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22 June 2012
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Crisi economica internazionale, prossime scadenze europee e rafforzamento degli eccellenti legami tra Italia e Cina sono stati i principali temi al centro dei colloqui svoltisi oggi alla Farnesina tra il Ministro degli Esteri Giulio Terzi e il Vice Ministro degli Esteri cinese Song Tao. Le prospettive di ulteriore rafforzamento delle relazioni, sia politiche che economiche, […]

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22 June 2012
Italy-China: Meeting at the MFA on Europe and bilateral relations

International economic crises, the European calendar and strengthening ties between Italy and China were the main topics of discussion in a meeting today between Minister Giulio Terzi and Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Song Tao. Prospects for further strengthening both political and economic relations between the two countries recently, confirmed at maximum level by the visit […]

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19 June 2012
“In the Heart of China” – Matteo Ricci, a bridge between East and West

Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi spoke on Tuesday 19 June at Rome’s Palazzo delle Esposizioni at the presentation of the documentary “In the Heart of China”, created by journalist Duilio Giammaria with the support of the Marche Region, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Economic Development. The event has been organized […]

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19 June 2012
ITALY-CHINA: strenthened cooperation in training and research

Italy and China are strengthening cooperation in the sector of training and research, and new agreements were reached in the course of a mission by Minister for Education, Universities and Research Francesco Profumo, who met in Beijing with Chinese institutional and academic representatives.

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19 June 2012
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Minister Terzi met at the foreign ministry in Rome today with Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Council of the Russian Federation and President of the Russian Federation’s Special Envoy for Africa, Mikhail Vitalievich Margelov. Minister Terzi and Chairman Margelov examined the crisis in Syria in light of the recent dramatic developments on […]

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18 June 2012
Italy-Philippines: debt-conversion agreement

In May of 2012 Italian ambassador to Manila Luca Fornari and Philippine Finance Minister Cesar Purisima signed a 5-year Italo-Philippine debt-conversion agreement that will allow approximately 3 million euros to be redirected to poverty-reduction, sustainable development and environmental protection programmes. This agreement will make it possible for Manila to redirect its debt payments toward job […]

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15 June 2012
Afghanistan – De Mistura visits italian contingent

“You represent Italy with dignity, pride and professionalism. You are working at a delicate and crucial period for Afghanistan, both in terms of the resumption of activity by the insurgents and the highly sensitive nature of the transition”. These were the sentiments expressed by the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, De Mistura, speaking to Italian soldiers […]

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15 June 2012
Italy–Japan Foundation: Conference on Alessandro Valignano, Florence

On 13 June 2012 the Uffizi Library in Florence hosted a conference on Alessandro Valignano, the Jesuit priest who in the 16th century embraced Japanese culture to a degree unprecedented for the time. He learned Japan’s language, customs and traditions and for the first time described the country, until then legendary, in realistic terms. Read […]

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11 June 2012
ITALY-CHINA – One year on from establishment of Rome – Beijing direct flight, meeting with operators

At one year on from ceremony for the establishment of the Rome-Beijing direct flight held at the Embassy of Italy in Beijing, Alitalia’s Vice President of Sales, Distribution & Customers Marco Sansavini welcomed the Italian Ambassador to the PRC Attilio Massimo Iannucci, along with major Chinese partners and travel agencies. Speakers at the ceremony included […]

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8 June 2012
The Italian Cooperation in Pakistan, a success story

The Italian Cooperation’s numerous initiatives in Pakistan were presented during an event entitled ‘Italian-Pakistani partnership for development’, organized in Islamabad in collaboration with the Economic Affairs Division (EAD) of the Pakistani Finance Ministry tasked with coordinating international cooperation. Italian initiatives in remote and unstable areas Participants included high level ministerial and provincial government officials, who […]

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