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Rome (VNA) - Vietnam handed over its chairmanship role at the ASEAN Committee in Rome (ACR) to Indonesia at an ACR monthly meeting held on January 20. In its six-month taking over the role starting from July last year, the Vietnamese Embassy in Italy worked with embassies of other ASEAN member states to sustain the ARC’s operations amid COVID-19. Seven ambassador-level meetings, activities to celebrate ASEAN’s founding anniversary and 12 other meetings took place during the period.    Under Vietnam’s chairmanship, the committee continued to carry out ASEAN promotion activities such as a photo exhibition of ASEAN member nations in Rome and the 2nd Torino-ASEAN economic cooperation forum. The Vietnamese Embassy also actively coordinated with ASEAN countries and the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to implement the Italy-ASEAN development partnership action plan via an initiative to organise an ASEAN-Italy conference of senior police officers and the … [Read more...] about Vietnam wraps up chairmanship of ASEAN Committee in Italy

Matteo Salvini, the leader of Italy’s populist Northern League party, has said his "extreme remedy" of "physical barriers" on the eastern frontier with Slovenia may be the only way to stem the flow of people entering the EU via Bosnia and Croatia.  … [Read more...] about Anti-migrant patrols on Italy-Slovenia border raise spectre of post-war divisions

In light of the calls, the Russian Foreign Ministry advised foreign politicians to respect international law and deal with their own domestic issues. Top Russian diplomat Sergey Lavrov said that certain members of the international community have used Navalny's case to shift attention away from the crisis facing the liberal model of development. … [Read more...] about Italy Ready to Mull New EU Sanctions on Russia Over Navalny, Foreign Minister States

There are two more active volcanoes in the Mediterranean region: Stromboli and Vesuvius. However, the most powerful eruption in the region is linked to the extinct volcano of Santorini, Greece, whose so-called Late Bronze Age eruption in the 2nd millennium BC caused huge tsunami waves and resulted in the decline of the Minoan civilization. … [Read more...] about Italy’s Mount Etna Bursts Into Volcanic Activity – Volcanology Institute

What Did Pfizer Say? Earlier this week the company said it had to cut deliveries to Italy by 29 percent because of disruption caused by the upgrade to its plant. However, the company failed to tell Italy how long it would take before deliveries can resume in full. Pfizer has since said it would resume deliveries on 25 January. Local media say that the delay has caused Italy a shortfall of 165,000 doses. … [Read more...] about Italy to Sue Pfizer For Delays in Supply of COVID-19 Vaccines, Report Says