Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Deputy Minister Cirielli meets the Minister of Development and Foreign Trade of the Netherlands

Yesterday, the Italian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Edmondo Cirielli, met with the Minister of Development and Foreign Trade of the Netherlands, Reinette Klever. The exchange between the two countries’ government representatives focused above all on their respective development cooperation strategies. Another crucial topic of the meeting was the strategic partnerships of […]

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Update Press Accreditation Note – Political Love as an Instrument of Peace and Democracy” Conference (Farnesina, 11 December 2024)

Update Press Accreditation Note Political Love as an Instrument of Peace and Democracy” Conference (Farnesina, 11 December 2024)   On Wednesday 11 December 2024, the conference “Political Love as an Instrument of Peace and Democracy”, organised by Ente Nazionale per il Microcredito, will be held at the Farnesina in Rome. The event, which will be entirely […]

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Ho Chi Minh City – “Consoli italiani nella Saigon dell’Ottocento” book presentation

The book by Prof. Christopher Denis-Delacour on the fascinating, so far unstudied history of the first Italian Consuls in 19th-century Saigon has been presented in Ho Chi Minh City, in the historical Ben Nha Rong building. The presentation of the book, edited by the Consulate General, was attended by Italian Ambassador to Vietnam Marco della […]

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Caravaggio on show in Seoul

On 19 November last, the exhibition “The Master of Light: Caravaggio and His Descendants” was inaugurated at the Hangaram Museum in Seoul. Open to the public until 30 March, the event, which has been produced by Korean partner Acts Management in collaboration with the cultural association Metamorfosi and supported by the Italian Cultural Institute of […]

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Minister Tajani and FIGC President Gravina inaugurate an exhibition dedicated to the Italian National Football Team at the Farnesina

Today, Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani will inaugurate, together with President Gravina and the FIGC top management, the “Sfumature di Azzurro” exhibition, as organised and curated by the Italian Football Federation together with the Football Museum in Coverciano. Since the beginning of his mandate, Tajani has given strong impetus to the sports diplomacy […]

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Sports diplomacy. Minister Tajani inaugurates an exhibition dedicated to the Italian national football team at the Farnesina together with the top management of the FIGC

The Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, will open tomorrow at the Farnesina the presentation event of the exhibition “Sfumature di Azzurro”, organised and curated by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) together with the Football Museum of Coverciano. The presentation will focus on sports diplomacy as a tool for promoting Italy […]

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Erbil, agreement signed to promote the Italian language

On 3 December, the Consulate General of Italy in Erbil finalised a Collaboration Agreement with the Società Dante Alighieri and the Catholic University of Erbil, signed by the Secretary General of the Società Dante Alighieri, Prof. Alessandro Masi, and by the President of the CUE, Dr. Nazar Shabila, for the promotion of Italian language courses […]

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PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTE G7 Side event under the Italian Presidency “Information Warfare, Hybrid Threats and Nuclear Risk: The Hidden Threats of a Digital Age”

PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTE G7 Side event under the Italian Presidency “Information Warfare, Hybrid Threats and Nuclear Risk: The Hidden Threats of a Digital Age” (Farnesina, 12 December 2024) On Thursday 12 December 2024, the G7 side event under the Italian Presidency “Information Warfare, Hybrid Threats and Nuclear Risk: The Hidden Threats of a Digital Age”, organised […]

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Minister Tajani chairs an event at the Farnesina for International Anti-Corruption Day

On the occasion of International Anti-Corruption Day, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, today opened the event “The commitment of Italian foreign policy in the fight against corruption and transnational organised crime”, in collaboration with the Ministries of Justice and the Interior. The Minister of the Interior, […]

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Tajani: “Protecting the population and ethnic and religious minorities” (Corriere della Sera)

Rome – Antonio Tajani, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation: after the attack on Israel on 7 October, a domino effect has been triggered throughout the Middle East. Now it’s Syria’s turn. “The Hamas terrorist attack on Israel has sparked a fire in the Middle East that the Italian government, in these months of […]

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Minister Antonio Tajani opens the meeting “Legal Diplomacy as driver of foreign policy. Combatting corruption and transnational organised crime. Italy’s commitment”

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, opens the meeting  “Legal Diplomacy as driver of foreign policy. Combatting corruption and transnational organised crime. Italy’s commitment” (“La Diplomazia Giuridica come direttrice di politica estera. Il contrasto alla corruzione ed al crimine organizzato transnazionale. L’impegno dell’Italia”), organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and […]

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Syria Update

Minister Tajani once again chaired a meeting this morning on the situation in Syria with the Italian Ambassadors in Middle Eastern countries, following the capture of Damascus by rebel groups. In particular, Tajani received updated information from the Italian Ambassador in Damascus, Stefano Ravagnan, regarding the situation of Italian personnel and nationals still present in […]

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