The agrifood sector – an international player

A seminar took place today on “The agrifood industry in the Emilia-Romagna Region and its global reach amidst trade barriers, the Brexit, and international agreements” at the Fiera di Bologna trade show. The event, the fourth of its kind this year, was organised by the Emilia Romagna Region and designed to promote a fruitful discussion on the competitiveness of the region’s agri-food […]

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The People’s Democratic Republic of Korea: Italy expresses its strongest condemnation for the new nuclear test

“Italy expresses its strongest condemnation for the new nuclear test conducted today by the People’s Democratic Republic of Korea which poses a threat to Asia and world peace   Minister of Foreign Affairs, Paolo Gentiloni, said.  The test represents a new clear violation of the related resolutions of the Security Council of the United Nations and a […]

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Canada – Montreal hosts retrospective on Michelangelo Antonioni

A little over nine years since the death of Michelangelo Antonioni, one of the greatest directors of contemporary cinema, the Italian Cultural Institute in Montreal and the Cinémathèque québécoise have organised a retrospective of the Italian master to show his take on the human soul and on the contradictions of modern society. It is a […]

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Chile – Italian baroque art in ‘Allegory of Painting’ exhibition

On September 28, the Italian Cultural Institute in Santiago, in collaboration with the Italian Embassy, will inaugurate “Allegoria della pittura” (Allegory of painting), an exhibition by Ofelia Andrades proposing a review of Italian Baroque works through the lens of a Chilean artist. Her paintings, inspired by Realism set in contemporary art, evoke Italy’s Baroque traditions […]

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Farnesina hosts a meeting of the Anna Lindh Foundation and a workshop on Intercultural Dialogue in the Mediterranean

Today the Farnesina hosted a meeting of the Advisory Council of the Anna Lindh Foundation (ALF), which is presided over by Elisabeth Guigou. The meeting was attended by the Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Benedetto Della Vedova, who made the opening remarks. It is the second time that the ALF Advisory Council meets in […]

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Ministerial Conference on Security and Stability in the Mediterranean

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, is on the Greek island of Rhodes to attend the Ministerial Conference on Security and Stability in the Mediterranean.The meeting, organized by Greece, is designed to promote a dialogue between partners of different regional groups (Southern and Central-Eastern Europe, North Africa and the Arabic Peninsula) […]

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Pakistan – Italian artist paints mural for Karachi airport

Italian artist Maurizio Boscheri has painted a mural at the Jinnah International Airport. Italy’s diplomatic mission in Pakistan pointed out that all passengers leaving the airport will be able to see the mural and be reminded of the deep bonds of friendship between the two countries. Pakistan’s national animal, the markhor, stands out at the […]

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China – Italy guest of honour at China Investment and Trade Fair

Italy is the guest of honour of the 20th China International Fair for Investment and Trade (CIFIT), which will open in Xiamen tomorrow. Fifteen top Italian companies will take part in the fair, along with an institutional delegation led by Italy’s Undersecretary of State for Economic Development, Ivan Scalfarotto. The president of the Italian Trade Agency, […]

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The Foreign Ministry and the Italian Embassy in Algiers coordinate efforts to assure the medical repatriation of an Italian girl

Last night the coordinated efforts of the Foreign Ministry, the Italian Embassy in Algiers and all the competent Institutions, made it possible to carry out the emergency medical repatriation of a seriously ill Italian 7-year old girl. The little girl, accompanied by her mother and two sisters, landed in Florence from Algiers on board of […]

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Undersecretary Amendola Meets with the New Tunisian Government

The two-day agenda of meetings in Tunisia end today for Foreign Affairs Undersecretary, Vincenzio Amendola The representative of the Italian Government, accompanied by the Italian Ambassador to Tunis, Raimondo De Cardona, met with Prime Minister Youssef Chahed and the Ministers of: Industry, Zied Ladhari; Tourism, Selma Elloumi Rekik; Agriculture, Samir Taieb; and Cooperation, Fadhel Abdelkefi. […]

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Gianfranco Petruzzella, ​Italy’s Special Envoy for Yemen

Foreign Affairs Minister Paolo Gentiloni appointed Advisor Gianfranco Petruzzella to be Italy’s Special Envoy for Yemen. The Italian Government thus confirms its traditional commitment in favour of peace, of stabilization and development in Yemen and of its role as founding Country of the “Friends of Yemen” group.  

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Foreign Affairs Minister, Paolo Gentiloni, in London for the Ministerial Meeting on Syria

Foreign Affairs Minister Paolo Gentiloni is in London to attend the ministerial meeting on Syria at the Foreign Office in a “like-minded” format that will include the United Kingdom, U.S.A., France, Germany, Italy, EU, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Turkey, Jordan, and Qatar. The meeting will also be attended by Riad Hijab, General Coordinator of the High […]

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