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Press Releases
22 February 2014
Marò: colloquio telefonico Ministers Mogherini e Pinotti con Fucilieri di Marina Latorre e Girone

On their first day as Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defence, the Hon. Federica Mogherini and Senator Roberta Pinotti spoke by telephone with Italian Marines Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone. After the two men were assured of the determination to do everything possible to bring them home to their families, Minister Pinotti expressed gratitude for […]

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19 February 2014
Melbourne – Australians contemplate Piranesi’s views

Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778) was an 18th century Italian architect, antiquarian, landscape artist and urban designer, but his etchings are among his best known and appreciated contributions to world culture. A selection of his works from the collections of noble Englishmen will be on display for the first time in Australia at Melbourne’s national library […]

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18 February 2014
Marines: latest deferral, Italy recalls ambassador – prosecution awaiting gov. opinion on SUA Act. Unacceptable, says Bonino

On Tuesday morning, the Indian Supreme Court ruled to defer the case of the Marines to Monday 24 February at 14:00 (9:30 Italian time), as it awaits the government’s written opinion on the applicability in this case of the anti-piracy law (SUA Act). Italian foreign minister Emma Bonino recalled the Italian Ambassador in New Delhi, […]

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18 February 2014
Marines: Indian ambassador summoned to the foreign ministry

The Secretary General of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Michele Valensise summoned today the Indian ambassador to Italy, Basant Kumar Gupta, to the foreign ministry in Rome to express the Italian government’s surprise and deep disappointment at the latest deferral by the Indian Supreme Court of the case of Italian Marines Latorre and Girone. […]

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18 February 2014
Japan – Exhibition on D’Annunzio delights

Japan gave an enthusiastic welcome to the exhibition “Gabriele D’Annunzio in Japan in the early 20th century”. A resounding success in Tokyo was followed by Kyoto’s warm response. The exhibition coincides with the 150th anniversary of the celebrated Italian artist’s birth. Read more, in Italian.

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Press Releases
18 February 2014
Marines: latest postponement unacceptable, says Bonino. Italian ambassador called home for consultation

“Italy takes note of the new unacceptable deferment ruled this morning by the Indian Supreme Court in the case of Italian Marines, Latorre and Girone, and the manifest inability of Indian judicial authorities in handling the case. Italy’s commitment will continue and intensify aiming at obtaining the recognition of our rights as a sovereign state […]

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17 February 2014
USA and UK: Torino Piemonte Aerospace business missions

The aerospace sector of the Piedmont region is organising two business missions aimed at setting up new contacts in the UK and the USA: from 24 to 26 February, in the Midlands, the heart of England, where Britain’s largest aerospace cluster (including Rolls Royce) is located; and from 10 to 14 March in California’s Silicon […]

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17 February 2014
Pakistan – Italy co-sponsor of the Karachi Literature Festival

The recent Karachi Literature Festival – one of the subcontinent’s most important literary festivals – was a great success, attracting over 60,000 visitors. More than 120 panels were organised over three days with the participation of a large number of Pakistani and foreign authors and speakers. The festival was co-sponsored by the Italian embassy in […]

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Press Releases
15 February 2014
Marò: Bonino thanks Kathy Ashton for “much appreciated” statements

“I very much appreciated the statements by Kathy Ashton — whom I thank — in support of the strong conviction that our navy marines must not be tried on the basis of the Indian anti-terrorism law”. Minister Bonino commented on the stance recently expressed by the EU High Representative for Foreign Policy. “This is a major […]

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14 February 2014
Italian Economic Diplomacy: Japan: Italian exports perform strongly in 2013

The Italian-Japanese trade figures for 2013 published by Japan’s customs authorities confirm the strong performance of Italian exports. In spite of the weakening of the yen against the euro, our exports rose by 21.8% in yen (and over 8% in real terms). This produced a trade surplus of 4 billion euros for Italy, even though […]

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