JOINT RELEASE – Foreign Ministry and Confartigianato present Benfatto in Italy to the world

BENFATTO, the project promoting Italy’s craft excellence will be available as from today, 15 May, on all Foreign Ministry’s channels On the occasion of the 2023 Convention of Confartigianato Imprese on 15 May, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation is launching Benfatto, a new and original project. Five videos and a digital and […]

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Tehran, screening of the film Leila’s Brothers

The premiere of the film Leila’s Brothers, which was presented in Cannes last year and first screened in Italy at the end of March at the FESCAAAL film festival in Milan and the BiFest film festival in Bari, was held as a private screening at the residence of the Italian Ambassador in Tehran, Giuseppe Perrone, […]

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Farnesina Collection: “Open for you” on 26 May

Bookings are now open for the visits to the Farnesina Collection and Palazzo della Farnesina on 26 May. The day is part of the Touring Club Italiano‘s initiative “Aperti per voi” (Open for You), which the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has joined since 2016. In addition to visiting the main rooms of […]

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“Triptych” Art Exhibition Inaugurated in Accra

The new art exhibition “Triptych”, promoted by the Italian Embassy in Ghana and Togo, was inaugurated in Accra, in the presence of the Ghanaian Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mark Okraku-Mantey, the Ghanaian Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Nana Dokua Asiemah-Adjei, and members of the Parliament of Ghana. Italian Ambassador Daniela d’Orlandi […]

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Italy-Netherlands Business Forum

The Italian Embassy in the Netherlands, in collaboration with the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is organising the “Italy-Netherlands Business Forum”, which will be held at the WereldMuseum in Rotterdam (Netherlands) in the framework of the “Vanvitelli” Bilateral Dialogue Table, on 15 May 2023, from 08.30 to 17.00. The event, entitled “Sharing Experiences, Creating Synergies” […]

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Bahrain, 5th Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (ICI) Policy Advisory Group Meeting

Bahrain hosted the fifth meeting of the Political Advisory Group of the Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (ICI), which brings together Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates in a regional partnership format with the North Atlantic Alliance. The meeting, opened by the Undersecretary for Political Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bahrain, Dr. […]

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Visit by the Deputy Minister, Hon. Edmondo Cirielli, to the Ciheam in Bari

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Edmondo Cirielli, visited the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute in Bari (Ciheam), accompanied by Ambassador Teresa Castaldo, Director General for Development Cooperation. Vice Minister Cirielli met with officials, researchers and the 80 scholarship holders from over 15 Mediterranean countries and Africa. Deputy Justice Minister Sisto and Health […]

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Tajani: “Italy is more united alongside Ukraine” (La Stampa)

Minister Tajani, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni promised Ukraine military aid until a just peace is achieved. But what would a just peace be? “The one in which international law is restored and the Russians withdraw from Ukrainian territory”. It will not happen. “We will see. Italy is ready to listen to any proposal that could […]

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Tajani: “If the Black Sea is blocked, there will be a new wave of migrants” (Il Messaggero)

Minister Tajani, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has hinted that the war will continue for a long time. Meanwhile, the shadow of a new food crisis looms large over Africa. What happens if the wheat export agreement breaks down? “It is a scenario we do not want to consider. The lives of millions of people living […]

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Mission to the Netherlands of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani (15 May)

Today, Monday 15 May, Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, will be in the Netherlands, in Rotterdam, to participate together with Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs Wopke Hoekstra at the Italy-Netherlands Business Forum and at the Vanvitelli Strategic Round Table. This mission to the Netherlands is one […]

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Visit to Italy of the NATO North Atlantic Council delegation – Meeting with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, on 16 May

From today to 16 May, a NATO North Atlantic Council delegation will travel to Italy to hold institutional meetings and visit NATO facilities in the country. NATO Assistant Secretary General, Wendy Gilmour, will also be present. Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, will meet the delegation on […]

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Participation of Undersecretary Tripodi in the second EU Indo-Pacific Forum

On 13 May, Italian Undersecretary Maria Tripodi, delegated by Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani, attended the second EU – Indo-Pacific Forum. The event, opened by King Carl Gustaf and Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, brought together the Ministers and Deputy Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the two regions together […]

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