Participation of the Italian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Edmondo Cirielli at the Rimini Meeting

The Italian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Edmondo Cirielli, visited the Meeting for Friendship Amongst Peoples (Rimini Meeting) on 24 August and took part in the event “Food security and sustainability: cooperating to grow” organised by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the Pavilion #1Italycooperates. The event saw the participation of […]

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G7 Foreign Ministers’ Statement – On the Launch Using Ballistic Missile Technology by North Korea

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 North Korea’s launch using ballistic missile technology conducted on August 24, 2023. This launch is a clear, flagrant violation of multiple United Nations […]

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Melbourne, “Silent Divas” celebrates Italian silent cinema

The Italian Cultural Institute of Melbourne is celebrating the golden age of Italian silent films with the “Silent Divas” film concert programme. Italian silent film classics will be screened against a background of electronic soundtracks composed and played live by Melbourne musicians. The screenings will start at the Astor Theatre on Sunday 27 August with […]

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Geronimo Stilton, “A Thousand Wonders” from Italy in Swahili

The Italian Cultural Institute in Nairobi is promoting the first Swahili-language edition of a book starring Geronimo Stilton, the famous mouse journalist born from an idea of Elisabetta Dami and star of numerous publications for children translated into more than 50 languages. The book in question is A Thousand Wonders. A Journey to Discover Italy, […]

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“Italy for peace” (Avvenire)

“The Italian government is paying great attention to the Holy See’s attempt to encourage the launch of a peace process and intends to do everything in its power to support it, without failing to assist Ukraine, the victim of Russia’s brutal aggression. My trip to China in September also goes in that direction”. Antonio Tajani, […]

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Participation of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, to the Rimini Meeting (23 August 2023)

Antonio Tajani, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, will attend the Rimini Meeting tomorrow, Wednesday 23 August. The Deputy Prime Minister will speak at the event “Our Common Challenges with Africa”, moderated by Giampaolo Silvestri, Secretary General of AVSI, one of the leading Italian NGOs in the field of international […]

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Varsavia, Ambasciatore Franchetti Pardo visita due centri di assistenza ai profughi ucraini

L’Ambasciatore in Polonia Luca Franchetti Pardo ha visitato a Varsavia due centri di assistenza ai profughi ucraini: un “Field Office” di UNHCR e l’ONG polacca “Polish Migration Forum Community”, partner dell’agenzia delle NU. I due centri, supportati dal Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale, offrono, tra gli altri, programmi di assistenza legale, assistenza […]

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The International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief

On the occasion of the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief, Italy joins in the commemoration of all those who suffer the consequences of intolerance, discrimination, violence and terrorism based on their religious affiliation or belief. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, […]

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Participation of Italian Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Maria Tripodi to the Rimini Meeting

On 21 August, Italian Undersecretary of State Maria Tripodi attended the Meeting for Friendship Amongst Peoples (Rimini Meeting) and took part in an event called “Friendship among Cultures. Cultures that nurture Friendship”. The event, introduced by Bernard Scholz, President of the Meeting, centred on the theme of dialogue between cultures in the era of globalisation, […]

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Deputy Prime Minister Tajani to attend the presentation of Riccardi’s book

This evening at the Cloister of San Domenico in Fondi, in the province of Latina, Deputy Prime Minister Antonio Tajani will present Andrea Riccardi’s book, “Il grido della Pace” (The Cry for Peace). The event will be attended not only by the author, but also by the President of the Community of Sant’Egidio, Marco Impagliazzo, […]

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Roberto Bolle’s 2023 Tour in Australia

The Italian Consulate in Brisbane and the Italian Cultural Institute in Sydney, in collaboration with the Italian Embassy in Canberra and the Consulate General of Italy in Melbourne, are pleased to announce the first Australian tour of Roberto Bolle, Étoile of La Scala Theatre in Milan, Principal Dancer with the American Ballet Theatre in New […]

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“The Centenary Triptych” exhibition on display in Beijing

The Italian Cultural Institute in Beijing is currently hosting “The Centenary Triptych. Leonardo 1919 Raffaello 1920 Dante 1921 and the Italian Ingenuity at the Origins of Made in Italy” (Il Trittico del Centenario. Leonardo 1919 Raffaello 1920 Dante 1921 e l’Ingegno Italiano alle origini del Made in Italy) exhibition, an initiative to explore the celebrations […]

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