Meeting of the Steering Committee of the Italian Network

Roma | 23 March 2012
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The Steering Committee of the Italian Network of the Anna Lindh Foundation met in Rome. The aim of the meeting was to relaunch the Italian Network and coordinate is main activities. The participants unanimously laid down the operative guidelines and shared the tasks among the four coordinators.

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Vittorio Di Pace visits the Fondazione Mediterraneo

Napoli | 22 March 2012
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Architect Vittorio Di Pace, 105 years old, and promoter of the “Città Intertnica”, visited the Fondazione Mediterraneo and his “dearest friend and colleague Michele Capasso with his daughter Edith”. Di Pace expressed his personal recognition and appreciation for the work carried out by President Capasso to promote peace and dialogue, defining him as “more than just a hero!”.

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THE FONDAZIONE MEETS MINISTERS FROM THE KURDISTAN GOVERNMENT

Erbil | 17 March 2012
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The President of the Fondazione Mediterraneo Michele Capasso and Pia Molinari – board member of the Fondazione – met a delegation of ministers from Iraqi Kurdistan. In particular, during the meetings with the Minister of Justice Raouf Rashid – who judged Saddam Hussein – it was agreed that a historic report of Saddam Hussein’s trail would be presented in the Maison des Alliances, in Naples. Initiatives were agreed to promote Kurdistan throughout the world tougher with the Minister of foreign Affairs, Falah Mustafa Bakir.

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THE MARTYRS OF HALABJA ARE REMEMBERED IN ERBIL

Erbil | 17 March 2012
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The President of the Fondazione Mediterraneo Michele Capasso and Pia Molinari - board member – took part in a ceremony in Erbil to commemorate the genocide of Halabja. On 16 March 1988, Saddam Hussein’s forces carried out one of its most ferocious attacks with chemical weapons and gas, annihilating the lives of thousands of innocent civilians and causing irreparable damage to survivors. In his speech, President Capasso expressed his support for the cause of acknowledging the genocide, by reading the appeal he wrote and disseminated throughout the world in 1988, as a result of which 300,000 people signed a petition “IN MEMORY OF” this Terrible crime against humanity. On that occasion, President Capasso met the Minister for Martyrs and Anfal Affairs Aram Ahmed Muhammad, suggesting that the Totem for peace should be dedicated to honour the victims and create a virtual memorial dedicated to them.

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