OECD: Ambassador Sabbatucci takes over chairmanship of the External Relations Committee

Italy has taken over the chairmanship of the OECD’s External Relations Committee (ERC), which in 2024 will be headed by the Permanent Representative of Italy to the International Organisations in Paris, Ambassador Luca Sabbatucci, elected by the Ambassadors accredited to the OECD. The External Relations Committee plays an important political role within the Organisation as […]

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Poland – meeting between Ambassador Franchetti Pardo and President of the Senate Kidawa-Błońska

The Ambassador of Italy to Poland, Luca Franchetti Pardo, today met with the new Marshal (President) of the Senate of the Republic of Poland, Małgorzata Kidawa – Błońska. The meeting offered an opportunity to address issues of common interest. Firstly, the excellent state of Italy-Poland bilateral relations at the political, economic and cultural levels. Ambassador […]

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Visit by Ambassador Giuseppina Zarra to Plovdiv, Bulgaria

The Italian Ambassador to Sofia Giuseppina Zarra recently visited Plovdiv, Bulgaria’s second largest city after the capital, to meet with the local authorities. During her visit, the Ambassador was accompanied by the Italian Honorary Consul in Plovdiv, Giuseppe De Francesco, and the President of Confindustria Bulgaria, Roberto Santorelli. Ambassador Zarra met with Regional Administrator Iliya […]

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Tripodi: UNESCO is a key pillar of Italian cultural diplomacy

Italy’s Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Maria Tripodi today opened the Assembly of the National Commission for UNESCO at the Farnesina. Reaffirming Italy’s unwavering adherence to the precious values embraced by UNESCO, Tripodi expressed her full appreciation for the work performed by the Italian National Commission under the leadership of President Franco Bernabè. […]

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Meeting between Italian Deputy Minister Edmondo Cirielli and the Ambassadors of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan

Today at the Farnesina, Italy’s Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Edmondo Cirielli, working closely with the Deputy Minister for the Environment and Energy Security, Vannia Gava, chaired a meeting with the Ambassadors of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan accredited to Italy. The meeting provided an opportunity for the top management of SOGESID […]

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Minister Antonio Tajani in Lebanon, Israel and Palestine. Visit to Yad Vashem for the Holocaust Remembrance Day

Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, is on a mission to the Middle East with visits to Beirut, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Ramallah. Addressing the situation in the Gaza Strip, the Deputy Prime Minister commented that “Italy continues working to prevent the conflict from spreading and to […]

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Undersecretary Maria Tripodi’s participation in the Foreign Affairs Council (Trade) (Brussels, 22 and 23 January)

On behalf of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, Undersecretary Maria Tripodi participated in the Foreign Affairs Council (Trade) held in Brussels, the first under the new Belgian Presidency. The agenda included the preparation of the 13th World Trade Organisation Ministerial Conference scheduled to take place in Abu Dhabi at […]

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Paris, Ambassador D’Alessandro visits the Maison & Objet fair

The Italian Ambassador to Paris, Emanuela D’Alessandro, took part in the opening day of Maison & Objet, one of the main international fairs dedicated to the home sector in all its forms, held in the French capital from 18 to 22 January 2024 at the Paris Nord – Villepinte Exhibition Centre. With over 140 Italian […]

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International Symposium on Cultural Heritage, official launch of the Heritage International Institute

The International Symposium on Cultural Heritage (Forlí, 18-19 January 2024), promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, ended with an unprecedented success. The Symposium also saw the presentation ceremony of the Heritage International Institute, an academic, cultural and artistic centre of international excellence. More than 200 delegates from all over the world […]

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Abu Dhabi, solo exhibition of Italian-Lebanese artist Gilbert Halaby

In collaboration with ArtBooth UAE, the Italian Cultural Institute of Abu Dhabi inaugurated “Will You Wait For Me Under That Pine Tree?”, the solo exhibition of Italian-Lebanese artist Gilbert Halaby, which will remain open until 29 February. The exhibition, featuring 13 oil paintings on linen, pays homage to Gilbert Halaby’s roots and traces the serene […]

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An agreement for the transport of goods between the ports of Trieste and Damietta was concluded in Cairo

An agreement was concluded today in Cairo, signed by the Italian Ambassador, Michele Quaroni, and the Egyptian Minister of Transport, Kamel el Wazir, for the start of a maritime freight line between the Italian port of Trieste and the Egyptian port of Damietta. The line will make the exchange of goods by sea between Italy […]

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Oslo, Conference on “The Shoah in Italy”

The Italian Cultural Institute in Oslo has organised a Conference on 25 January to mark the Holocaust Remembrance Day. The topic will be the discrimination and persecution of Jewish Italian citizens during Fascism and will be addressed by Professor Elisabetta Cassina Wolff from the University of Oslo. The discussion will focus, in particular, on the understanding […]

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