Minister Tajani in Matera today for the States General of Cultural Diplomacy.

Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Tajani is in Matera today for the States General of Cultural Diplomacy, the annual meeting of the Directors of the Cultural Institutes organised by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to discuss the strategy and lines of action of Italy’s cultural promotion in […]

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Matera to host the “States General of Cultural Diplomacy” meeting of the Directors of the Italian Cultural Institutes. Tajani: “Culture is an extraordinary tool for promoting relations between States and boosting the economy”

Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani will chair the institutional session of the States General of Cultural Diplomacy, to be held today at the Raffaele Gervasio Auditorium in Matera.  “Culture is an extraordinary vehicle for building solid and fruitful international relations: right from the beginning of my […]

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Tajani: “In Matera two days focused on culture to enhance Italy’s heritage” (Agenzia Nova)

Cultural diplomacy is not always given the right value, but the work behind these efforts is more varied than we might think and ensures a huge economic return to Italy. This is the position expressed by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, in an interview given to Agenzia Nova in […]

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Statement by the Foreign Ministers of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, the United States and the High Representative of the European Union on the deployment of DPRK troops to Russia

We, the Foreign Ministers of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, the United States and the High Representative of the European Union express our grave concerns regarding the deployment of DPRK troops to Russia, potentially for the use on the battlefield against Ukraine. Several thousands of DPRK […]

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Secretary General Guariglia pays homage to the fallen soldiers of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs during World War I

On the occasion of the National Unity and Armed Forces Day, the Secretary General of the Foreign Ministry, Amb. Riccardo Guariglia, participated  – together with the Secretary General of the Constitutional Court, Cons. Umberto Zingales – in the commemoration of the fallen of the First World War belonging to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and […]

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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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