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Asia e Oceania

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3 April 2013
Vietnam to feature in ‘country presentation’ to Italian business community

A Country Presentation on Vietnam will be held in Florence on 22 April 2013 during an international handicrafts trade fair where the Asian country will be guest of honour. The initiative is intended to give the Vietnamese authorities a platform to present the country’s development projects and opportunities for economic and industrial collaboration directly. The […]

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29 March 2013
AFGHANISTAN – Italy contributes to education

Italy made a new contribution to distance learning in Afghanistan through a technical agreement was signed in Kabul confirming a contribution of €920,000 to the initiative “Educational Radio and TV of Afghanistan – Ertv” aimed at expanding broadcast coverage to add 10 new provinces to the 7 already receiving, which include Kabul, Balkh, Herat, Kandahar, […]

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26 March 2013
SEOUL – Italian kiwi hit the korean market

Thursday 21 through two brands, Kiway and Jingold. The distribution launch took place at the headquarters of E-mart, one of the country’s major chains with 148 points of purchase. In 2012 the group marketed 35 million dollars worth of Italian products, of which 16 million in wines, 8 in pasta and 6 in sweets and […]

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26 March 2013
SHANGHAI – Promotion of italian language and culture

All eyes on Italy in Shanghai, thanks to the two Italian Language Days organised by the Italian Cultural Institute, in which public and private institutions both local and of the Italian community took part, with representation also from other cities such as Ningbo, Shaoxing, Suzhou, Nanchino and Hangzhou. Consul General Vincenzo De Luca introduced the […]

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Interviews
22 March 2013
Transcription of Minister Terzi’s interview with TG5

We requested that the Indian government proceed with bilateral consultations in pursuance of the Convention on the Law of the Seas, only to receive a negative response, repeatedly curt and negative. The conditions, therefore, of the written commitment to return the marines had completely changed. We consequently informed our international partners, who fully understood our […]

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22 March 2013
MARINES: government decisions always collective, says Terzi

“Senseless press polemics, since all government decisions regarding the marines and relations with India have been made on a collective basis”. Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi commented on the reconstructions by several Italian newspapers of decisions taken by the government. In Dublin for a meeting of EU foreign ministers, Terzi referred to the decisions, […]

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22 March 2013
Opportunities abroad – via the Web

The Directorate General for Country Promotion has created an innovative project to foster awareness of business opportunities abroad. The project, developed in collaboration with Unioncamere (the Chambers of Commerce organisation) in Emilia Romagna, is called “One-Click Internationalisation”. The Directorate General for Country Promotion has developed an innovative project, in collaboration with Unioncamere (the Chambers of […]

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Interviews
22 March 2013
Terzi’s interview with la Repubblica: “Marines no longer risk the death penalty; the diplomatic split was right; I’m not resigning”.

ROMA – The marines are going back to India, but the storm continues to rage over the Farnesina. Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi is convinced, however, that it’s all to the best. “The situation is returning to normal and we’re not sending our military personnel into danger or an unknown fate. They’re not at risk of […]

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21 March 2013
JAPAN – Competition for italian students: award ceremony in Rome

Japan seen through the eyes of Italian youth. That is the focus of the competition promoted by the Italy-Japan Foundation for students in senior secondary schools in Lazio, Tuscany and Lombardy. The competition was organised in collaboration with Italian and Japanese institutions and companies. The award ceremony, under the patronage of the Japanese Embassy in […]

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Press Releases
18 March 2013
Marines: Italian government press release

With regard to the developments in the case of the two Marines, Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi has made the following points: 1. VIOLATION OF DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITIES: The order of the Supreme Court which forbids the Italian Ambassador to leave the Country represents an evident violation of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, which codifies universally […]

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18 March 2013
HONG KONG – Asian showcase for italian cinema

The 37th Hong Kong International Film Festival, with its over 250 film screenings, encounters, exhibitions and workshops running through April 1st, will also offer a showcase for Italian cinema beginning on Monday 18 March, where director Claudio Giovannesi will be present for the screening of “Alìha gli occhi azzurri”. Read more, in Italian

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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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