Day of Action Against Landmines

The Italian Ministry of Education celebrated the Day of Action Against Landmines today with a conference entitled “E’ tempo di disinnescare il pianeta” – “It’s time to defuse the planet” – patronaged by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.The Conference, organised by the Italian National Association of Civilian Victims of War (ANVCG), was attended […]

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Under-Secretary Amendola visits Baghdad

During his visit to Baghdad today, Italy’s Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Vincenzo Amendola met Iraqi President Fuad Masum and Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari. Later in the day he is expected to meet with Parliamentary Speaker Salim al Jubouri. During the talks Under-Secretary Amendola reiterated Italy’s commitment to supporting security and development in Iraq. Mr […]

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Nagorno Karabakh: Foreign Ministry expresses concern over continuing clashes along the Line of Contact

Nagorno Karabakh: Foreign Ministry expresses concern over continuing clashes along the Line of Contact The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation expresses deep concern over continuing clashes along the Line of Contact in the Nagorno Karabakh area of conflict, as well as for the victims caused by the fighting. The Italian Foreign Ministry urges […]

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Pakistan Trade and Investment Forum – Foreign Ministry to host the Forum on Trade and Investment Opportunities in Pakistan

On Tuesday, 5 April, the Italian Foreign Ministry will host the Forum on Trade and Investment Opportunities in Pakistan. The event will be opened by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, and by the Chairman of the Board of Investment of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Miftah Ismail. The Forum is organised […]

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UNESCO – Minister Gentiloni meets Franco Bernabè at the Farnesina​

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, met with the President of the Italian National Commission for UNESCO, Franco Bernabè, in Rome this morning. Italy, which hosts a relevant part of the World Cultural Heritage sites, plays an important role in UNESCO. It is the Country with the largest number of sites […]

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Dunhuang – Matera to unite with China through a twinning inspired to history and culture

Matera, the City of the “Sassi” (stone houses carved out of the caves), has twinned up with Dunhuang, the city whose name means “shining beacon”, one of the most famous cultural and historical cities of China’s Jiuquan Prefecture, known as the “Singing-Sand Mountain”. Matera will take part in the Expo of cultural cooperation scheduled to […]

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Argentina – “Literature in Italian opera” series of talks to open in Buenos Aires

The Italian Institute of Culture (IIC) of Buenos Aires has organised a series of meetings on “Literature in Italian Opera”. The series will take people on a guided tour of musical fragments to explore the fruitful and close relationship between literature and opera. Melodrama emerged in Florence in the late 16th century and has always […]

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Albania – Aterballetto to dance Don Quixote in Tirana

The show ‘Don Q. – Don Quixote de la Mancha’ will be performed for the first time in Albania by the Italian Aterballetto ballet and modern dance group. The event will take place on April 5 at the Opera and Ballet Theatre in Tirana. It was organised by the Italian Embassy, the Italian Institute of […]

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China – Italian Consulate in Chongqing holds photo competition for Chinese tourists

The Italian Consulate General in Chongqing recently organised a photographic competition for Chinese nationals who applied for Italian visas in 2015. The aim was to reward Chinese tourists who have visited Italy and highlight their stories and the emotions they experienced on their trips, in a bid to attract new visitors. The “Meeting with You […]

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“Diplomazia e dintorni” – What diplomats have to write

Writing is an activity that accompanies diplomats throughout their career. Reports, notes, speeches are only a few examples of the writing that every diplomat has to necessarily do in any office that he/she might be posted to. Writing is a relevant albeit little-known aspect of the everyday work of diplomats. The 56th episode of “Diplomazia […]

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Syria: Foreign Ministry condemns airstrikes on Deir al-Asafir

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation firmly condemns the airstrikes of 31 March on civilian targets in Deir al-Asafir, a suburb of Damascus, presumably carried out by forces of al-Assad’s regime, which killed dozens of civilians, including women and children. The Foreign Ministry calls on all parties concerned to comply with the basic […]

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Dei – Germany: New Federal Transport Plan totals 264.5 billion euros

Germany plans to invest 264.5 billion euros by 2030 to improve its  infrastructure. Federal Minister of Transport and Digital  Infrastructure, Alexander Dobrindt, presented the first draft of the new Infrastructure Plan (Bundesverkeherwegeplan – BVWP 2030), which  envisages a series of investments in roads, railways and waterways. The  Plan includes nearly 1,000 interventions of which 49.4 […]

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