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7 June 2012

BEIJING – Palazzo Strozzi Foundation in China to promote the cultural treasures of Tuscany

Promoting the historical, cultural and artistic treasures of Florence, Tuscany and Italy to the Chinese was the goal of a mission to Beijing by President of the Association of Partners of Palazzo Strozzi (APPS) Leonardo Ferragamo to propose the Foundation’s inclusion of potential Chinese partners. Ferragamo was received by Ambassador of Italy to the People’s […]

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31 May 2012

“Longitude”: Europe fights to survive

The June issue of the English-language world affairs magazine “Longitude” (Editor-in-Chief Pialuisa Banco) will be on newsstands as of 4 June 2012, featuring a panorama on the European crisis and its strategic repercussions, the West and its new partners, and the aerospace industry’s power to drive the economy. Also included are a close look at […]

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30 May 2012

BEIJING – Italian Embassy is supporting the Chinese version of “All About Italy”

The Italian Embassy in Beijing is supporting the Chinese version of the “All About Italy” magazine conceived by entrepreneurs Franco e Paolo Del Panta. The magazine focuses on the best of Italian culture, with the emphasis on art, history, music, design, traditions, tourism and fashion. The Chinese edition of “All About Italy”, already launched to […]

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29 May 2012

ITALIA-MONGOLIA – Intesa tecnica sulla cooperazione in campo veterinario (in translation)

Intesa tecnica tra Italia e Mongolia sulla cooperazione in campo veterinario. La firma oggi a Pechino da parte dell’Ambasciatore italiano in Cina, Attilio Massimo Iannucci, accreditato anche in Mongolia, e dall’Ambasciatore di Mongolia in Cina, Tsedenjav Sukhabaatar. L’intesa, scaturita dal negoziato tra il Ministero della Salute italiano e il Ministero dell’Agricoltura, dell’Alimentazione e dell’Industria Leggera […]

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25 May 2012

Marines: Servicemen transferred from prison to a new facility in Kochi

Italian Marines Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone left the prison in Trivandrum today for the Borstal School in Kochi, their new residence as they await developments in their trial, according to an ANSA news agency report informed by the Italian delegation. The two marines stopped off in Kollam during the transfer, where examining magistrate A.K. […]

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24 May 2012

India-Marò: Terzi brings the case before the UN: I’m hoping for a rapid solution

The case of the Italian servicemen detained in India comes before the UN, raised by Minister Giulio Terzi, who discussed it with high level UN officials while in New York, and expressed his hopes for a rapid solution. Damage to counter-piracy efforts. This has been “a highly negative episode that has damaged international counter-piracy efforts, […]

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23 May 2012

Italy in Japan 2013

Coordination is under way for “Italy in Japan 2013”, a bi-annual event promoted by the Embassy of Italy in Tokyo aimed at taking advantage of the visibility offered by the major cultural events on the calendar to strengthen economic collaboration, particularly in the energy and IT sectors. The event, hosted by the foreign ministry in […]

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23 May 2012

The Interview: governments will do everything possible to keep Greece in the Euro, says Terzi

Afghanistan, Syria, Iran and the eurozone crisis, were the topics of Minister Giulio Terzi’s discussions with the Editorial Board of the Wall Street Journal and in a video interview with the paper’s deputy editor-in-chief Matt Murray, during which the minister talked about Italy’s post-2014 commitment in Afghanistan, concerns about the humanitarian situation developing in Syria, […]

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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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23 May 2012

Terzi incontra Ban Ki-Moon – Il Ministro: “La situazione dei Marò è inaccettabile” (in translation)

Il Ministro degli Esteri Giulio Terzi ha definito “inaccettabile” la situazione dei marò italiani in India nel corso di un incontro con il Segretario Generale dell’Onu, Ban Ki-Moon, al Palazzo di Vetro, reduce dai vertici del G8 e della Nato. Un caso, quello dei marò – ha affermato il Ministro con l’ANSA – che “mina” […]

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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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