Latin America a key actor on the 21st century stage. Meetings and opportunities
“Latin America a key actor on the 21st century stage. Meetings and opportunities” is the subject of the first cycle of conferences for Latin American Ambassadors taking place at the Italian-Latin American Institute (IILA) from 28 March to 23 May 2012. The initiative is intended as an opportunity for representatives of the diplomatic and business […]
Read moreAmbassador Bisogniero opens twitter account for americans interested in getting to know Italy better
“Like the Internet, social media play a very important role in International relations and public diplomacy today—says Claudio Bisogniero—and have become an instrument of choice for engaging in an increasingly open and compelling dialogue with the U.S. public and anyone interested in knowing Italy better.” With the launch of @CBisogniero, the Embassy’s presence on the […]
Read more11.00 – SEOUL SUMMIT: strong national and international cooperation against nuclear terrorism
Strong national and international cooperation against nuclear terrorism, one of the most challenging threats to international security. This is the commitment of the 53 Heads of State and Government, as set out in the statement approved at the close of the second Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul.
Read moreIndia: Singh’s commitment to obtain Bosusco’s release and find an amicable solution to the case of the two servicemen
The Indian Premier, Manmohan Singh, “has assured me that he will make every effort on the Indian side for the release of Paolo Bosusco, still in the hands of Maoist rebels, now that Colangelo has been freed”. The up-date was given by Prime Minister Mario Monti after the bilateral meeting with his Indian colleague, Singh, […]
Read moreSofia: first concert in Bulgaria by Ludovico Einaudi
Ludovico Einaudi comes to Bulgaria. The Italian Cultural Institute of Sofia has organised the Turin-based composer and pianist’s first concert ever in that country for Wednesday 28 March in Sofia’s Bulgaria Hall.
Read moreNuclear Security Summit in Seoul
The nuclear security summit began in Seoul with a working dinner hosted by President Lee Myung-bak immediately following the welcome ceremony for the 50 world leaders (including Italian premier Mario Monti) and top officials of 4 international organisations. In addition to an update on what has happened since the actions to prevent nuclear terrorism and […]
Read morePrague: Nanni Moretti wins critics award at czech Film Festival
On 22 March Italian Ambassador in Prague, D’Avino, kicked off the 19th International Prague Film Festival (Febiofest) which, from 22 to 30 March is running a broad retrospective of the films of Nanni Moretti, with a showing of several of his most celebrated films, including La messa è finita, Palombella rossa, Caro diario and La […]
Read moreAbu Dhabi: Six Italian artists show their works at “Donne”
Six Italian artists show their works. The Italian Embassy in Abu Dhabi has organised a exhibition entitled “Donne”, along with the city’s Culture and Tourism Authority. The exhibition will run from 26 March to 1 April 2012 at the National Theatre in Abu Dhabi. Read full article, in Italian
Read moreCooperation: Italian relief air shipment arrives in Yemen
An Italian Cooperation flight carrying a shipment of humanitarian relief to Yemen arrived in Sana’a on Saturday 24 March with 35 tonnes of goods (medicines, general foodstuffs, blankets) to respond to the most urgent humanitarian needs of the Yemenite population. The Embassy of Italy in Sana’a, with the collaboration of the International Migration Organisation, saw […]
Read moreSiria: Terzi, qualcosa si muove ma serve risoluzione ONU (in translation)
La situazione resta drammatica ma “qualcosa si sta muovendo” per la Siria. Lo ha affermato il Ministro Giulio Terzi a Bruxelles, in occasione del Consiglio Affari Esteri UE che ha deciso nuove sanzioni nei confronti della famiglia del presidente siriano Bashar Assad. Terzi si è riferito, in particolare, alla dichiarazione della presidenza del Consiglio di […]
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