19 October

The debate between the Western and Muslim democracies will be the topic of the 4th meeting on “Religion and International Relations”, which runs from 18 to 19 October 2012. The event is being promoted by the Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI), the Analysis and Planning Unit of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the […]

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Interviews
17 October 2012
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The letter from Mr. Luigi Cortesi published yesterday [16 October] in your newspaper gives me an opportunity to give readers of “L’Eco” further information on the two questions raised by your correspondent. On the disciplinary procedure against Minister Plenipotentiary Mario Andrea Vattani a reminder of the facts, as already illustrated during parliamentary questions, seems timely. […]

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11 October 2012
Terzi and Di Paola report to parliament: summary of Italian peace missions

The international peacekeeping missions in which Italy is involved, as well as crisis hot spots such as Syria, were the main focus of a report by Ministers Giulio Terzi and Giampaolo Di Paola today to the joint Upper and Lower House defence committees. Terzi expressed his “deep concern” over the Syrian situation, mainly in terms […]

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10 October 2012
Terzi-Clinton meeting on 12 October in Washington – Agenda: Syria, Iran, Afghanistan and bilateral relations

The most pressing international events and excellent Italy/US bilateral relations will top the agenda of Minister Giulio Terzi’s meeting in Washington on Friday 12 October with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The meeting at Foggy Bottom, the second in 8 months, will offer an opportunity to review bilateral cooperation in areas ranging from support […]

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9 October 2012
Italy-China: Strengthened cooperation in the aerospace sector

The Embassy of Italy in the People’s Republic of China was the setting for the signing of a memorandum of understanding today between the Italian firm Kayser Italia and the School of Life Science of the Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT). Those present included Executive Director of Kayser Italia David Zolesi and Vice President of […]

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Press Releases
5 October 2012
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The second session of political-military consultations by ISAF partners operating under Italian command in Regional Command West (RCW) in Afghanistan has taken place at the Farnesina. The session was chaired by Under-Secretary Staffan de Mistura and attended by senior officials from the foreign and defence ministries of Italy, the United States, Spain, Lithuania, Albania and […]

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2 October 2012
LONGITUDE: “Choosing heads” (in translation)

Soltanto per una pura coincidenza, quasi contemporaneamente negli Stati Uniti ed in Cina, le due potenze che più influenzano le scelte mondiali, si rinnovano i vertici. Che cosa significa tutto questo per il resto mondo viene analizzato, con una serie di servizi, nel nuovo numero di “Longitude”, la rivista diretta da Pialuisa Bianco in edicola […]

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Interviews
29 September 2012
Nuclear Threat, Terzi warns “Attacking Iran would be risky”

NEW YORK Does Netanyahu’s red line really signal war in 2013? «Attacking Iran would be highly risky for Italy and the rest of Europe, and the consequences could include the destabilisation of the entire region. We in Italy”, says Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi at the UN, “are convinced that the path we have […]

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26 September 2012
A week of italian cinema in Hong Kong

The cinema screen lights up the city of Hong Kong, which will host a week of the best in the Italian film production. The event, called “Cine Italiano!”, sponsored by the Hong Kong International Film Festival Society (Hkiffs) and Zetema Progetto Cultura, was presented by the City of Rome, RAI Cinema, CineCittà Luce and the […]

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25 September 2012
Peacekeeping contribution fundamental, says De Mistura

“Italy’s participation in peacekeeping operations remains fundamental. The alternative would be highly serious. We would lose our ability to influence what are fundamental operations in areas often neighbouring on Italy”. This was the comment by Under-Secretary De Mistura in a video interview at the conference on Italy’s role in international missions organized by the International […]

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