Gentiloni: «There is no need for a blitzkrieg in order to stabilise Libya» «We must avoid having a Failed State at our door»

He is in continuous contact with the Crisis Unit over the developments in the situation in Sabratha and the repatriation of the two Bonatti engineers released on Friday. He feels on his shoulders all the weight of these responsibility-laden hours, carefully weighing his words and even more so the decisions expected from a Country like […]

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Note of the Farnesina on the migration plan

Italy understands Switzerland’s need to follow up on the popular referendum on migration issues called two years ago but believes that this must be done in close contact with the European Commission so as to single out solutions taking into consideration the people’s will on the one hand and the need not to discriminate European […]

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Italy puts forward the traditional art of pizza-making for the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List

The Italian National Commission for UNESCO unanimously voted to submit the Art of Naples “Pizzaiuoli” for inclusion in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List on Friday. The decision reaffirms the central role of nutrition-related matters in the framework of Italy’s cultural, economic, and innovation promotion abroad, which has been spurred by the EXPO 2015. The […]

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The OSCE’s challenges: “Migrants and Security”

“We’re under a moral obligation to save human lives. Building walls cannot be the answer, nor can viewing today’s migrant crisis from a security perspective alone. We cannot equate migrants and terrorists,” Italy’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation, Paolo Gentiloni, said this morning when opening the OSCE conference on “Refocusing Migration and Security: […]

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Secretary General Michele Valensise decides to resign his office at the Foreign Ministry

The Secretary General of the Foreign Ministry, Michele Valensise, has decided to soon resign his office and leave the Ministry to undertake new professional experiences. Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni addressed a warm thanks to Ambassador Valensise for his intense and valuable work. Ambassador Valensise was appointed secretary general in July 2012 and, in addition to […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Official visit by Minister Paolo Gentiloni to Malta (10 March 2016)

Next March 10, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, will pay an official visit to Malta where he will meet his counterpart, George Vella. At the end of the talks, a press conference is scheduled at around 11:00 a.m. Journalists, photographers and TV crews interested in following the event are requested […]

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Erasmus, Italian student wins first European scholarship to Iran

A 21-year-old woman from Cagliari, Valentina Simeone, is the first European student to enter Tehran University with an Erasmus scholarship after she outclassed colleagues from other nine EU universities. The European Union has decided to broaden the horizons of cultural exchange by granting 136 funded scholarships to young people from Iran, Iraq and Yemen for […]

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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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“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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Chile – “Pellegrino Artusi and the Unification of Italy in the Kitchen” exhibition

“Pellegrino Artusi and the Unification of Italy in the Kitchen” is the title of an exhibition starting on March 5 in Santiago, Chile, which will look at one of the most important figures in the glorious history of Italian cuisine. The event will take place in two different locations, which currently represent the pride of […]

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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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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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