Somalia – Istanbul Conference – From transition to stabilisation
In Somalia we need to avoid a power gap that could be exploited by the warlords. This was the appeal made by United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon when he opened the International Conference on Somalia in Istanbul. The Conference brought together the representatives of 54 countries to map out the pathway for Somalia to […]
Read moreLONDON – Honour for writer Gaia Servadio
To coincide with Italy’s national day, the Italian Ambassador to London, Alain Giorgio Maria Economides, has awarded Gaia Servadio the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic. The honour was bestowed by the President of the Republic for the author and journalist’s special merits in the cultural field. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreSyria: compact action is needed, but the conditions are not ripe for military action
The international community must take “compact” action in Syria to tackle a humanitarian crisis that is “deeply worrying”, but the conditions are not ripe for military action. The statement was made by Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi from Istanbul, where he discussed the Syrian dossier with Italy’s international partners in the margins of the Conference on […]
Read morePARIS: Exhibition on “The Seven Obsessions of Italian Design”
The splendid rooms of the Italian Embassy in Paris are hosting the exhibition “The Seven Obsessions of Italian Design”, which runs from 31 May to 4 June. The show, organised in collaboration with the Triennale Design Museum in Milan, is set in the wider framework of the 2012 edition of “Designer’s Days”. This aim of […]
Read moreItalian enterprises on trade mission to Colombia with Under-Secretary Dassù
Unioncamere, with the coordination of Florence Chamber of Commerce’s internationalisation arm, is promoting a trade mission to Mexico and Colombia from 2 to 9 June 2012. The Bogota stage of mission is especially significant, since it coincides with Under-Secretary Marta Dassù’s visit to Colombia. The mission will be focusing on the infrastructure, textiles, environment/renewable energy […]
Read moreSomalia – Istanbul Conference: From transition to stabilisation
The Turkish Premier, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, opened the second international conference on Somalia in Istanbul this morning, 1 June 2012. The representatives of 54 countries are attending the conference, with Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi representing Italy. The aim of the conference is to map out the pathway for Somalia […]
Read moreJORDAN – Exceptional discovery by Italian restorers at the Qasr Amra site
The Jordanian press has devoted ample space to the exceptional discovery at the Qasr Amra site by the team from the Ministry for Culture and Heritage’s Higher Institute for Conservation and Restoration. Qasr Amra is a Jordanian castle that in 1985 obtained UNESCO World Heritage status. The restoration work by the Italian team has brought […]
Read more“Longitude”: Europe fights to survive
The June issue of the English-language world affairs magazine “Longitude” (Editor-in-Chief Pialuisa Banco) will be on newsstands as of 4 June 2012, featuring a panorama on the European crisis and its strategic repercussions, the West and its new partners, and the aerospace industry’s power to drive the economy. Also included are a close look at […]
Read moreSOMALIA: Italy at the Istanbul Conference to help the stability process
“Preparing Somalia’s Future: Goals for 2015”: these are the themes of the international conference opening in Istanbul on Friday 1 June, which Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi will be attending. The political representatives of 54 countries will be meeting in the Turkish city to map out the conditions for Somalia to move forward this summer from […]
Read moreBALKANS – Conference in Belgrade on the Italian language
“Beyond Borders. The trans-regional and intercultural dimension of Italian”. This was the theme of an international conference in Belgrade organised jointly by the Faculty of Philology of Belgrade University and the Italian Cultural Institute. The conference coincided with the 80th anniversary of the foundation of the Department of Italian Language and Literature at the University. […]
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