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    Press Releases
    4 March 2016
    Confirmation of the release of Calcagno and Pollicardo

    The Foreign Ministry confirms that Filippo Calcagno and Gino Pollicardo, the two Italians working for the Bonatti construction firm kidnapped in Libya last July​, are in good health and in the custody of the Sabratha Military Council.

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    4 March 2016
    “Eco from China” – Italian Embassy and Institute of Culture in Beijing launch Umberto Eco Prize for the dissemination of Italian culture in China

    Italy is among the nations capable of claiming the oldest continuous relations with China. The Chinese public’s serious admiration for our Country, which is considered one of the cradles of human civilisation, is witnessed by the success that the great figures of Italy’s cultural panorama have always had in China. This gives the perception that […]

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    4 March 2016
    Washington – USA, Ambassador Varricchio presents his credentials to Obama

    Italy’s new ambassador to the United States, Armando Varricchio, presented his credentials to the President of the United States, Barack Obama, at the White House today. At the end of the ceremony, Ambassador Varricchio said: “In the very cordial meeting held in the Oval Office I emphasised that I intend to perform my mandate with […]

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    4 March 2016
    Italy-Japan – Tokyo celebrates 150 years of relations

    Events to celebrate the 150th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Italy and Japan are continuing in Tokyo. With the opening of a retrospective dedicated to Caravaggio, Italy is taking centre-stage in Ueno, the cultural centre of the Japanese capital, where a Botticelli exhibition is also underway and has already attracted over 150,000 visitors. Then in […]

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    4 March 2016
    Italian Fashion in Minsk – UNICEF children hit the catwalk

    “Italy Minsk Fashion” is back this year with the sixth edition of the international fashion show. Children and teenagers involved in UNICEF Belarus cooperation projects will be taking to the catwalk. It is a unique opportunity for them to interact with the world of fashion, which also raises public awareness on issues such as childcare […]

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    3 March 2016
    Luxembourg aims to become a European hub for space resources

    The Luxembourg Government has launched a project called ‘SpaceResources.lu to support the development of innovative activities in the space and satellite industries through incentives in the legal domain and in the field of investments. One of the key steps of the project will be the development, in full compliance with international law and in cooperation […]

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    3 March 2016
    G7 Youth Summit

    In collaboration with the Italian Presidency of the Council of Ministers and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, also this year the Young Ambassadors Society (YAS) is recruiting the Italian Youth Delegation to attend the only official G7 Youth Summit, which will be held in Tokyo from 30 April to 3 May, 2016. […]

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    Accreditation Notices
    3 March 2016
    ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Press point: Foreign Minister Gentiloni with his Polish counterpart, Witold Waszczykowski (Farnesina, 7 March)

    On Monday 7 March, at 1:30 p.m., the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, will meet with the Polish Foreign Minister, Witold Waszczykowski.At the end of the meeting there will be a joint press point. Journalists, photographers and TV crews interested in attending the press point are requested to apply for online accreditation […]

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    Press Releases
    3 March 2016
    Libya: two Italians perhaps killed in shootout

    In connection to the circulation of several images of the victims, apparently Westerners, of a shootout in Libya’s Sabratha region, the Farnesina informs that from the images, albeit in the absence of bodies, it could be possible to identify two of the four Italians who worked for the Bonatti construction company and who were kidnapped […]

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    3 March 2016
    Brazil – Focus on Depero and the futurist reconstruction of the universe

    “Fortunato Depero and the futurist reconstruction of the universe” is the title of the conference to be held at the Italian Institute of Culture (IIC) in Sao Paulo. The event is complementary to the exhibition “Depero, futurist and global artist”, now on show at the MAC USP Ibirapuera until March 27. The aim of the […]

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