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Asia e Oceania

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6 November 2012
Beijing: ‘Vinchina’ promotes italian wines in China

The international event “Vinchina” offered an exceptional showcase for Italian wines. In addition to the institutional stand set up by the Regions of Le Marche and Umbria, and opened by Ambassador Attilio Massimo Iannucci, were numerous other stands by Italian sector producers, exporters and distributors. Read more, in Italian.

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Press Releases
5 November 2012
Minister Terzi meets with Myanmar Interior Minister, Ko Ko

Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi met today at the foreign ministry in Rome with Minister for the Interior of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar Ko Ko, in Rome for the 81st Interpol General Assembly. Speaking with Minister Ko Ko, Minister Terzi expressed Italy’s appreciation for the Burmese government efforts at democratic reforms, […]

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29 October 2012
Loans for joint ventures in developing countries, an investment in solidarity

Strengthening international cooperation and the internationalisation of Italian businesses are the main objectives of article 7 of Law no. 49/87 (new discipline for Italian cooperation with developing countries), which authorises the foreign ministry to grant low-interest loans to Italian firms intending to enter into joint ventures with local businesses in developing countries. And it is […]

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29 October 2012
Minister Giulio Terzi reminds his new Indian colleague Salman Khurshid of urgency to resolve case of Italian Navy sharpshooters Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone

Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi made immediate contact with new Indian foreign minister Salman Khurshid to underscore the urgency of finding a positive solution and of no longer postponing the case of Italian Navy sharpshooters Marina Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone to whom, Terzi stressed, the Italian government assigns top priority within the framework […]

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25 October 2012
Italy-Sri Lanka: United in the name of cinema

Italian cinema meets that of Sri Lanka in Colombo for the first edition of the Italian Sri Lankan Film Festival, an opportunity to celebrate Italian language and culture and to promote the exchange and sharing of professional experiences, all under the umbrella of the 12th annual Italian Language in the World Week. Read more, in […]

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22 October 2012
Marines: EU gives max priority to the case and supports Italy – Rumours of having “dumped” them denied

The European Union fully supports the Italian government in regard to the case involving two Italian marines detained in India, and continues to give the case the “maximum priority” in its dealings with its Indian counterparts. This was the assurance from EU High Representative Catherine Ashton’s spokesman Michael Mann, who expressed “surprise and disappointment” with […]

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19 October 2012
Italy-China: health sector agreement

An agreement has been signed between Dedalus, an Italian software company operating in the health sector, and China’s Daqing Sunway. The agreement envisages the creation of an IT platform between national health service structures and private operators in the sector in the city of Daqing (province of Heilongjiang, in north-eastern China). The signing ceremony was […]

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17 October 2012
ISPI: Religion and international relations, Trento, 18—19 October

The debate between the Western and Muslim democracies will be the topic of the 4th meeting on “Religion and International Relations”, which runs from 18 to 19 October 2012. The event is being promoted by the Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI), the Analysis and Planning Unit of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the […]

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Interviews
17 October 2012
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The letter from Mr. Luigi Cortesi published yesterday [16 October] in your newspaper gives me an opportunity to give readers of “L’Eco” further information on the two questions raised by your correspondent. On the disciplinary procedure against Minister Plenipotentiary Mario Andrea Vattani a reminder of the facts, as already illustrated during parliamentary questions, seems timely. […]

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11 October 2012
Terzi and Di Paola report to parliament: summary of Italian peace missions

The international peacekeeping missions in which Italy is involved, as well as crisis hot spots such as Syria, were the main focus of a report by Ministers Giulio Terzi and Giampaolo Di Paola today to the joint Upper and Lower House defence committees. Terzi expressed his “deep concern” over the Syrian situation, mainly in terms […]

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