A look at early 20th century art in Italy and Belarus

An encounter between Italian futurist Gerardo Dottori, Marc Chagall and other great Belarus masters will be the highlight of “Dottori, Chagall, Soutine, Khodasevich-Léger. Dinamismo, Espressione, Segni e Sogni. Sguardo sull’arte del primo Novecento fra Italia e Bielorussia” (“Dottori, Chagall, Soutine, Khodasevich-Léger. Dynamism, Expression, Signs and Dreams. A look at the Art of the Early 20th Century […]

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PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Joint press point of Minister Alfano and the French Foreign Minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian (Farnesina, 31 May 2017)​

On Wednesday, 31 May, at 6:00 p.m., the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, will meet at the Farnesina the French Foreign Minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian.    A joint press point is scheduled at the end of the meeting. Journalists, photographers and TV crews interested in following the press point are requested to apply […]

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Alfano: ” Deep sorrow for the victims of torrential rains in Sri Lanka”

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, said: ” I wish to express our deep sorrow for the many victims killed by the torrential rains that wreaked havoc across Sri Lanka in the past few days. Italy stands by the Government and the people of Sri Lanka at this difficult time and […]

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Ambassador Aliberti’s Mission in the Shan State

“Thanks to its natural resources and strategic location right on the border with China, the Shan State is fundamental in guaranteeing Myanmar an equitable  and sustainable socio-economic development,” said Ambassador Pier Giorgio Aliberti at the end of his mission in Taungyyi. The Ambassador’s visit was also an opportunity for him to meet with the Governor […]

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Cuba- Italy Committees to support investment and cooperation

The first meeting of the Cuba-Italy Bi-national Committees set up to manage the Countervalue Fund established by the Bilateral Debt Treatment Agreements signed last July, was held today in Havana, chaired by the Deputy Minister for Overseas Trade and Foreign Investment (MINCEX), Ileana Nuñez, and the Italian Ambassador to Cuba, Andrea Ferrari. For Cuba, the meeting was […]

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Conference on the collaboration between MAECI and the Carabinieri Corps

The Farnesina will host the Conference on  “The collaboration between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Carabinieri Corps to enhance citizens’ security and promote Italian concerns abroad” at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, 30 May. The  Conference seeks to enhance the collaboration between MAECI and the Arma dei Carabinieri (Carabinieri Corps) through several interventions. On […]

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Italy-Thailand Business Forum

The third meeting of the “Italy-Thailand Business Forum” was hosted by the Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI), an internationally prestigious think tank, at Palazzo Clerici – one of the most attractive historical buildings in Milan. It was attended by more than 30 high ranking representatives of leading Italian and Thai companies, demonstrating the increasing […]

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Minister Alfano at Amatrice with Justin Trudeau

“The visit by a Head of Government of the G7 to Amatrice is, without doubt, a gesture of great sensitivity towards the people who have been struck by an extremely violent earthquake that has upturned their lives, as well as clear evidence of the friendship that binds Italy to Canada. In addition to expressing the […]

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Alfano: “Sorrow and condemnation for the attack on the Coptic Christian community”

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, expresses his feeling of immense sorrow and firm condemnation for the vile attack on a bus carrying dozens of Coptic Christians from the Egyptian town of Minya. A large number of innocent people were killed, Coptic Christians, including many children. “I wish to express my […]

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Palermo: Alfano expresses full Italian support to Deputy Manager of UNICEF

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, today met the Deputy Executive Manager of UNICEF, Justin Forsyth, at the end of the ceremony for the 70th anniversary of the first meeting of the Regional Assembly of Sicily, which was held at Palazzo dei Normanni, Palermo. Minister Alfano expressed full Italian support for […]

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Germany – “Writers in the library”, appointment with Paolo Di Paolo

The Italian Cultural Institute of Hamburg will be hosting Paolo Di Paolo on Wednesday 31 May, at 7pm in its series “Writers in the library…” . Former writers included Andrea Molesini, Mauro Garofalo and Michela Murgia, and now the Italian Cultural Institute is pleased to welcome the author of the novels “Dove eravate tutti” (2011, […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy 26 May: latest world news

Spain: Valencia hosts a technology fair for UN peace missions Valencia is hosting a technology fair aimed at the needs of UN peacekeeping missions on 24 and 25 October, 2017. The fair, organised by the United Nations Procurement Division, will include five sectors: construction, security, telecommunications, energy and logistics. Companies wishing to take part will […]

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