Myanmar: Italian Senate supports democratic process
Just a few days before Minister Giulio Terzi’s visit to Myanmar (24-26 April), the Senate approved a unanimous motion presented by the senators of various parliamentary groups on democratic reforms in Myanmar, following the recent election results that confirmed the return to parliament of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. “In the context of the […]
Read moreG8: Support and agreement on the incident involving Italian marines, says Terzi – Concrete proposals on counter-piracy
“My G8 colleagues offered their full comprehension and support for the principles that Italy has stated unequivocally regarding this situation”, said Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi in the margins of the G8 ministerial meeting in Washington, in the context of which he had raised the issue of piracy. “I referred explicitly to the question […]
Read moreINDIA: Bosusco released; We worked to ensure his safety, says Terzi
“To ensure, first and foremost, the safety of our co-nationals”, was how Minister Giulio Terzi commented on his “satisfaction” at the news of the release of Paolo Bosusco, the Italian guide abducted on 14 March in the Indian State of Orissa while accompanying Claudio Colangelo on a trekking tour, who was released on 25 March. […]
Read moreGlasgow: five centuries of Italian art on display at the Kelvingrove Museum
On 6 April Glasgow’s Kelvingrove Museum inaugurated the exhibition “The Essence of beauty: 500 years of Italian Art”, one of the most prominent events of the Scottish cultural season. The exhibition will run through 12 August and includes a rich calendar of events organized with the participation of the Italian Cultural Institute in Edinburgh. To […]
Read moreThe Hague: opportunities to work in international organisations on the website of the Italian Embassy
The website of the Embassy of Italy in The Hague has a new section on job and internship opportunities for Italians in the 17 international organisations operating in that Dutch city – a broad network of institutions working on the front lines (disarmament and non-proliferation; criminal courts, European and other bodies working in the sector […]
Read moreSeoul: the Terra Quintet opens the 2012 jazz season in Korea
The Terra Quintet opened the Italian jazz season in South Korea on 7 and 8 April, respectively at the Bear Hall and the “Once in a Blur Moon” club, considered the temple of jazz in KOrea. The concerts were organized by the Italian Cultural Institute of Seoul in collaboration with Sens Management and the Jazz […]
Read moreBudapest: Italian books on display at the Cultural Institute
The exhibition “L’Italia dei libri”, opening on 12 April at the Italian Cultural Institute in Budapest, offers 150 years of history in books using a sophisticated touch-screen system to present many of the authors, works and publishers that have characterized Italian publishing from 1861 to the present day, including art books by Franco Maria Ricci, […]
Read moreSyria: uncertainty over Annan plan
The road to a solution in the Syrian crisis is still a rocky one. Damascus has annouced having begun to implement UN and Arab League special envoy Kofi Annan’s peace plan but ,on the day specified for withdrawal of troops and heavy artillery, the Syrian Human Rights Watch reported that government forces had bombarded in […]
Read moreG8: military protection in counter-piracy missions, says Terzi – Arab Spring, “let’s not wait until the fall comes”
At the G8 meeting in Washington on 11 and 12 April, “I will remind my colleagues of the urgent need to protect our troops deployed in counter-piracy missions”, asserted Minister Giulio Terzi, who will be participating on those days in the G8 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in the United States, not least in relation to the […]
Read moreCall for Tender for World Food Day
Still a couple of days to participate in the MFA’s call for tenders for organising World Food Day, to be celebrated in Rome on 16 October 2012. The winning agency will handle not only the logistical organization of the event but also communication and press office activities. The Directorate General for Development Cooperation of the […]
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