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Asia e Oceania

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23 May 2012
SHANGHAI – A prize for emerging Italian and Chinese artists

On Wednesday 23 May at 11.00 Rome’s Complesso di San Michele a Ripa hosted the first edition of the Shanghai Prize, which awards art residencies to emerging young Italian and Chinese artists. The event was sponsored by the Ministry of Cultural Assets and Activities, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Italian Cultural Institute – Shanghai […]

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21 May 2012
MARINES: Indian Ambassador summoned to the foreign ministry

“Unacceptable” is the Italian government’s term for the main charge of manslaughter lodged against the two Italian servicemen, Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone, still being detained in a Trivandrum prison. The foreign ministry summoned its Ambassador in New Delhi Giacomo Sanfelice to Rome, and later the Indian Ambassador in Rome Debabrata Saha, for consultations. Under-Secretary […]

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21 May 2012
Afghanistan – NATO Summit: security handover to Afghans within 2013

NATO plans to handover security to the Afghan forces by the end of 2013 and to retain a supporting role, ready to intervene, until the end of 2014, according to the Chicago Summit’s final declaration. From a combat to a support role “In the course of 2013 we expect the Afghan security forces to gain […]

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Press Releases
21 May 2012
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On the instructions of Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi, the Indian Ambassador to Rome, Debabrata Saha, was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs this morning by the Director General with responsibility for Asian Affairs, Ambassador Giandomenico Magliano. The Deputy Chef du Cabinet, Minister Plenipotentiary Andrea Tiriticco, was also present. The unacceptable nature of the judicial […]

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18 May 2012
Italia-Corea: V Forum a Daegu, rapporti bilaterali e sfide globali (in translation)

Approfondire le relazioni bilaterali e riflettere sulle comuni sfide globali, dalla sostenibilità ambientale al multiculturalismo. Questi i temi al centro del V Forum Italia-Corea, co-organizzato con la Korea Foundation e dall’Università Keimyung, in partnership con l’Ambasciata d’Italia e l’Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Seoul, che si è svolto a Daegu, città metropolitana della provincia del […]

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18 May 2012
NATO Summit in Chicago – the future Alliance, in light too of the “exit strategy” from Kabul

The 25th NATO summit, which will be taking place in Chicago on 20 and 21 May 2012, will be “the biggest in the Alliance’s history”, commented NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen. The Secretary General underscored that during the maxi-summit, which around 60 countries and organisations will be attending, a further 20-30 multi-national projects will […]

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18 May 2012
NATO: Afghanistan – the stages of the withdrawal. Italy’s contribution

A gradual but flexible withdrawal from Afghanistan to meet the agreed deadline of 2014, after which no more fighting troops should remain. The first stage of the exit strategy took place in July 2011, with the first go-ahead for the withdrawal. This was the outline plan sought by the United States, the senior partner in […]

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Press Releases
17 May 2012
Appointment of new Directors of the Italian Cultural Institutes of Paris, Beijing and Tokyo

Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi appointed the following Directors of Italian Cultural Institutes: Italian Cultural Institute of Paris – Marina Valensise Italian Cultural Institute of Beijing – Stefania Stafutti Italian Cultural Institute of Tokyo – Giorgio Amitrano The decision was taken at the end of the procedure prescribed for the appointment of Directors of […]

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