Italy-Iraq: Pistelli- Bakir meeting

Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Lapo Pistelli met today in Rome with the head of foreign affairs of the autonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan Falah Mustafa Bakir, with whom he discussed humanitarian support for Syrian refugees in the autonomous region. Following the deputy minister’s mission to Erbil in October, the Italian Cooperation dispatched emergency humanitarian […]

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St. Petersburg – Italia leader at culture forum

The recently concluded St. Petersburg International Culture Forum launched a variety of initiatives aimed at promoting Italian culture, which included two events organised by our cultural institute: the exhibition “The Architecture of Made in Italy” with a conference dedicated to the same theme, and another devoted to sustainable development and the economic opportunities that can […]

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Mexico City – “Italy-Mexico” prize awarded

The 5th edition of the Italy-Mexico Entrepreneurial Prize, awarded each year to selected Mexican economic leaders that contribute to strengthening bilateral relations was recently held in Mexico City. This year’s choice was the emerging food industry Herdez, Mexico’s Barilla group partner. Read more, in Italian

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“Women’s Forum” a Yangon: Dassu’ in Myanmar

Deputy Foreign Minister Marta Dassù will be in Myanmar today for the “Women’s Forum” in Yangon and other political meetings with the Burmese government. The deputy minister will meet with Aung San Suu Kyi to discuss the county’s democratic transition, and her visit will continue with Minister for Foreign Affairs Wunna Maung Lwin and Minister […]

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Fight against anti-personnel mines

Italy’s concern over the violations of the Ottawa Convention on Anti-Personnel Mines by some member states was reasserted by Italian Permanent Representative to the Conference on Disarmament Ambassador Vinicio Mati, who spoke at the annual meeting of the states parties to the convention, which was signed in 1997 in that Canadian city and is aimed […]

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Dassu:Pooling resources makes sense

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3rd Integrity Day – Bonino, prepared for tranparency

Solid commitment to transparency, legibility of data and monitoring of those sectors most at risk of corruption. In the course of its 3rd Integrity Day, the foreign ministry outlined the path that the efforts of Italian foreign diplomats and officials would take, and announced the modernisation of its counter-corruption operations. The event was hosted at […]

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ANNOUNCEMENT FOR EDITORS-IN-CHIEF: “Building a Woman Partnership for Food Security (Foreign Ministry, Rome, 11 December 2013)

On Wednesday 11 October 2013, during the 6th Italy-Latin America and Caribbean Conference, a workshop will be held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Rome entitled “Building a Woman Partnership for Food Security”, organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Italo-Latin American Institute (IILA) and EXPO 2015. The workshop sessions, divided into panels […]

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Economic Diplomacy/Sole 24 Ore – United Kingdom: Bank of Italy presents Financial Stability Report at the City

United Kingdom: Bank of Italy presents Financial Stability Report at the City The Bank of Italy delegation in London, in collaboration with the Embassy of Italy, organised a presentation of the Financial Stability Report(FSR) at the City to an audience of more than 100 asset managers, sovereign fund executives, financial analysts, hedge funds, chief economists […]

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Cybit 2013: MFA IT staff participate in attack simulation

The IT technicians of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs took part in the second nationalwide IT security drill on 5 December, in collaboration with the Prime Minister’s Office and with theMinistry of Economic Development. The purpose of this nationwide drill, known as “Cybit 2013″, was to assess the efficacy of information exchanges between national public […]

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Mandela: a continuing inspiration for all peoples, says Giro

“Madiba managed to found a nation by seeking that which unites, and he guided it discreetly through the example and inspiration of his words along the road to a democracy that offered hope. With his life Mandela accomplished a great dream of humanity, for his people and for the entire world. His experience, his humanity, […]

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Mandela: his lesson of great intellectual honesty is useful to everyone, says Bonino

“What I wish to recall about him is his great intellectual honesty. He gave due credit to De Klerk for overcoming apartheid, laying the foundations, as he acknowledged his adversary, for what went on to become the approach of his entire presidency: reconciliation. This remains a very useful lesson even nowadays, and in many countries”. […]

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