Russia: Minister Alfano holds a telephone conversation with his Russian counterpart Minister Lavrov

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, today had a telephone conversation with the Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation, Sergey V. Lavrov. The two ministers agreed to meet shortly, at the first possible opportunity, which will be in Bonn on 16 and 17 February, on the fringes of the G20 Meeting. […]

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Mexico – Conference celebrates the importance of Italian folk songs

‎The Italian Cultural Institute in Mexico City will organize an event dedicated to Italian folk music on Wednesday February 15. In a lecture entitled “Introduction to Italian folk music”, Professor Sabina Longhitano will discuss the general characteristics of the genre with a view to making it more widely known and loved, considering that the repertory […]

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Germany – Exhibition devoted to Marcello Mastroianni kicks off on Wednesday

The Italian Cultural Institute in Berlin, in cooperation with Cineteca di Bologna [film library], organised an exhibition on Marcello Mastroianni to be inaugurated on 8 February. The exhibit will open with a lecture by Gian Luca Farinelli, Director of the Cineteca. Photos and posters which narrate the story of one of the most famous actors […]

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Serbia – Cinema pays homage to Giuseppe De Santis on the 100th anniversary of his birth

The Yugoslav Cinematheque in Belgrade (Kosovska 11) will open a cycle of screenings dedicated to Giuseppe de Santis on Friday, 3 February. The three-day event, organised in cooperation with the Italian Cultural Institute in Belgrade, aims to pay homage to the Italian film director on the 100th anniversary of his birth (11 February 1917). From […]

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Italy’s Economic Diplomacy, 2 February: latest news from the world

Turkey: development incentive package for 23 provinces to be launched The Turkish Prime Minister, Binali Yildirim, announced the details of the programme of incentives for investors to create attraction centres in the country’s twenty-three eastern and southern provinces. Prime Minister Yildirim reported that up to 11 January, Ankara received 1,200 requests to benefit from state […]

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Alfano: Visit to the Italo-Latin American Institute

“Italy and Latin America: they are not separated by the sea but united by the sea of History, Culture and Traditions and shared human events: between us is this wonderful sea that unites us!,” wrote Angelino Alfano, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, on the Book of Guests of Honour of the Italo-Latin […]

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Russian Federation – Collodi and Tolstoj’s “Burattini” take centre stage in Moscow

The Italian Cultural Institute in Moscow will host a lecture by Vladimir Novikov entitled “Comparative analysis of Carlo Collodi’s ‘Pinocchio’ and Aleksei Tolstoy’s ‘The Adventures of Burattino’”, on February 8 at 7 p.m. The two novels are indeed very different. In his version, Tolstoy adapted the original Italian story to the Russian culture by making […]

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Peru – Alaska2Patagonia project presented on Wednesday

‎Italian cyclist Davide Travelli presented his “Alaska2Patagonia” project in an exclusive event held at the Italian Cultural Institute in Lima on Wednesday Feb 1. The athlete, who was born in Bergamo and grew up in Dublin, has practised cycling competitively and passionately for 13 years. After a long break, he decided to undertake a journey […]

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Africa – From Africa to Bologna thanks to a grant from the Foreign Ministry

“I first went to Juba and from there to Addis Ababa, to the Italian Embassy in Ethiopia, to apply for the visa. Then I took an airplane to Rome and subsequently a train to Bologna. I must thank all those who helped me: the Ministry, the Embassy and the University. Without them I would never […]

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Country Presentation: Myanmar, a new market for Italian enterprises

Today the Farnesina hosts a Country Presentation dedicated to the cooperation and investment opportunities offered by the Union of Myanmar, one of Asia’s most promising markets for the growth and expansion perspectives of foreign companies. The lifting of American sanctions, the passing of a new law on investments and a policy fostering the attraction of […]

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USA: Minister Alfano congratulates the new Secretary of State

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, addressed a message of congratulations to the new United States Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson. “I would like to express my warmest wishes for all possible success in your office,” Mr Alfano wrote in his letter to Tillerson. He added: “I am convinced that the […]

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The Foreign Ministry expresses renewed concern over the approval of further settlements in the West Bank

The Foreign Ministry expresses renewed concern over the approval of 3,000 new dwelling units in the West Bank following recent announcements. Consistently with Italy’s consolidated position, the Foreign Ministry points out that the further spread of settlements constitutes an obstacle to the prospect of a two-state solution which both Parties are called upon to undertake.

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