Asia e Oceania

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22 April 2013

EU Foreign Affairs Council – Dassù in Luxembourg. Agenda includes Syria, Lebanon and Balkans

Developments in Syria, Lebanon and Mali, as well as the Serbia-Kosovo accord, will be topics of discussion by the European Union’s foreign ministers, with Deputy Minister Marta Dassù representing Italy, meeting today in Luxembourg. It is expected that last Thursday’s decision in Brussels to lift the embargo on oil sales by the Syrian opposition will […]

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12 April 2013

Eurozone and United Kingdom: a dangerous liaison?

On Monday 15 April 2013 at 18:00 the Mondadori Bookshop located in Rome at Via del Pellegrino 94 will host the launch of East Magazine. A debate entitled “Eurozone and the United Kingdom: a dangerous liaison?” will be moderated by RAI news journalist Annamaria Esposito. Speakers will include Head of the Foreign Minister’s Private Office […]

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11 April 2013

G8 Ministerial Meeting in London – Syria: maintain positive spirit of Rome, says Monti

“The positive spirit of the meeting in Rome on 28 February must be maintained in order to foster the conditions for a timely political solution, with Assad’s exit from the scene and the launch of a transition toward democracy and the rule of law”. Prime Minister and interim Foreign Minister Mario Monti spoke at the […]

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11 April 2013

“Italy of the Future”, excellence in research on display in Tokyo

The opening of the “Italy of the Future” travelling exhibition at the Italian Cultural Institute in Tokyo has launched a month of seminars, meetings and events designed to showcase Italian excellence to the Japanese research and industry communities in the fields of science, technology and innovation. Coordinated by the Embassy of Italy in Tokyo as […]

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10 April 2013

Syria: Monti to Hitto – Italy confirms support for coalition

Prime Minister and interim Foreign Minister Mario Monti, in London to participate in the meeting of G8 foreign ministers, met with interim Prime Minister of Syria Ghassan Hitto. Monti assured Hitto that Italy, one of the first countries to recognise the coalition as the only legitimate representative of the Syrian people, will continue to ensure […]

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Press Releases

10 April 2013

Colloquio telefonico Monti con il Primo ministro indiano

http://www.governo.it/Presidente/Comunicati/dettaglio.asp?d=70757

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Press Releases

10 April 2013

Colloquio telefonico Monti con il Primo ministro indiano

http://www.governo.it/Presidente/Comunicati/dettaglio.asp?d=70757

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10 April 2013

BEIJING – A musical spring-time at the Cultural Institute

A musical spring-time for the Italian Cultural Institute in Beijing, which has organised a series of concerts ranging from jazz to opera. The season opened with a performance by jazz musician Marco Cappelli, where the audience included 20 or so Chinese boys and girls from schools taking part in the “’Youth Culture Ambassadors” project. In […]

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9 April 2013

Meeting between Prime Minister Mario Monti and the UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon

http://governo.it/Notizie/Palazzo%20Chigi/dettaglio.asp?d=70726

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8 April 2013

VIETNAM – Opening of “Casa Italia”

Italy gets its own “house” in Vietnam: on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations, and of the Year of Italy in Vietnam, our Embassy in Hanoi will christen “Casa Italia” on 11 April: a centre for the dissemination of Italian culture, language and lifestyle in that Asian country. Its opening was made […]

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3 April 2013

SHANGHAI – Italian boat and yacht industry ‘lands’ at Cibs 2013

A group of 30 companies will be representing Italy at the China International Boat Show (CIBS) 2013, one of the most important boat shows in Asia. The fair, now at its 18th edition, will take place in Shanghai from 11 to 14 April. The ICE-Italian Trade Promotion Agency has organised an Italian pavilion measuring around […]

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3 April 2013

SHANGHAI – From jazz to the music of Naples, Cappelli casts a spell on the chinese city

From blues to jazz, from Indian music to Celtic tunes, not forgetting the melodies of Naples. Marco Cappelli took the audience on a tour of rhythm during his performance at the House of Blues and Jazz, one of Shanghai’s leading night-spots. The audience included the Italian Ambassador to Beijing, Alberto Bradanini, and our Consul General […]

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