Monti-Bonino change-over: European integration, marines, Syrian crisis topics of discussion
Roma 29 April 2013 Interim Foreign Minister Mario Monti leaves post to Ministro Emma BoninoThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs changed hands this morning, with interim minister Mario Monti leaving his post to Minister Emma Bonino. The ceremony offered an opportunity for a cordial encounter, extended also to the upper echelons of the foreign ministry, and […]
Read moreMessage and oath before the Chambers by the President of the Republic, Giorgio Napolitano
Chamber of Deputies 22/04/2013 Madame Speaker, honourable deputies, honourable senators, delegates from the Regions, First of all, allow me to express – together with what for me is a very deeply felt tribute to the institutions you represent – the gratitude I owe you for having elected me President of the Republic by such […]
Read morePresentazione delle lettere credenziali
(in translation) L’Ambasciatore Gian Lorenzo Cornado ha presentato oggi le lettere credenziali al Governatore Generale del Canada, On. David Johnson. A seguito del perfezionamento della procedura di accreditamento presso le autorita’ canadesi, l’Amb. Cornado ha voluto indirizzare un messaggio alla comunita’ italiana in Canada. MESSAGGIO DELL’AMBASCIATORE GIAN LORENZO CORNADO ALLA COMUNITA’ ITALIANA Carissimi amici della […]
Read moreArrival of the Head of Mission-designate
The Ambassador-designate, Gian Lorenzo Cornado, arrived today in Ottawa, accompanied by his spouse, Martine. Ambassador-designate Cornado now heads the Embassy after having already served in Canada as First Secretary in Ottawa (1987-1992) and as Consul General, as well as Permanent Representative to ICAO, in Montreal (2000-2004).
Read morePrime Minister and interim Minister for Foreign Affairs Mario Monti installed this morning at the foreign ministry in Rome
Roma 27 March 2013Prime Minister and interim Minister for Foreign Affairs Mario Monti was installed this morning at the foreign ministry in Rome, where he met with Secretary General Michele Valensise. Premier Monti was accompanied by his diplomatic advisor, Pasquale Terracciano, as of today also Head of the Interim Minister’s Private Office.
Read more“Willy Brandt” Lecture by the President of the Italian Republic Giorgio Napolitano “Towards Political Union: the process of shaping a European Leadership”
Berlino, 01/03/2013 My warm thanks to Professor Olbertz for his words and the welcome extended to me in this historic University, which has become a cornerstone of the debate on Europe. I have already in the past been given a generous welcome here, and my words a warm reception. I am grateful to President […]
Read moreClosed ministerial meeting on Syria: increased political and material support to the Syrian National Coalition.
Rome 28 February 2013 PRESS COMMUNIQUE’ BY THE ITALIAN MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRSForeign Minister Giulio Terzi hosted today a working meeting with Ministers from the US, Arab and European countries in support of the Syrian National Coalition, with the participation of a delegation of the Coalition led by Sheikh Moaz al Khatib. During the meeting […]
Read moreOpening ceremony of the Italian-Canadian Historical Centre
On January 29, Chargé d’affaires a.i. Nicola Lener and Emigration and Social Affairs Counsellor Giovanni De Vita attended the opening ceremony of the Italian-Canadian Historical Centre. The Centre is a project of the Ottawa Chapter of the National Congress of Italian Canadians, completed thanks to the tireless efforts of its President Josephine Palumbo, and with […]
Read moreSpeech by the President of the Italian Republic Giorgio Napolitano on Remembrance Day
Palazzo del Quirinale, 29/01/2013 I wish once again to pay homage to the former internees and deportees, victims and witnesses of the horrors of the camps in Germany, to whom we have just awarded the Medal of Honour. This ceremony has once again been both meaningful and gripping, given the intensity of the thoughts and […]
Read moreDeparture of Ambassador Meloni
On January 22, Ambassador Andrea Meloni concluded his mission to Canada, begun in 2010, to return to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Rome. Before his departure, Ambassador Meloni paid farewell visits to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Beverley McLachlin, Minister John Baird and Minister Jason Kenney. Minister Julian Fantino hosted a […]
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