Havana – “The Genius of Leonardo”: an exhibition of artifacts in wood
A permanent exhibition on “The Genius of Leonardo” was opened on 28 June 2012 at the Saint Francis of Assisi Monastery in Havana. The exhibition includes about 100 artifacts in wood, created from the studies conducted by Leonardo and faithfully reproduced by the “Anthropos” Foundation in Rome. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreArab Emirates: Italian exports rise by 17.6% in the first quarter of 2012
Italian exports to the United Arab Emirates are rising. The initial figures for trade between Italy and the UAE in the first quarter of 2012, now available on the Foreign Trade Institute’s website, confirm the upwards trend seen in 2011. That year, Italian exports to the Emirates amounted to 4,735 billion euros, up 28.5% on […]
Read moreSyria: Agreement in Geneva on the transition government
On Saturday 30 June, the international mediator for Syria, Kofi Annan, obtained support from the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council for a political transition plan in Syria. The aim is to halt the violence and fighting in the country. Uncertainty remains as to the future of President Bashar al Assad. Transition […]
Read moreBOSTON – A good Italian presence at the BIO 2012 Convention
The Boston Bio 2012 event, which ran from 18 to 21 June, attracted a good number of Italian businesses and provided excellent networking opportunities. The Bio International Convention, the world’s major biotechnology event, runs in a different American city each year. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreSomalia: Completing the transition – Terzi opens the Contact Group meeting in Rome (2 July)
On Monday 2 July, Minister Giulio Terzi will open the sessions of the International Contact Group on Somalia, which is the forum in which the international community coordinates its efforts toward the stabilisation of Somalia. Participants include Somali political leaders and approximately 45 delegations, and meets at least twice annually within the context of the […]
Read moreSyria – new UN initiatives – Annan proposes transitional government, meeting in Geneva
Kofi Annan has redoubled his efforts to avert civil war in Syria where, according to a UN inquiry commission, battles are “increasingly militarised”, with weapons being replenished on both sides. The UN Special Envoy has proposed the institution of a transitional government in Syria made up of supporters of Bashar al-Assad and members of the […]
Read morePakistan: the Jahanabad Buddha restored
The Jahanabad Buddha is coming back to life thanks to Italy, with funds from the Pakistan debt conversion. The restoration of the 6th-7th century A.D. statue is being done by ISIAO (Italian institute for Asia and the Orient) in partnership with the province of Khyber Pakthunkwa and the collaboration of non-governmental organisation ISCOS-CISL. At the […]
Read moreLebanon: a model for the Arab world, says Terzi
“Lebanon’s stability is essential to the region, and with its recent resumption of national dialogue, Beirut stands as a model for the entire Arab world”. This was the comment by Minister Terzi on a visit to Beirut at the end of talks with Lebanese institutional leaders. He added that, on the Syrian crisis, the Lebanese […]
Read moreItaly for the Mediterranean, information and development
The Mediterranean is a mirror for many of our problems – the Arab spring was not followed by a happy summer – and Rome has a pivotal place in this picture as a link between north and south. The seminar “Italy for the Mediterranean region – information and development” opened at the foreign ministry in […]
Read moreSOFIA: a summer of contemporary italian art
A painting exhibition and two installations – one of photos the other a mural are the summer events organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of Sofia. “Bulgare Visioni”, a exhibit that opened on 20 June at the National Gallery of Foreign Art of paintings by Silvio Formichetti, piqued the attention of the Bulgarian media, as […]
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