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Asia e Oceania

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5 April 2012
Bosusco kidnapping: “The negotiations are on-going; we feel confident”. Italian marines: “We’re keeping up the pressure on the jurisdiction principle”

The negotiations for the release of Paolo Bosusco, the Italian hostage held by Maoists in India, “are making progress and we feel confident about the outcome”. These were the words of Minister Giulio Terzi, after reviewing with the Crisis Unit the situation of the ten Italian nationals held hostage abroad. As regards the case of […]

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Interviews
5 April 2012
Terzi: “Now Burma must release all its political prisoners” (La Stampa)

As Mark Twain said, “this is Burma, and it will be different from any other country you know…”. The quote by Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi di Sant’Agata expresses the hope that, with the G8 foreign ministers’ meeting next week in Washington, and then the EU meeting in Brussels on 23 April, a decisive period is […]

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4 April 2012
ASEAN Forum: New investment opportunities in southeast Asia

The Secretary General of ASEAN, Surin Pitsuwan, and the member states’ heads of delegation, have expressed their great satisfaction with the outcome of the ASEAN Awareness Forum. The Forum took place at the Foreign Ministry on 22-23 March 2012. The Forum was the first “awareness-raising” initiative organised in Europe and involving all the ASEAN countries. […]

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4 April 2012
Hong Kong: the Italian Academy of Cuisine opens a delegation

The Italian Academy of Cuisine opened a delegation in Hong Kong on 30 March 2012. Hong Kong, a city with over 7 million inhabitants, has over 11,000 restaurants. Of these, over 70 are good or excellent authentic Italian restaurants (i.e., run by an Italian chef or owner). At least 150, however, are defined “Italian” without […]

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3 April 2012
Burma: Italy confirms the line of dialogue. Terzi to visit from 24 to 26 April

Italy has confirmed its line of dialogue with Rangoon, a line also supported in Europe. Indeed, Foreign Minister Giulo Terzi will be visiting Burma on 24-26 April. The western world, and Italy, have welcomed Aung San Suu Kyi’s election to the Burmese Parliament, which they view as a “very positive step”. And President Giorgio Napolitano […]

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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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Interviews
2 April 2012
de Mistura: «La politica non si intrometta. Sul processo decida il tribunale». (Nazione-Carlino-Giorno)

Appena atterrato a Nuova Delhi gli sono arrivate le cattive notizie: il primo ministro del Kerala entrava a gamba tesa alla vigilia della decisione dell’Alta corte sulla giurisdizione per i due marò affermando che i due militari italiani vanno processati in India. E il sottosegretario Staffan De Mistura ha perso il suo proverbiale aplomb. Sottosegretario, […]

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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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