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Asia e Oceania

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30 April 2015
Kyoto – Fosco Maraini exhibition “Ama” staged

An exhibition was staged in Japan of a photographic series by Fosco Maraini entitled “Ama”, which grew out of an anthropological study conducted in the 1950s on the community of underwater fisherwomen of the islands of Hegurajima and Mikuriyajima. Speakers at the event, one of the headliners of “Kyotographie”, included consul general of Italy in […]

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29 April 2015
Nepal earthquake: Crisis Unit continues efforts to repatriate Italians

Efforts continue by the Farnesina Crisis Unit to repatriate Italian nationals by any means possible, including military ones, thanks to the collaboration of the Interforces Operational Command, and commercial flights out of Kathmandu. The first group are expected to arrive on a commercial flight to Milan in the early hours of tomorrow; another two flights […]

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28 April 2015
Nepal earthquake: contact made with many Italians who had been cut off

In recent hours, thanks to the partial restoration of mobile telecommunications and the fact that rescue teams have managed to reach several remote areas of Nepal, the Farnesina Crisis Unit has been able to establish contact with many Italian nationals that it was unable to reach before, bringing the number of those it is still […]

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28 April 2015
Islamabad – Italy co-sponsor of Literature Festival

Italy continues to flank Pakistan in the promotion of culture by co-sponsoring the Islamabad Literature Festival. The event draws Pakistani writers, professors, artists and readers, and is the third of its kind after those of Karachi and Lahore. The festival’s aim is to promote culture as a factor in peace, development and growth, a conviction […]

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28 April 2015
Jakarta – Asian tour for Stefano Bollani, tomorrow Jakarta

Renowned and eclectic musician Stefano Bollani’s Asian tour, which began in the context of New Age Productions’ “Suoni Italiani” project, includes four stops. After performing in Kyoto and Tokyo in Japan, he will be in Hong Kong this evening and go on to Jakarta tomorrow. The Indonesian event, organised by the Italian embassy and cultural […]

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27 April 2015
Dei – Georgia: SACE to be advisor for new export credit agency

Following an international bidding process, SACE has been awarded the advisory contract for the establishment and launch of the new export credit agency the Georgian government intends to create in order to develop exports, not least through insurance instruments for businesses and banks. SACE will supply consulting services and a technical training programme focused on […]

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27 April 2015
Italian Cooperation sends humanitarian aid to Nepal earthquake victims

The Italian Cooperation has arranged for a load of humanitarian aid consisting of emergency equipment earmarked for the people of Nepal to be flown out of the UN base at Dubai. The flight, organised in collaboration with the UN base in Brindisi, and in partnership with various UN agencies (WFP, UNICEF and WHO ) and […]

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26 April 2015
Nepal earthquake: Under-Secretary Della Vedova sends condolences

Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Benedetto Della Vedova today expressed “profound condolences for the victims of the Nepal earthquake, and solidarity and friendship with the Nepalese people”.The under-secretary recalled a recent visit in late October to Kathmandu and to the EvK2CNR Pyramid located at 5,050 meters altitude on the Nepalese face of Everest, where Italian and […]

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26 April 2015
Nepal earthquake – Crisis Unit team sent to Kathmandu

A team from the Farnesina Crisis Unit is on its way to Kathmandu to monitor the situation on the ground and ensure assistance to Italian nationals currently in Nepal. The team will collaborate with an advance technical team from the Civil Defence Department also en route to Nepal, which will be tasked with assessment and […]

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25 April 2015
Nepal earthquake: Gentiloni extends solidarity and orders emergency aid

Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Paolo Gentiloni extended his solidarity to Nepal, tragically struck last night by a devastating earthquake, while continuing to monitor developments there.  As a contribution to alleviating the dramatic situation, the minister ordered the immediate dispatch of 300,000 EUR in emergency aid, which will be channelled through the International […]

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