Santiago – 50th anniversary of the 1974 Venice Biennale.

After the coup d’état of 11 September 1973, Carlo Ripa di Meana – newly elected President of the Venice Biennale – decided to dedicate the entire 1974 edition of the Biennale to Chile. Hortensia Allende, widow of Chilean President Salvador Allende, travelled to Venice to inaugurate the Biennale, entitled ‘Freedom to Chile: for a democratic […]

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Roots Tourism, the Italea project arrives in Argentina. Tajani: a primary tool to strengthen ties with Italian communities abroad

Coinciding with the mission to Argentina and Brazil (7-9 October) of Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani, the Italea project – part of the ‘Roots Tourism’ initiative – arrives in Buenos Aires for the FIT, International Tourism Fair. “Roots Tourism is a priority instrument to strengthen ties […]

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Tajani: “Now everyone must stop, including Israel. Otherwise, the war will become a bottomless abyss”

ROME “Italy calls on the Iranian government and on Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu himself to curb the use of violence. It calls on absolutely everyone to stop the war from spiralling. In these hours, one more missile from one side or the other could cause this war to escalate out of control. Let us work […]

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Tajani: “Now everyone must stop, including Israel. Otherwise, the war will become a bottomless abyss” (Corriere della Sera)

ROME “Italy calls on the Iranian government and on Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu himself to curb the use of violence. It calls on absolutely everyone to stop the war from spiralling. In these hours, one more missile from one side or the other could cause this war to escalate out of control. Let us work […]

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Hearing of Ministers Antonio Tajani and Guido Crosetto on the latest developments in the Middle East

The Foreign Affairs and Defence Committees of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate held a hearing with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, and the Minister of Defence, Guido Crosetto, on the latest developments in the Middle East.

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Iran: Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the Iranian attack against Israel

The EU condemns in the strongest terms Iran’s attack against Israel which constitutes a serious threat to regional security. The EU reiterates its commitment to the security of Israel. Once again, a dangerous cycle of attacks and retaliations risks fuelling an uncontrollable regional escalation which is in no one’s interest. The EU remains fully committed […]

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Children’s Literature in Oslo

The program of meetings between Italian and Norwegian publishing houses dedicated to children’s and young people’s literature – organized by the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Oslo, in collaboration with NORLA, the Norwegian body responsible for promoting Norwegian books abroad – ended on September 11. The initiative was organized with the aim of strengthening the […]

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Italy-Latin America Cooperation: the Foreign Ministry adopts training programs for Latin American Police Forces

In its last meeting, the Joint Committee for Italian Development Cooperation adopted, inter alia, two collaboration projects for Latin America’s economic and financial security, which see the Guardia di Finanza and the Carabinieri as executing entities, within the framework of a strategic partnership collaboration with the Italo-Latin American Institute (IILA). The aim is to support […]

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Deputy Minister Edmondo Cirielli chaired the sixth meeting of the Joint Committee for Development Cooperation of 2024

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs responsible for International Cooperation, Hon. Edmondo Cirielli, chaired the sixth meeting of the Joint Committee for Development Cooperation of 2024, which adopted a major package of interventions with a total value of 531 million euros. The initiatives adopted are a concrete operational follow-up to the adoption – by the […]

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Caserta. Education and training as drivers of growth for Africa in the G7 High-Level Event chaired by Deputy Minister Cirielli

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs responsible for development cooperation, Hon. Edmondo Cirielli, chaired today at the Royal Palace of Caserta the G7 High-Level Event “Investing in Lifelong Learning for Job Creation and Resilience: a Dialogue with Africa”. With this event, the G7 Italian Presidency intends to provide its contribution to the success of the […]

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Minister Tajani’s telephone conversation with the new Tunisian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Ali Nafti

Earlier today, the Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, had a telephone conversation with the new Tunisian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Ali Nafti. “First of all, Minister Ali Nafti and I had an in-depth discussion on the situation in the Middle East and the need for […]

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G7 Foreign Ministers’ Statement on Ukraine

As we mark two years since Russia’s illegal annexation of portions of Ukraine’s Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions, 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, stand firmly with Ukraine and its territorial integrity, sovereignty, […]

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