LONGITUDE: “Looking for stability”
The quest for stability in a volatile Middle East is the cover theme of the new issue of Pialuisa Bianco’s “Longitude”, on newsstands as of 7 January 2013, which features an editorial on the “Monti effect” on the Italian political system with elections just around the corner. The stalled Middle East peace talks are analysed […]
Read moreRapiti: Terzi, da Nigeria massima collaborazione. Ministro chiama collega nigeriano: incolumità è priorità. (in translation)
Prima di tutto l’incolumità degli italiani rapiti. Lo ha detto il Ministro Giulio Terzi al Ministro degli Esteri della Nigeria, Olugbenga Ashiru. Nel corso di una telefonata intercorsa stamane con il suo omologo nigeriano, Terzi ha espresso al governo nigeriano la posizione del governo italiano, vale a dire che l’incolumità dei tre italiani rapiti è la priorità. Terzi ha […]
Read moreMARINS: An emotional welcome home, says Terzi
“Our marines have come home. We welcomed Massimiliano and Salvatore, two brave servants of the State, with deep emotion”, was Minister Terzi’s comment on the re-entry of the two Italian marines from India.
Read moreConferenza Ambasciatori: conclusioni Monti e Terzi – “Diplomazia risorsa fondamentale per il Sistema Italia” (in translation)
Nel ringraziare i diplomatici presenti alla Conferenza degli Ambasciatori, alla sua seconda giornata conclusiva, per il loro impegno, “risorsa fondamentale per l’Italia”, il Presidente del Consiglio Mario Monti ed il capo della diplomazia Giulio Terzi, hanno tracciato un bilancio conclusivo del governo – il premier – e del Dicastero da lui guidato, il ministro. Ultimo atto […]
Read moreCroatia: president visits hospital, thanks Italia
Croatian president Ivo Josipovic visited the pediatric hospital of Gornja Bistra where the international “Il Giardino delle Rose Blu” Foundation has been working with the assistance of a group of Italian volunteers, and where a permanent camp manned by volunteers and medical teams now exists. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreEgypt: italian lyric opera in Alexandria
The Alexandria Center of Arts staged a concert entitled “Italian Repertory, a recital of operatic arias and songs”. As Italian Consul in Alexandria Mario Concetto Vinci commented, “Italian opera and songs have always brought pleasure to the audiences of Alexandria, and the concert was sold out, despite the well known situation in the country owing […]
Read moreWarsaw: “the magnificent three” in concert
The “Magnificent Three” in concert at the Warsaw auditorium of Polskie Radio – The Cafiso-Buzzurro-Milici jazz trio were enthusiastically received by a sell-out audience. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreBolivia: journalism prize for italian cooperation publication
The winners of the 2012 international journalism prizes, awarded in La Paz Bolivia, included photo-reporter Patricio Crooker whose book “Lo que la tierra nos da” was published by the Italian Cooperation in Bolivia in collaboration with the United National Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and looks back of 30 years of cooperation activities in Bolivia. […]
Read moreManila: successo per Festival dedicato al Cinema Italiano (in translation)
Grande successo a Manila, capitale delle Filippine, per la seconda edizione di “Moviemov – Italian Cinema Now”, la kermesse cinematografica organizzata dall’Ambasciata italiana e dedicata ai film più significativi della stagione in corso. Madrina del festival l’attrice Vanessa Gravina. Le proiezioni quest’anno hanno compreso 20 film (14 italiani e 6 filippini) tra cui “Cesare deve […]
Read moreTerzi speaks to women in diplomacy, your contribution essential
The contribution of women in diplomacy is essential to changing and revitalising the country, Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi underscored as he spoke in Rome at the 9th Conference of Ambassadors, citing women, in particular, as an essential part of the international diplomatic network, praising their vital energy, sensitivity, experience and perspective. 168 women […]
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