Amb. Carnelos visits the Holy city of Najaf
On August 27th, the Ambassador Marco Carnelos visited the Holy city of Najaf where he had a meeting with two of the most important members of Najaf’s Marja’iyya, the Grand Ayatollah Al-Fayyad and the Grand Ayatollah al-Hakim. The fight against Daesh was at the centre of the discussions and the two religious remarked that its […]
Read moreOne month after the beginning of the military campaign for the liberation of Iraqi territory, the result of the ISF operations, backed by the anti-Daesh International Coalition, is still uncertain.
At the beginning of August, the position of the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) seemed to be more strengthened around the city of Ramadi, after having launched the Anbar liberation operation in mid-July and after having conquered in the end of July the south-west of Ramadi, the area in which is situated the University of Anbar. […]
Read moreClosing ceremony of the first Iraqi Police training course
On 20th August, the closing ceremony of the first session of Iraqi Police training took place in Baghdad. The training session was carried out by the Carabinieri Task Force, that are part of the Military Command of anti-Daesh Coalition, of which Italy is a member. The Commandant of the Coalition in Iraq, US Army General […]
Read moreIraq: the Italian cooperation of the safeguarding and enhancement of the Erbil Citadel
The joint Cooperation project by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) and La Sapienza University, named “Safeguard and Enhancement of the Cultural Heritage of the Region of Kurdistan in Iraq” has concluded its activities, with various conferences held at the Erbil Citadel and at the Museums in Erbil, Sulaimaniyah and Duhok. […]
Read moreVacancy announcement: Director of the Italian Agency for development cooperation
The vacancy announcement is available only in Italian.
Read moreSecond half of 2015: oil price and the perspectives for the Iraqi budget
International Energy Agency (IEA) data show a moderate growth of oil demand, mostly driven by the upturn of OCSE countries consumption, and a continuously growing oil supply, fostered by the production of non-OPEC countries (US shale oil). The net effect of these forces results in a downward pressure on the barrel price. In the “Oil Market […]
Read moreThe military campaign of the Iraqi Armed Forces continues, backed by anti-Da’esh International Coalition, in order to regain full control of Iraqi territory.
After the liberation of the capital of Salahuddin Region, Tikrit, in April and after chasing Jihadists off the Beiji oil site during the summer, Iraqi Armed Forces and anti-Da’esh Coalition Military Command are reconsidering the priorities of the military campaign, shifting the focus from Niniveh province, where the plans to liberate Mosul are postponed, to […]
Read moreIraq is facing one of the worst international crisis ever: about 8 millions people in need of humanitarian aid, more than 3 millions internally displaced persons (IDP) and 15.000 deaths since the beginning of 2014.
Since the beginning of the crisis in July 2014, the number of IDP in Iraq have exceeded 3 million people, of which almost 1,3 million are children. The Kurdish region is currently hosting 40% of IDP; the remainder are divided within the Governorate of Anbar, Baghdad and Kirkuk. In the areas under the control of […]
Read moreMinister of Defense Pinotti in Iraq: “The war fought by the Iraqi Government, is one of all those who love international harmony and peace. Italy is truly committed and stands aside Iraq in this difficult moment”.
On July 15, the Italian Minister of Defense, Roberta Pinotti, and the Army Chief of Staff, Gen. Graziano, visited Iraq. The visit had a positive echo in the Iraqi press, and the Italian Government closeness to Iraq in this delicate moment of the country’s history was greatly underlined. The press also reported the many existing fields of cooperation, especially the […]
Read more“We cannot let the initiative to the Islamic State; Italy is on the forefront of the struggle” – Mr. Marco Carnelos, the Italian Ambassador to Iraq, interviewed by Il Foglio.
More than 45.000 interventions in the field of consular protection, 5 evacuations of Italians abroad organized and carried out, 19 kidnappings managed, 3.000 research of missing nationals, almost 8.000 Italian language courses activated abroad: these are just some of the figures related to how Italian diplomacy delivered throughout the world in 2014. And all of […]
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