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On Thursday 4 May 2017, from 5 to 6:30 p.m., the Farnesina will host in the Sala Aldo Moro, the presentation of the participation of Italy in the International Expo to be held in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, from 10 June to 10 September 2017 on the theme “Energy of the Future”. The event will […]
Read moreItaly is following with concern the persistence and the development of the political crisis in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. It especially condemns any form of violence against the Institutions – starting with the events of last 27 of April – and hopes that the dialogue between political forces occur in the place designated […]
Read moreThe Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Vincenzo Amendola, is on mission in Iran. Today, he is in Tehran to attend the International Book Festival, where Italy is the guest of honour and the first Western Country to be conferred this role. After participating in the Festival’s opening ceremony and having visited the Italian Pavilion, […]
Read moreOn Friday, 5 May 2017, from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm, the Farnesina will host the Schools for Peace meeting “Protecting our home”, attended by the Deputy Minister for Development Cooperation, Mario Giro. The Director General for Development Cooperation, Pietro Sebastiani, will open the event, that will feature the works developed by the participating schools on “The 2030 Agenda for sustainable development and […]
Read moreUndersecretary Benedetto Della Vedova attended the event “One Arctic” hosted by the Farnesina. It is the first youth simulation of the Arctic Council in Italy organised by the Italian Society for International Organisation (SIOI) in association with the Embassy of the United States in Italy. The opening remarks were made by Franco Frattini, the president of the […]
Read moreThe Minister of Foreign Affairs and of International Cooperation Angelino Alfano had a phone conversation with the Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu. “Just before the vote – Alfano said – I announced to the Prime Minister the decision taken by the Italian Government to vote against the UNESCO resolution on Jerusalem, because it was […]
Read moreAlfano: “Our vote against the politicised resolution on Israel is an important step, for it shows that when Italy disagrees, it votes ‘no’ and takes upon itself the full responsibility. In this case we have played a leading role within the international community. Five countries have joined us in casting a ‘no’ vote: the United […]
Read moreThe “Cinema Made in Italy – Festival of Italian Cinema” was launched on April 27, in Stockholm, following a 20-year tradition of cinema reviews organised in the capital city by the Italian Cultural Institute which, thanks to a collaboration with Istituto Luce-Cinecittà, will relaunch Italian cinema in Sweden. The Italian Ambassador to Sweden, Mario Cospito, […]
Read moreThe Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation said: “I have given precise voting instructions to the Permanent Delegate of Italy to UNESCO: [that is] to vote ‘no’ against yet another politicised resolution on Jerusalem, which is taking place on the day of a national holiday in Israel. Our opinion is clear: UNESCO cannot become […]
Read moreThe Italian ambassador in Tokyo, Giorgio Starace met Italian researchers in Japan. On our Embassy’s Facebook page, a post announced: “Robotics, nuclear physics, biology, ICT and much more besides: we will soon have an association to work even more and even better, together!”. “The scientific cooperation between Italy and Japan is a sector of massive […]
Read moreA swimmer just before a suprise attack by an inflatable shark, a dog riding a skateboard:and other unusual scenes of everyday life await visitors to the exhibition “Vía” Street Photography from Hamburg to Palermo”. It is being held at the Italian Cultural Institute of Hamburg at 7pm on Friday 5 May. The photography on display […]
Read moreEternal, universal, distributed with balance over the centuries, the variety of arts perfected by man and the wonder of landscapes designed by nature: a timeless beauty. This will be the common thread in Italy’s participation as Guest Country of Honour at the Tehran International Book Fair (نمایشگاه بینالمللی کتاب تهران), from 3 to 13 May […]
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