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Interviews
14 October 2013
Giro: «La reputazione della lingua fa bene al Paese» (Il Sole 24 ore)

Oggi inizia la settimana della lingua italiana nel mondo. Si tratta di un’occasione per riflettere sul valore della nostra lingua come accesso alla cultura italiana, creatrice di simpatia, di legami e di molteplici interessi verso il nostro Paese. Le 1.200 iniziative in più di 94 Paesi che compongono la settimana della lingua mettono in luce […]

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Interviews
14 October 2013
Giro: «La reputazione della lingua fa bene al Paese» (Il Sole 24 ore)

Oggi inizia la settimana della lingua italiana nel mondo. Si tratta di un’occasione per riflettere sul valore della nostra lingua come accesso alla cultura italiana, creatrice di simpatia, di legami e di molteplici interessi verso il nostro Paese. Le 1.200 iniziative in più di 94 Paesi che compongono la settimana della lingua mettono in luce […]

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11 October 2013
Italy–Mozambique – Jazz Festival to celebrate peace agreements

Celebrating the peace agreements to the sounds of jazz, at an initiative organised by the Italian Embassy in Mozambique to mark the anniversary of the accord signed in Rome in 1992 that ended the civil war in the country. Now in its 9th year, the Italy-Mozambique Jazz Festival is an eagerly anticipated event in Maputo’s […]

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11 October 2013
Brasilia – “Renaissance Masters” on display

The exhibition “Mestres do Renascimento” (Renaissance Masters) opens in Brasilia today, 11 October 2013, and will run until late January 2014. The show is the largest featuring the Renaissance ever to be held in Latin America. As Italian Ambassador Raffaele Trombetta commented, “the exhibition underscores the excellent state of Italian-Brazilian relations, where we are advancing […]

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11 October 2013
Italy – USA – Art conservation showcased in Washington and New York

The Accademia dei Lincei and America’s National Academy of Sciences have taken part in a symposium on the “Science and Innovation for the Study and Conservation of Works of Art”. The event was organised in collaboration with the Italian Embassy in Washington and the Italian Cultural Institute in New York, as part of the Year […]

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10 October 2013
Italy-Japan – Valensise in Tokyo. Abe to visit Rome, possibly in January 2014

Japan “is looking with great interest at the planned visit to Italy by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, at Prime Minister Enrico Letta’s invitation, early next year”. The visit could take place as early as January 2014, announced the Secretary General of the Farnesina, Michele Valensise, who also mentioned a possible mission to Tokyo by Foreign […]

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10 October 2013
Argentina – Italian Language Week starting soon

Italian Language Week will see a rich programme of events in Argentina. Now in its 13th year, the “Week” running from 14 to 20 October will focus on “Research, Discovery and Innovation: Italy and Knowledge”. Italian Language Week in Argentina enjoys the patronage of the President of the Republic and support from the Embassy, Consulate […]

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Press Releases
10 October 2013
Missione del Sottosegretario Giro in Perù

E’ iniziata oggi una missione del Sottosegretario Mario Giro in Perù. I temi principali della visita nel Paese sudamericano, che durerà fino al giorno 11, sono la partecipazione del Presidente Humala alla VI conferenza Italia – America Latina, che si terrà a Roma a dicembre, e la presenza del Perù all’Expo Milano 2015. Il Sottosegretario, […]

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Press Releases
10 October 2013
Missione del Sottosegretario Giro in Perù

Under-Secretary Giro’s mission to Peru began today and will continue until 11 October. The key issues for discussion are President Humala’s participation in the 6th Italy-Latin American Conference, which will take place in Rome in December 2013, and Peru’s presence at Expo Milano 2015. The Under-Secretary will also address the Parliament of the Republic of […]

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9 October 2013
Book presentation at the Farnesina: the “Gridlock” in global cooperation

“Gridlock” is the concept behind a book written by 3 eminent university teachers and international relations experts: Thomas Hale (University of Oxford), David Held (Durham University) and Kevin Young (University of Massachusetts Amherst). The book examines the gridlock in the complex global diplomatic web and the question of “Why Global Cooperation is Failing when We […]

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9 October 2013
Ukraine: “Ave Verdi” Festival opens on 10 October

Ukraine’s “Ave Verdi” Festival, which runs from 10 to 26 October 2013, will bring 10 of Verdi’s works to the country’s six opera theatres, in Kiev, Odessa, Leopoli, Kharkiv, Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk. The musical “marathon” was conceived by the Italian Embassy and Italian Cultural Institute in Kiev in collaboration with the Ukrainian Ministry of Culture, […]

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9 October 2013
Japan – Ferrari and ninja together for the first time

The ninja and Ferrari, two icons of the collective imagination, have come together for the first time in Japan at the “Iga, Ninja and Ferrari Collaboration Event” in the town of Iga. The initiative was organised by the “Motor Sports Child Support Association”, a non-profit organisation, with the support of the Italian Cultural Institute and […]

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