Ho Chi Minh City: urban regeneration at the heart of Italian Design Day 2026

The role of design and architecture in urban transformation processes was the focus of Italian Design Day 2026, organised by the Consulate General of Italy in Ho Chi Minh City in collaboration with the Italian Trade Agency. The initiative, promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in collaboration with the Ministry of […]

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Statement from 9th Tallinn Mechanism Meeting

The United Kingdom hosted the 9th Tallinn Mechanism Meeting at the Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office in London on the 9th and 10th March 2026. The Tallinn Mechanism has once again laid down a commitment to deliver civilian cyber security needs and projects to Ukraine, to support national resilience in the face of persistent state […]

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Gulf Crisis. Tajani Meets with Embassies. Update on Italian Nationals and the Situation in Hormuz

Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani held a new meeting with several Ambassadors involved in the Middle East crisis. Following a drone attack on the Emirates’ Consulate in Erbil and ongoing attacks on military installations, the situation in Iraq remains complex. The number of Italian citizens in the country is very limited, and all those who have […]

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Tenth Italian Design Day

Today marks the tenth Italian Design Day in the World (Italian Design Day 2026), promoted and organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Ministry of Culture – Directorate General for Contemporary Creativity, in collaboration with ADI – Association for Industrial Design, Fondazione ADI Collezione Compasso d’Oro, Triennale Milano, Salone del […]

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First meeting of the Joint Committee for Development Cooperation in 2026

Deputy Minister Edmondo Cirielli chaired the first meeting of the Joint Committee for Development Cooperation in 2026, which adopted a package of grant and credit initiatives worth a total of €246 million. In Africa, in line with the Mattei Plan, programmes for environmental development in Ethiopia, initiatives for agricultural development in Burkina Faso and measures […]

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Minister Tajani’s network of contacts with the USA, Gulf Ministers and other international partners for de-escalation in the Middle East

As part of Italy’s diplomatic efforts to promote de-escalation in the Gulf and the wider Middle East region, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani held telephone talks today with Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister, Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, and India’s Foreign Minister, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. Today’s talks focused on an update on the situation in the Gulf region […]

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NOTA DI ACCREDITAMENTO STAMPA – Trentennale InCE e Forum IMEC (Generali Convention Center – Trieste, 17 marzo 2026)

PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTE CEI 30th Anniversary and IMEC Forum (Generali Convention Center – Trieste, March 17, 2026)   On the morning of Tuesday, March 17, the Conference for the 30th Anniversary of the Central European Initiative (CEI) will be held at the Generali Convention Center in Trieste. In the afternoon of the same day, the […]

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Prague, opening of the exhibition “De Chirico – Painting is the Magical Art”

The exhibition “Giorgio De Chirico – Painting is the Magical Art,” dedicated to the great master of the metaphysical art movement, is currently underway at the Italian Cultural Institute in Prague. Curated by Lorenzo Canova, Professor of Contemporary Art History at the University of Molise and member of the Scientific Council of the Giorgio and […]

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Gulf Task Force: Assistance to Italians in the Gulf Continues

Since the beginning of the crisis, an estimated 25,000 Italians have been able to return to Italy, thanks to flights facilitated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and commercial flights. A total of approximately 90,000 Italians have been recorded in the Middle East and the Gulf region. Tourist numbers in that region are estimated to […]

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Minister Tajani’s interview with Sky News Arabia. “We stand in solidarity with the Gulf countries; no more missiles, no more drones.”

“We are following the escalation in the Gulf region with great concern and fully understand the apprehension of the countries in the region, to which we have expressed and continue to express our solidarity. No more missiles, no more drones!” This is one of the excerpts from Foreign Minister Tajani’s interview with Sky News Arabia. […]

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Minister Tajani’s telephone conversations with the Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan, Oman, and the UAE

Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani held telephone conversations this afternoon with the Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan, Jeyhun Bayramov, of the Emirates, Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and of Oman, Badr Al Busaidi. The conversations focused on the recent developments in the Gulf region following the Iranian attacks on several countries in the area.   The Foreign […]

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NOTA INFORMATIVA – Riunione dei Ministri degli Esteri G7 (Abbazia di Vaux-de-Cernay, 26-27 marzo 2026)

INFORMATION NOTE G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (Abbey of Vaux-de-Cernay, 26-27 March 2026)   On Thursday 26 and Friday 27 March, the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting organised by the French Presidency will be held at the Abbey of Vaux-de-Cernay in Cernay-la-ville (France). The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, is expected to attend. […]

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