Foreign Minister Gentiloni in Ulaanbaatar for 11th Asia-Europe Meeting

Italy’s Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni will attend the eleventh Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) on July 15 and 16 in Mongolia. Discussions at the summit will focus on economic cooperation, connectivity, and global and regional challenges. A total of 31 European and 22 Asian delegations are expected to attend. Two years after the previous summit in Milan, […]

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Beijing – Vinitaly takes centre stage at the Shanghai Wine & Dine

Vinitaly International is the main feature of the Italian Area at the second edition of the Shanghai Wine & Dine Festival, the most important business-to-consumer (B2C) event in the agro-food sector. Organized by the Shanghai Morning Post, Gewara – the Chinese TicketOne – and UnionPay, the event will take place at Expo Park in Shanghai […]

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Italy-US, Washington hosts event on civilian use of drones

The Italian Embassy, together with the Institute for Education of Washington, hosted an event on the civilian use of drones. Special attention was focused on the application of these technologies on the two shores of the Atlantic in sectors such as agriculture, civil protection, internal security, journalism and the media. “I’m particularly happy of this […]

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Kampala – The Italian Embassy join forces with Uganda Bikers against tumours and AIDS

‎The Italian Embassy in Uganda is ‘on the road’ to promote prevention in combating tumours and AIDS. The Italian Ambassador, Domenico Fornara, led a delegation of the diplomatic mission on a 700 km biking tour organised by the Uganda Bikers Association in Gulu. The aim of the campaign is to promote the prevention of tumours […]

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London: visit by the Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs, Vincenzo Amendola

The Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Vincenzo Amendola, is in London today with a two-day agenda of meetings. Last night Mr Amendola attended an event at the London School of Economics (LSE) entitled “The role of the Italian Community in the UK”, promoted by representatives of the Italian community and organised by the LSE’s […]

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Diplomacy to promote the internationalization of Italy’s university system. The Director General for Economic and Cultural Promotion and Innovation, Enzo De Luca, attends the opening of Italian Language and Culture courses for foreigners at the University of Siena

“For the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation it is fundamental to rely on partners like the University for Foreigners in Siena, whose Italian language and culture courses for foreign students meet the already strong and constantly growing demand around the world,” said the Foreign Ministry’s Director General for Economic and Cultural Promotion and […]

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Italy’s Economic Diplomacy – 13 July: latest news from the world

Cameroon: Ministry of Agriculture signs agreement with Defino&Giancaspro to develop cassava supply chain A partnership agreement was signed between Cameroon’s Ministries of Agriculture and of Higher Education, the University of Yaounde’, the Polytechnic School and the Italian company Defino&Giancaspro for the transfer of know-how in the processing of cassava. The signing ceremony was presided by […]

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Cuba: Deputy Minister Giro signs bilateral debt treatment Agreements with Vice President of Cuba’s Council of Ministers, Ricardo Cabrisas

In a joint mission to Havana with Undersecretary of State for Economic Development, Ivan Scalfarotto, Deputy Foreign Minister Mario Giro signed bilateral debt treatment Agreements with the Vice President of Cuba’s Council of Ministers, Ricardo Cabrisas, implementing the Paris Club Multilateral Understanding signed in Paris on 12 December 2015 by Cuba and 14 creditor Countries.   […]

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South Sudan: Italian and EU citizens repatriated from Juba​

This morning an airplane of the Italian Air Force took off from the capital of South Sudan with on board 30 Italian citizens who have decided to leave Juba following the recent events. The Italians will be accommodated in Italy’s military base in Djibouti and subsequently follow on to their final destinations. On board of […]

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Tehran – The Marche Region on the lookout for new investments in Iran

The small and medium-sized enterprises of the Marche Region are looking to Iran, a country that returns to normal international relations after the lifting of the embargo and that offers great opportunities to Italian companies. An economic mission led by President Luca Ceriscioli and with approximately 50 businesses of the Marche Region is underway. The […]

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The Project – “The Italian Way”, a documentary on Italian youth living abroad

As part of the cultural initiatives to inform Italian citizens living abroad, the 2nd Office of the Foreign Ministry’s Directorate General for Italians Residing Abroad and Migration Policies financed the 2015 production of “The Italian Way”, a documentary directed by Luigi Maria Perotti and produced by Stamen Film. The financing was allocated from Budget expenditure […]

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Moscow – Pushkin Museum and Uffizi to stage art event on Raphael

The Gallerie degli Uffizi of Florence and Moscow’s Pushkin Museum today signed a cooperation agreement at the Italian Embassy in Moscow. The first activity envisaged in the Agreement concerns the shipment to the Russian capital of some of Raphael’s most renowned masterpieces, some of which have never been brought out of Italy. The Agreement was […]

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