G7 FM Statement on the Launch of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile by the DPRK

We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, and the High Representative of the European Union, condemn in the strongest terms the DPRK’s October 31 (local time) launch of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM), following other launches using ballistic missile technology. We deplore that […]

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Minister Tajani took stock of the situation with the Italian Ambassadors in the Middle East

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, today chaired a new meeting by video link with the Italian Ambassadors in the Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman, as well as the Consul General in Jerusalem. The aim of […]

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Czech Republic, commemoration of the fallen of the World Wars

On the initiative of the Italian Embassy in Prague, on 2 November the Italian Military Memorial in Milovice – the burial place of 5,276 Italian soldiers and soldiers of other nationalities – hosted the traditional ceremony commemorating the fallen in the territories of the present-day Czech Republic during the two World Wars. The touching moment […]

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Washington, Ambassador Zappia opens the “MOSAICO” exhibition

Italian Ambassador to the United States, Mariangela Zappia, inaugurated the “MOSAICO. Italian Code of a Timeless Art” exhibition last night in Washington, together with Aaron Myers, Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities. This marks the launch of the first traveling multimedia exhibition dedicated to Italian mosaics. “Italian mosaics represent one of […]

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ACCREDITATION NOTE UPDATE Inaugural Ministerial Meeting of the IAEA World Fusion Energy Group in Rome (Farnesina, November 6th, 2024)

ACCREDITATION NOTE UPDATE Inaugural Ministerial Meeting of the IAEA World Fusion Energy Group in Rome (Farnesina, November 6th, 2024) On Wednesday, 6 November 2024, the inaugural ministerial meeting of the IAEA World Fusion Energy Group (WFEG) will be held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. Co-organized by the International Atomic Energy Agency […]

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Tajani: «The Budget Law can be improved. We are against statist rules» (il Giornale)

All-round interview with Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Antonio Tajani on the budget law adopted by the Meloni government, the US elections and the prospects for the party he leads,  namely Forza Italia. Minister, you have hinted that some aspects of the Budget Law should and can be changed. “On the whole the Budget […]

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Abu Dhabi, “Here We Are”

The contemporary art exhibition “Here We Are”—featuring 12 artists, professors, and alumni from the UAE, Italy, and international backgrounds at the College of Arts and Creative Enterprises at Zayed University, a renowned institution in Abu Dhabi—is hosted at the Italian Cultural Institute in Abu Dhabi from Thursday, 24 October to 7 November. This initiative aligns […]

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Minister Tajani meets Edmundo González Urrutia, Venezuelan opposition leader and Sakharov Prize winner for freedom of thought

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani met with Venezuelan opposition leader and Sakharov Prize laureate for Freedom of Thought, Edmundo González Urrutia, at the Farnesina. While personally congratulating him on this esteemed recognition, a testament to González Urrutia’s courage and fight for human rights and democracy in Venezuela, […]

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Almaty, Inauguration of an artistic stele dedicated to Marco Polo by Deputy Minister Cirielli

During his visit to Kazakhstan, which began in Astana with the Joint Economic Commission and continued in Almaty, Deputy Foreign Minister Edmondo Cirielli inaugurated an artistic stele dedicated to Marco Polo in Almaty, on the 700th anniversary of the death of the great Venetian traveller. The work, placed at the entrance to La Prima building […]

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Italian Cinema in the documents of the Diplomatic Historical Archive

The Cinematographic Archive of the Directorate General for Cultural Relations Abroad (DGRC), housed within the Diplomatic Historical Archive at the Farnesina, preserves extensive documentation on the distribution of Italian films and documentaries, Italy’s participation in international festivals and events, and cinematic agreements with other countries—an area that remains a significant aspect of Italy’s cultural presence […]

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“ITALIAN WOMEN DIRECT” at the Chicago International Film Festival

For the 60th anniversary of the Chicago International Film Festival, the Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago presented the retrospective “ITALIAN WOMEN DIRECT”, a selection of films by Italian women directors showcased at the Festival over the past 60 years. With a free weekly screening, the Institute invited the public to rediscover the history of Chicago’s […]

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Cairo: “The Return in the Day”

From 20 October to 10 November 2024, the Italian Cultural Institute in Cairo, in collaboration with the Embassy of Switzerland in the Arab Republic of Egypt, is hosting the solo exhibition “The Return in the Day” by Italo-Swiss artist Dominique Sighanda in its gallery. The exhibition’s original concept, designed to recreate within the gallery the […]

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