Press release on the National Memorial Day of the Exiles and Foibe (10 February)

On the occasion of the National Memorial Day of the Exiles and Foibe, Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani paid a moving tribute to the memory of the victims of the foibe massacres and to all the people from Istria, Fiume and Dalmatia who had to leave […]

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Tajani: «No issue regarding the weapons to Ukraine. Italy plays a central role, it is not isolated»

ROME “It was a mistake, a gaffe that does not go in the direction of strengthening Europe’s action in favour of Ukraine’s freedom. It was a diplomatic gaffe on the part of the government of a great friendly democracy, and it happened just a few days before the celebration of the Quirinal Treaty between our […]

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Tajani: «No issue regarding the weapons to Ukraine. Italy plays a central role, it is not isolated» (Corriere della Sera)

ROME “It was a mistake, a gaffe that does not go in the direction of strengthening Europe’s action in favour of Ukraine’s freedom. It was a diplomatic gaffe on the part of the government of a great friendly democracy, and it happened just a few days before the celebration of the Quirinal Treaty between our […]

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Press accreditation note – 94th anniversary of the Lateran Treaty (Italian Embassy to the Holy See – Palazzo Borromeo, 14 February 2023)

PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTE 94th ANNIVERSARY OF THE LATERAN TREATY (Italian Embassy to the Holy See, 14 February 2023)   Tuesday 14 February 2023, at the Italian Embassy to the Holy See (Palazzo Borromeo), at the presence of the President of the Italian Republic – Sergio Mattarella -, the President of the Italian Council of Ministers […]

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Sarajevo, the “Viva Vivaldi” concert at the opening of the Festival of the Italian Culture

The Italian Ambassador in Bosnia Herzegovina – Marco Di Ruzza – launched the 2023 edition of “Insieme” – the Festival of the Italian Culture – organised in partnership with the Italian Association of Banja Luka. This year’s programme, rich of events, opened yesterday at the Banja Luka Theatre with the “Viva Vivaldi” concert, directed by […]

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Washington: the Week of Women in Science begins

The Ambassador of Italy to the USA, Mariangela Zappia, inaugurated at Villa Firenze in Washington the Week of Women and Girls in Science, an initiative promoted by the Italian Embassy together with the Embassies of France and Germany, the Children’s National Research Institute and the George Washington University. The event, built around the International Day […]

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IsIAO: tender for the sale of exploitation rights of “Africa” magazine

The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) has published an auction notice for the sale of exploitation rights of the magazine “Africa. Rivista trimestrale di studi e documentazione dell’Istituto italiano per l’Africa e l’Oriente”, already published by the abovementioned Institute. Founded in 1950, the magazine features ethnographic, social, linguistic, economic and historical […]

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ASEF: call for papers on the theme of Asia-Europe Cooperation

In view of its anniversary on 15 February, the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) has launched a competition to select four papers in English on the theme “The Future of Asia-Europe Cooperation“. ASEF, an intergovernmental forum whose initiatives are financed also thanks to the contribution of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, was established in […]

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Undersecretary Maria Tripodi’s visit to Asia continues with stops in Tokyo and Hanoi.

Today, after yesterday’s visit to Singapore, where Italian Undersecretary Maria Tripodi attended the inauguration of the contemporary art exhibition “La Grande Visione Italiana – Collezione Farnesina” (“The Great Italian Vision – Farnesina Collection”) and met the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and the Minister of State for Trade, Industry and Culture, Undersecretary Tripodi arrived […]

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REMINDER: Press Accreditation Note – Foreign Affairs – Defence Roundtable (Villa Madama 9 February 2023)

REMINDER Press Accreditation Note   On Thursday 9 February 2023, a meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defence of the Italian Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (2+2) will take place in Rome. The meeting will be attended, on the Italian side, by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister […]

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JOINT PRESS RELEASE ITALY – UK Signing of the Memorandum of Understanding on Policy Dialogue for Export and Investment Promotion

February 8th, 2023   The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, received today in Rome the UK Secretary of State for Business and Trade, Kemi Badenoch. The meeting was followed by the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (Declaration of Intent) for a Strategic Dialogue on Export and […]

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Tanzania, Roundtable against female genital mutilation

Ambassador Marco Lombardi hosted at the Residence of the Italian Embassy in Dar es Salaam the “United Nations International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation” event, organised together with the local UNFPA and UNICEF Delegations, as well as the AICS (Italian Agency for Development Cooperation) in Nairobi. It was a roundtable discussion on […]

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