Azerbaijan
Italian president visits Azerbaijan to talk ties with Aliyev and attend university inauguration
Sergio Mattarella participated in the opening ceremony of the Azerbaijan-Italian University, which was founded by Mehriban Aliyeva’s uncle.
Italy
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Review | Alfred and Violetta — Rezo Gabriadze’s most famous marionette tale of love amidst conflict
This preeminent production by Georgian director and puppeteer Rezo Gabriadze sets the classic plot of La Traviata amidst the Georgian Civil War.
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan’s SOCAR to take over Italian oil refiner Italiana Petroli
Among EU countries, Italy ranks first in purchasing oil from SOCAR.
Corruption
‘I felt I was in prison’: Georgian women in Italy’s shadow economy
Thousands of Georgian women have moved to Italy to work as caregivers for the elderly. But for many, a lack of legal status and the years-long separation from their families has extracted a heavy cost. On 3 March 2008, Mother’s Day, Elene (not her real name) packed her bags and left Georgia for Italy. ‘Even though it has already been 12 years since I moved here, I cannot forget that day’, she told OC Media. ‘Instead of being with my children, I was leaving them, hoping to work enough to ens
Abkhazia
Georgia blocks agreement between Abkhazian and Italian towns
An agreement signed between Sukhumi (Sukhum) and Santa Maria Del Cedro in Italy in early May will soon be annulled, Georgia’s ambassador to Italy claims. Ambassador Karlo Sikharulidze told the Georgian Public Broadcaster that Abkhazian officials had ‘mislead’ the Mayor of the small Italian town (which has a population of roughly 5,000) to establish ties with Sukhumi. After consulting with Italy’s Foreign Ministry, ‘all measures have been taken to denounce the agreement’, the ambassador
