Italy and UN in the front line in preventing genocide
How to prevent genocide? And how can we identify the indicators that such atrocious crimes might happen? These were the topics of the conference on “Genocide Prevention and Responsibility to Protect: the UN Early Warning Mechanism” which took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 20 June 2013. The Conference was organised by the […]
Read moreSOUTH AFRICA – Italian rugby team on tour
The Italian community of South Africa is eagerly awaiting the rugby match on 22 June in Pretoria between the national teams of Italy and Scotland. The Italian Embassy in Pretoria and Consulate General of Johannesburg have taken the opportunity to organize a meeting between the players and the Italian community at the Italian Club of […]
Read morePoland – Crowd for the ‘science picnic’ italian stand
A crowd of families, young people and children took part in the traditional “Science Picnic” organised in Warsaw by the Copernico Scientific Centre and Radio Poland. The Italian stand also featured the activities of the Gruppo Pleiadi coordinated by the Italian Cultural Institute of Warsaw. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreJEREVAN – Showcase for made in Italy
Italy will enjoy a 10-day showcase during the 4th annual Festival of Italian Cuisine in Yerevan, Armenia, a traditional appointment for economic-cultural promotion. The opening gala featured a dinner prepared by chefs Gianni Frangini and Marco Paoletti of the Aurelio Saffi Professional Institute in Florence, and two art shows. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreINTERVIEW: Amb.Massari, A growing Egypt needs democratic consolidation
“Egypt is a point of reference for solutions to regional crises, and has immense potential for foreign investments, on the condition, however, that it consolidates its democratic institutions”, underscored Italian Ambassador to Cairo Maurizio Massari in an interview for Esteri.it. Egypt is a “diplomatic protagonist” Egypt is a “diplomatic protagonist” on the Middle Eastern and […]
Read moreBonino in Belgrade and Pristina – European integration for Serbia-Kosovo stabilisation
Italy strongly supports the European integration of the Western Balkans, and will do everything possible in the European Council of late June to see that start-dates are set for negotiations on an Association and Stabilisation Agreement (ASA) with Kosovo and on Serbia’s EU accession. This was the message that Minister Emma Bonino carried to the […]
Read moreItaly-Kosovo – Minister Bonino in Pristina
Italy’s support for Kosovo’s European integration and the development of bilateral collaboration were the main focus of Minister for Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino’s meetings today in Pristina. Meeting first with Kosovo’s Prime Minister Hashim Thaci, she is scheduled to meet later in the day with Minister for Foreign Affairs Enver Hoxhaj. After a meeting with […]
Read more‘GREEN FARNESINA’ – An electric quadricycle for getting around the city
The Foreign Ministry is going increasingly green: Renault Italia has made a “Twizzy” electric quadricycle available for a week’s test-drive, to be used by officials as they get around the city – free of charge – as part of a wide-ranging series of eco-friendly initiatives undertaken by the foreign ministry within its “Green Farnesina” Action […]
Read morePRAGUE – Festival ‘Roma Aeterna’, homage to Italian classical music
Prague pays homage to Italian classical music in the 14th edition of “Roma Aeterna”, to be held from 14 July to 6 August. The calendar includes music written, for the most part, by Italian composers, ranging from early Renaissance pieces, to Handel’s orchestral works to the operatic masterpieces of Verdi. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreSANREMO – Green light for international course on humanitarian law and peace operations
Officers and employees of international organisations will be involved in a course being held from 17 to 21 June at the International Institute for Humanitarian Law (IIHL), located in Villa Ormond, on compliance with international humanitarian law and human rights in peace operations. The participants, who have come from various part of the world (Afghanistan, […]
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