Asia e Oceania

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11 May 2012

AUSTRALIA – Alenia wins orders worth 1.1 billion euros for 10 C-27J aircraft

The Australian Government has announced it will be buying 10 C-27J Spartan tactical transport aircraft produced by Alenia Aermacchi (Finmeccanica Group) at a cost of 1.4 billion Australian dollars (about 1.1 billion euros). The first plane should be delivered in 2015 and begin operating in 2016. The Italian Ambassador in Canberra, Gianludovico de Martino, supported […]

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11 May 2012

Syria – Terzi to meet the opposition – The crisis will be the focus of the EU Foreign Affairs Council (Brussels, 14 May 2012)

Italy’s diplomatic activity continues in an attempt to resolve the Syrian crisis, through contacts with opponents to the Assad regime. Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi has already met the Ambassadors of the Arab League countries and in a few days will be receiving the head of the Syrian National Council, Burhan Ghalioun, in Rome. The announcement […]

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Press Releases

10 May 2012

Dettaglio comunicato

“E’ un importante risultato nel quadro dell’azione diplomatica, che anche a livello parlamentare, l’Italia sta conducendo per sensibilizzare i partners e tutti i principali fori internazionali sulla necessità del rispetto delle regole del diritto internazionale in un settore così importante quale la lotta alla pirateria”. Così il Ministro degli Affari Esteri Giulio Terzi commenta l’approvazione […]

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Press Releases

10 May 2012

Dettaglio comunicato

“E’ un importante risultato nel quadro dell’azione diplomatica, che anche a livello parlamentare, l’Italia sta conducendo per sensibilizzare i partners e tutti i principali fori internazionali sulla necessità del rispetto delle regole del diritto internazionale in un settore così importante quale la lotta alla pirateria”. Così il Ministro degli Affari Esteri Giulio Terzi commenta l’approvazione […]

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9 May 2012

MARINES: positive developments from the Supreme Court on the detention of the 2 servicemen, says Terzi

This morning’s ruling by the Supreme Court in New Delhi “most definitely marks a positive development. It provides an opportunity for a great improvement in the marines’ detention conditions once they leave the prison”. This was Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi’s comment on the decision by the court in New Delhi not to pose any objections […]

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9 May 2012

Marines: High Court decision on jurisdiction postponed. Decision on transfer “to a place other than prison” expected within a week. Right to apply for freedom on bail

The Supreme Court in New Delhi has postponed until 26 July 2012 Italy’s appeal regarding the constitutional legitimacy of the arrest of the two Italian marines. Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone are accused of killing two Indian fishermen. The reason for the long adjournment is the summer break, from 14 May to 2 July, of […]

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8 May 2012

Religious freedom in Europe and Italy: meeting with students at the Foreign Ministry in Rome (8 May 2012)

Italy lacks a legislative framework that would provide a voice for the increasing numbers of religious faiths in our country, to the detriment of social cohesion. This was one of the points to emerge from a meeting with students at the Foreign Ministry on the subject of religious freedom, organised by the Inter-Departmental Committee for […]

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7 May 2012

Beijing – Alberto Veronesi has been appointed Director of Grand Theatre in Tanjin. Ambassador Iannucci delighted

The Italian Ambassador to Beijing, Attilio Massimo Iannucci, has expressed his delight at the appointment of conductor Alberto Veronesi as artistic and musical director of the new Grand Theatre in Tianjin. Veronesi is the first westerner to cover this prestigious role in China. Read more, in Italian

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7 May 2012

Early 20th-century Korea as seen by Consul Rossetti – an exhibition at the Museum of History

Korea as seen through the keen eyes of Consul Carlo Rossetti in the early years of the 20th century is the theme of an exhibition that opened on 26 April 2012 in Seoul’s Museum of History. The event, which was organised by the Italian Embassy and the Italian Cultural Institute in the Korean capital, will […]

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3 May 2012

Pechino: Alberto Veronesi nominato Direttore Teatro Tanjin, soddisfazione Amb. Iannucci (in translation)

L’Ambasciatore d’Italia a Pechino Attilio Massimo Iannucci esprime soddisfazione per la nomina del direttore d’orchestra Alberto Veronesi a direttore artistico e musicale del nuovo Grand Theatre di Tianjin. Veronesi infatti è il primo primo occidentale ad essere chiamato a ricoprire questo incarico in Cina. Importante riconoscimento movimento artistico musicale italiano “Si tratta – ha dichiarato […]

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3 May 2012

Poverty: “Longitude” discovers a reversal of trend

The new edition of Longitude, the magazine edited by Pialuisa Bianco will be on sale at news-stands from 4 May 2012. Using data from the World Bank, the analysts at Longitude show that in spite of the economic crisis in the West poverty is decreasing exponentially, even when the population is growing. A reversal of […]

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3 May 2012

SEOUL: Successo per la Tosca allestita da Paolo Panizza (in translation)

Dal 27 al 29 aprile il pubblico coreano ha applaudito una straordinaria produzione di “Tosca” di Giacomo Puccini per la regia di Paolo Panizza, organizzata in collaborazione con l’Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Seoul. Tutto esaurito per le cinque rappresentazioni Ad affollare il Seoul Arts Center, il modernissimo tempio della lirica della capitale coreana, ci […]

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