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23 April 2014
Diplomazia Economica Italiana: Lastest World News, compiled in collaboration with Il Sole 24 Ore/Radiocor

Bosnia Herzegovina: Mostar Fair welcomes 50,000 visitors, Italy prominent The 2014 edition of the International Mostar Fair, a major multi-sector trade fair In Bosnia Herzegovina welcomed 500 vendors and 50,000 visitors from nearly 30 countries. Italy made a prominent showing with a variety of initiatives: a visit by a delegation from the Abruzzo region accompanied […]

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23 April 2014
Italy-China – Luoyang “Science City” nears completion

The Sino-Italian Science City is closer than ever. A bilateral conference was held recently on the Luoyang Sino-Italian Science City, now in the advanced stages of construction, whose participants included representatives of the Italian embassy of Beijing, the Turin Polytechnic Institute and businesses based in the Italian region of Piedmont. Discussions centred on Sino-Italian collaboration […]

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Press Releases
17 April 2014
Sewol ferry disaster: deepest condolences from Italian Government

In the wake of the tragic incident that led to the sinking of the Sewol ferry off the southern coast of the Korean peninsula, the Italian Government sends its deepest condolences and sincere sympathy to the Government of the Republic of Korea, a country that we hold in great friendship. And our deepest sympathy goes […]

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16 April 2014
Machiavelli exhibition will close on Sunday 20 April

The exhibition on “Machiavelli, Renaissance Man”, which opened on 25 March in the National Library in Seoul, will close on Sunday 20 April 2014. The event was organised by our Embassy with the National Library of Korea to mark the 130th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Italy and Korea (1884–2014). Read more, in Italian

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16 April 2014
Art – Milan’s Poldi Pezzoli Museum “moves house” to Tokyo

The Poldi Pezzoli Museum is “moving house” from Milan to Tokyo, with an exhibition entitled: “’The Poldi Pezzoli Museum. The Aristocratic Palace and its Beauty; Milan: the Magnificent Collection of the Nobleman”. The exhibition runs until 25 May 2014. Attendees at the opening included Italian Ambassador Domenico Giorgi, who underscored Milan’s importance not just as […]

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15 April 2014
China – New rules in place to simplify visa application process

New rules are now in place to simplify the visa application process for Chinese citizens. From today, applicants will no longer need to visit the consular office for their place of residence. They will be able to apply at the Embassy or at the nearest Italian consulate, regardless of their “hukou” (registered residency). Increasing tourism […]

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Press Releases
10 April 2014
Afghanistan: meeting on a special ‘Made in Italy Plan for the Promotion of Technology Centres’

Within the context of the presence in post-2014 Afghanistan of an Italy increasingly committed to fostering economic growth as a fundamental component in the consolidation of the political and security transition, a coordination meeting was held at the foreign ministry in Rome with representatives of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Economic Development, the Agenzia […]

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10 April 2014
Chongqing – Exhibition on the life and work of Verdi

The exhibition “Invenzione del vero” mounted at the Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts, dedicated to the life and work of Giuseppe Verdi, was financed by the Italian Ministry of Culture. The aim is to further disseminate understanding of Italian creativity and values. Read more, in Italian.

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10 April 2014
Disarmament – Italy leads MTCR mission in Asia

The first missile outreach mission got under way in Singapore under the Italian leadership of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR). Led by Ambassador Carlo Trezza, current president of the organisation, a delegation of the organisation’s main representatives will hold meetings with the Singapore and Malaysia authorities. Their talks will centre on missile proliferation control […]

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Press Releases
7 April 2014
Suspension of Ambassador Bosio

Following confirmation by the Philippines authorities that Ambassador to Turkmenistan Daniele Bosio was being held for questioning, in compliance with the provisions of law the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today suspended the ambassador from service.

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4 April 2014
Italian industry – K4A and Changxing Aviation in joint venture worth 32 million dollars

Italy’s K4A (Knowledge For Aviation) Group, which builds helicopters, and China’s Changxing Aviation Equipment, an aerospace engineering company, have signed a joint agreement worth 32 million dollars. The agreement was signed at our Embassy in Beijing. Welcoming the birth of the new joint venture, Italian Ambassador Alberto Bradanini underscored the importance of advanced technology exports […]

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