The Project – Music and theatre, the magic of Umbria’s Festivals fascinates China

Cultural cooperation between Italy and China finds its landmarks in Umbria. After the experience of Umbria Jazz, which brought Italian artists on tour in the most important cities of China, another cultural promotion project is now in the pipeline: bring to China, where the public is 90% young and particularly interested in innovative high-quality performances, […]

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Teheran – Aquileia continues the “Wounded Archaeology” series with an exhibition on Iran

After “The Bardo in Aquileia”, the exhibition dedicated to the Tunisian museum struck by a terrorist attack, the series continues with “Wounded Archaeology”, an exhibition on Iran. Opened on 25 June, the exhibition “Lions and Bulls of ancient Persia in Aquileia” is the first of the kind in the world after the signing of the […]

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Amendola «We are at the heart of the Mediterranean to stabilize fragile governments» (l’Unità)​

Italy and the global challenge of jihadist terrorism. The centrality of the Mediterranean. L’Unità discusses the issue with the Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Enzo Amendola, on his return from a diplomatic mission in Libya. “We must come to terms with the fact that jihadism has broadened its geographical scope of action from Africa […]

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El Niño Emergency: Italy earmarks 1 million euros for Somalia​

Heeding the appeal launched by the World Food Program (WFP) for the drought emergency in Somalia caused by the El Niño phenomenon, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has earmarked an emergency contribution of one million euros to support the WFP’s food aid programs in the Country. Italy’s contribution will enable activities consisting both of […]

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Trieste – Training School for Sustainable Blue Growth in Mediterranean

Diplomacy and scientific research will join forces for Trieste’s 2016 edition of the Advanced Training School on Sustainable Blue Growth in Mediterranean and Black Sea Countries, a higher training event on oceanography and marine science addressed to young people, scheduled from 4 to 8 July 2016. The event will also be attended by researchers, businessmen […]

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Italy-Brazil Parliamentary Friendship group to meet on 5 July in Brasilia

The Italy-Brazil Parliamentary Friendship group will meet on 5 July at Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies in Brasilia. The meeting will open with remarks by Waldir Maranhao, the Acting President of the Chamber of Deputies, by the President of the Foreign Affairs Commission, Pedro Vilela, by the President of the Parliamentary Friendship group, Carlos Zarattini and, […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE – ASEM Summit (Ulan-Bator 15-16 July)​

On 15 and 16 July 2016 the Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the ASEM Countries will take place in Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia). The Summit will also be attended by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni. Journalists, photographers and TV crews interested in following the event are requested to […]

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Dhaka terrorist attack: Minister Gentiloni holds a phone conversation with Japan’s Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, had a telephone conversation with Japan’s Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida  today to coordinate the two Governments’ diplomatic and intelligence activities in the aftermath of the dramatic terrorist attack in Dhaka in which 9 Italians and 7 Japanese were killed. The two Ministers stressed the importance […]

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Libya – Visit to Tripoli by Undersecretary Amendola for institutional meetings

Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Vincenzo Amendola, travelled to Tripoli where the newly installed Libyan Authorities are engaged in a sensitive struggle to stabilise the Country and eradicate the presence of Daesh. The mission took place only one day after the terrible terrorist attack in Dhaka which revealed that Islamic terrorism is trying to […]

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Attack in Dhaka: there is no Italian missing​

Following further investigations, the Foreign Ministry’s Crisis Management Unit found out that the Italian citizen who was reported missing was not in the restaurant at the time of the terrorist attack. The Italian concerned has contacted his family.

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Terrorist attack in Dhaka: the names of the Italians killed

The Foreign Ministry informs that the Italian citizens killed in last night’s terrorist attack in Dhaka are: Adele PUGLISI, Marco TONDAT, Claudia Maria D’ANTONA, Nadia BENEDETTI, Vincenzo D’ALLESTRO, Maria RIBOLI , Cristian ROSSI, Claudio CAPPELLI and Simona MONTI.

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Attack in Dhaka: Gentiloni on the phone with Bengali Foreign Affairs Minister

Paolo Gentiloni, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, talked on the phone with Abdul Hassan Mahmood Ali, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh, who confirmed the killing of some twenty hostages and the release of thirteen. The Bengali Minister said that the local authorities do not have information about the nationality of the victims […]

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