Growth diplomacy: initiatives, projects and synergies with Rome’s candidacy for Expo 2030

The Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, will open the event “Diplomazia della crescita: iniziative, progetti e sinergie con la candidatura di Roma Expo 2030” (“Growth diplomacy: initiatives, projects and synergies with Rome’s candidacy for Expo 2030”) this afternoon at the Farnesina, together with the Mayor of […]

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PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTE – Joint Press Conference Min. Tajani – Min. Ammar

PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTE   On Thursday 13 April 2023, at 9:00 a.m., the Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, will meet the Tunisian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nabil Ammar, at the Farnesina. After the meeting, the two ministers will hold a joint press conference. Journalists, photographers and […]

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Missione in Cina del Sottosegretario Tripodi per partecipare alla China International Consumer Products Expo di Hainan (10-11 Aprile)

Il Sottosegretario agli Affari Esteri e alla Cooperazione Internazionale, Maria Tripodi, ha guidato la delegazione italiana alla terza edizione della China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE) di Haikou (Cina), la più importante fiera cinese sui prodotti di consumo cui l’Italia partecipa in qualità di Paese ospite d’onore. Si è trattato della prima visita di un […]

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Cavalleria Rusticana on stage in Hanoi

The Italian Embassy in Vietnam presents the opera Cavalleria Rusticana, scheduled for Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 April at the Hanoi Opera House. For the first time in decades, Hanoi audiences will have the opportunity to enjoy a costume opera. Organised by the Saigon Philharmonic Orchestra, in collaboration with the Vietnam National Opera and Ballet […]

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Undersecretary Tripodi’s participation in the China International Consumer Products Expo in Hainan (10-11 April)

On 10 and 11 April, the Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Maria Tripodi, will take part in the opening ceremony of the third China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE), which will take place in Haikou, on the island of Hainan (China). CICPE, in which Italy participates as guest of honour, is China’s most […]

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Note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation on the attack in Tel Aviv

On the evening of Friday, 7 April, a cowardly terrorist attack tragically hit Tel Aviv, causing the death of Italian citizen Alessandro Parini and the wounding of two other compatriots. Immediately informed of the attack, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, soon activated the Italian Embassy in Israel to provide […]

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Farnesina Collection: Next public opening on 28 April

Bookings are now open for the visit to the Farnesina Collection and Palazzo della Farnesina, which is scheduled for 28 April next. The day is part of the Italian Touring Club’s “Aperti per voi” (“Open for You”) initiative, which the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has been a part of since 2016. […]

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Afghanistan: Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on Taliban banning Afghan women from working for the UN

With profound shock, the EU learned on 4 April that the Taliban had decided to ban Afghan women from working for the UN and its agencies, funds and programmes. This decision follows several previous bans and edicts that have targeted Afghan women and girls, reinforcing and tightening the consistent denial by the Taliban leadership of […]

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Statement by Deputy Prime Minister Tajani on Italy’s commitment not to conduct destructive direct-ascent anti-satellite missile tests

“Italy is committed to not conducting destructive direct-ascent anti-satellite missile tests”, announced today Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani. The decision – which follows the adoption in New York in December 2022 of UN General Assembly Resolution 77/41, which Italy co-sponsored and which calls on all states to […]

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Expo 2025 Osaka: the Design and Build tender for the Italian Pavilion is online.

The international call for tenders for designing and building the Italian Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, which will open in Japan on 13 April and end on 13 October 2025, was launched on 5 April. The theme of Expo 2025 Osaka is “Designing Future Society for Our Lives”, which places the human being at the […]

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Portugal, Toni Servillo in Lisbon courtesy of the Italian Embassy

The great Italian theatre arrives in Portugal thanks to the contribution of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: the Italian Embassy in Lisbon and the Italian Cultural Institute presented at the Maria Matos Theatre in Lisbon the performance “Le Voci di Dante” by Giuseppe Montesano, starring Toni Servillo and produced by the Piccolo Teatro di […]

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Italy-South Africa: new frontiers in scientific cooperation

Together with the daily newspaper Il Sole24Ore and the University of Johannesburg, the Italian Embassy in South Africa has recently organised a conference on cooperation between Italy and South Africa in the field of applied scientific research. The event, which took place on the University’s campus in hybrid mode (over 6,000 viewers watched online), was […]

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