Foreign Ministry expresses condolences for attack in Lahore, Pakistan

The Foreign Ministry expresses its condolences for yesterday’s suicide bombing in Lahore, in which many people died – including several police officers – and many were injured.  Italy confirms its closeness to the Government of Pakistan, which has again been hit by a violent terrorist attack.

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Italian Economic Diplomacy 14 February: latest news from around the world

Argentina: private development projects to kickoff at Bahia Blanca Major private development projects are likely to get started in 2017 in Bahia Blanca, the most important of which regards the expansion of the Argentinian city’s petrochemical complex,which is key for its economy. Dow Argentina, one of the most important groups operating in the complex, is […]

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At the UNSC meeting, Italy votes in favour of protecting critical infrastructure from terrorist attacks

The Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Vincenzo Amendola, today is in New York to attend the debate opened within the Security Council, and chaired by the Ukrainian Foreign Minister Klimkin, on the protection of critical infrastructure against terrorist attacks. The representative of the Italian Government voted in favour of the UN resolution on this […]

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Alfano: “The vision shared by Italy and the Holy See should be enhanced” (Avvenire)

Dear Editor, Today is an important day for relations between Italy and the Holy See: we are commemorating the signing of the Lateran Treaty. When the Treaty was signed in 1929 and then followed by the New Concordat in 1984, those achievements were greeted very favourably on the two banks of the Tiber. The shared […]

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Economic diplomacy: Alfano attends the meeting of the Advisory Board of Assolombarda

“We, the Foreign Ministry together with Italian enterprises, continue to do teamwork together to make Milan, Lombardy and Italy win the challenge,” said Angelino Alfano, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, in addressing the meeting of Assolombarda’s Advisory Board today in Milan. The Minister confirmed the Foreign Ministry’s intention to fully support Italian […]

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Czech Republic – New record set by Italian-Czech Republic trade volumes: +11.6%

A new record has been set in the volume of trade between Italy and the Czech Republic. According to the Czech Statistical Office, Italy has outperformed France and Austria, becoming the Country’s fifth-largest trade partner after Germany, China, Poland and Slovakia. The trend had already proved to be very positive in 2015 and has recorded […]

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Germany – La Grande Bellezza, Italian design of four wheels

The Italian Cultural Institute in Cologne, Germany, will hold an event dedicated to automobiles at 7 p.m. next 2 March, as part of International Italian Design Day. Professor Paolo Tumminelli, from the Köln International School of Design, will deliver a lecture entitled “La Grande Bellezza, Italian design of four wheels”. Automobiles – for the better […]

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The Italian Cultural Institute in Edinburgh screens Influx by Luca Vullo

The Italian Cultural Institute in Edinburgh will screen ‘Influx’, a documentary produced and directed by Luca Vullo on Italian immigration to London. “The British capital has never attracted so many Italians as in the last few years. In a period in which immigration in Europe is always the focus of political debate, especially after the […]

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The Foreign Ministry expresses great concern over news of the ballistic missile launched by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

The Foreign Ministry expressed great concern over the news of the ballistic missile that was launched last night by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. The Country’s repeated nuclear tests, along with the stockpiling of a nuclear arsenal, constitute a threat to global peace and security.  The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has once again […]

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Iran: Italy shows attention and extreme concern for the case of Dr Ahmadreza Djalali

From the moment it received news of the detention of Dr Ahmadreza Djalali, the Foreign Ministry activated its communication channels with Iranian authorities to underscore the attention and concern with which Italy is following the case in the light of the ties he has with the University of Eastern Piedmont and its scientific community, and to obtain […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Anniversary of the Lateran Treaty (Palazzo Borromeo, 14 February)

On Tuesday, 14 February 2017 the Italian Embassy in the Holy See (Palazzo Borromeo) will celebrate the anniversary of the Lateran Treaty and of the Agreement to amend the Concordat at the presence of top officials of the Italian State and of the Holy See. The bilateral governmental meetings will begin at 4:15 p.m.  At the […]

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Spain: Minister Alfano in Madrid to meet with his Spanish counterpart, Minister Dastis

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, will travel to Madrid tonight for bilateral talks with his Spanish counterpart, Alfonos Dastis, and with the Stare Secretary for the European Union, Jorge Toledo, which will be held at the residence of Italian Ambassador Stefano Sannino. On the agenda of the talks are bilateral […]

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