Telephone Conversation between Minister Frattini and Senator Mitchell Italy’s Foreign Minister Franco Frattini spoke by telephone this evening with U.S. Special Envoy for Middle East Peace, former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell. Minister Frattini spoke of his recent visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territories. >>>

Ratification of Italy-US convention on avoiding double-taxation The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Minister Paolo Guido Spinelli, Head of the Legal Advisory and Treaties Unit) and the Embassy of the United States (Minister Counsellor George White) today exchanged respective instruments for ratification of a convention >>>

Joint Italy-Iraq Commission (14-15 December) The Joint Italy-Iraq Commission, to be held today and tomorrow in Rome under the co-chairmanship of Minister Frattini and Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, includes among its main objectives that of further strengthening the already excellent bilateral >>>

Environment: Italy and US launch initiative on energy efficiency and renewables sources Minister of the Environment Stefania Prestigiacomo was in attendance, together with U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu, for the launch of the Global Partnership initiative at the Major Economies Forum (MEF).The Renewables and Efficiency Deployment Initiative >>>

Minister Frattini speaks by telephone with US Secretary of State Clinton Minister for Foreign Affairs Franco Frattini has a friendly telephone conversation today with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, during which he recounted the results of his 9 December visit to Israel and the Territories and the meetings he had with >>>

Commissions valued at $1.3 billion for Italy’s Fincantieri and Condotte America Fincantieri and Condotte America have received two important commissions in Florida valued at a total of $1.3 billion.Fincantieri was chosen by Carnival Cruise Lines to build a new 130,000-ton cruise ship at a total cost of $738 million. Designed to >>>

Minister Frattini’s mission to Israele and the Territories “The leaders and above all the two peoples want peace” “I believe that both want peace: the leaders but above all the two peoples want peace, because Israelis and Palestinians cannot go on like this”. Minister Franco Frattini thus summarised his meetings on Wednesday 9 December with Palestinian >>>

"Giro": 2012 in the US? Washington Mayor Enthusiastic - Director Zomegnan meets with Mayor Fenty and Ambassador Terzi For the first time in its history, a Giro d’Italia’s Pink Jersey shirt crossed in front of the Capitol in Washington. Wearing it was the Mayor of the District, Adrian Fenty, immediately after having met with the Director of the Giro, Angelo >>>