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An official from the Italian Embassy in Mexico City will be on a mission to Playa del Carmen on Feb. 3 and 4 to collect the fingerprints of fellow Italians applying for a passport. Similar missions will take place in other parts of the country over the coming months, all of which will be flagged […]
Read moreThe Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, received the Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, to Palazzo della Farnesina this morning, as part of President Hassan Rouhani’s first visit abroad after Implementation Day, which marked on January 16 the coming into force of the agreement on the nuclear programme and the removal […]
Read moreToday Palazzo della Farnesina hosts a meeting between the Italian and Iranian Foreign Ministers, Paolo Gentiloni and Mohammad Javad Zarif, as part of the historic visit by President Hassan Rouhani to Rome, the initial stop on his first trip in Europe. This contact between Rome and Teheran is even more meaningful because it is scheduled […]
Read moreThe press conference of the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni and the Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, scheduled for tomorrow January 26, at Palazzo della Farnesina, has been cancelled.
Read moreOn February 4, 2016, London will be hosting the conference on the Syrian crisis “Supporting Syria and the Region”, in which the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, will be taking part. The representatives of the media interested in attending the event will need to acquire accreditation by following the procedure described on […]
Read moreOn Tuesday, 2 February at 9:00 a.m. the Ministerial Meeting of the Global Coalition to counter Daesh/ISIL will be held at the Palazzo della Farnesina in a “SMALL GROUP” format (formed by 23 Countries + European Union, as contained in the list). The meeting will be co-chaired by Minister Paolo Gentiloni and by the […]
Read moreA consortium formed by UNLAB, Stefano Boeri’s Milan-based architecture firm and Inter.National.Design, a Dutch firm, won an international competition for drafting the new masterplan of Tirana. The new plan will be completed within the next five months. The process will include setting up an integrated database of the territory, developing the city’s territorial strategy, a […]
Read moreThe exhibition that will open on Monday, Jan. 25, at the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Strasbourg is entitled: “Useful Graphic Design. Italy’s public service posters”. The show, displaying the posters of public interest produced by the institutions and local agencies of the different Italian Regions in the period from 1975 to 1990, is curated […]
Read moreItalian writer Alessandro Baricco is due to visit Colombia from Jan. 28 to Feb. 6. He will attend the Hay Festival in Cartagena from his arrival until Jan. 31. The Festival will conclude with a conference with journalist and editor Marcel Ventura at the Adolfo Mejia theatre. The festival, now at its 10th edition, is […]
Read moreThe Italian Chamber of Commerce in China will open its new office in Chongqing tomorrow. This rapidly growing metropolis in the southwest of the country has a population of over 30 million people. The office is in the Foreign Business District, the economic heart of the city, which also houses the offices of some big […]
Read moreThe “Matera, land of Sassi” photography exhibition was inaugurated on Friday, Jan. 22 at the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Athens and will run until Feb. 20. The show, which was organised by the IIC, displays the shots taken by Greek photographer Jenny Lykourezou, who was fascinated by the magnificent setting of the “Sassi” of […]
Read more«Pressure must be exerted on two fronts: engaging the regime into opening humanitarian corridors and, through negotiations, obtaining a ceasefire in order to mitigate the ongoing tragedy», said Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni commenting the situation in Syria. He has a clear stance on the fact that the war in Syria, with its cities under siege, […]
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