International Human Rights Day

Today, we celebrate the International Human Rights Day. On this same date, seventy-four years ago, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly with the aim, after the horrors of the Second World War, of contributing to the construction of a new international order based on the respect for […]

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Telephone conversations of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation with the President of the Republic of Serbia and the Prime Minister of Kosovo.

In the framework of the action to relaunch Italy’s leading role in the Western Balkans, undertaken by the Government since the first days of its establishment, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Antonio Tajani, had telephone conversations with the President of the Republic of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, and […]

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Republic of the Congo. Renco to start important reforestation project

Renco has signed an agreement with the Congolese authorities for reforesting an area of about 42,000 hectares in the Pool region (north of Brazzaville). Renco plans to invest some 80 million euros. Renco Spa has been operating in the Republic of the Congo since 1999 through its Congolese subsidiary Renco Green. This project is part […]

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Farnesina Secretary-General, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, meets with Ukraine’s Deputy Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defence, Mykola Tochytskyi and Denys Sharapov

The Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, met with Ukrainian Deputy Ministers of Foreign Affairs and of Defence, Mykola Tochytskyi and Denys Sharapov, respectively. Talks mainly focused on Italy’s support to Ukraine – which has been confirmed on several occasions by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Deputy […]

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“La bellezza in un gesto” arrives in Vancouver

“La bellezza in un gesto” (Beauty in a Gesture), a travelling programme born of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Italian Fencing Federation, to promote Italy’s image in the world through fencing, also lands in Canada. “A special evening, here at the Vancouver Museum, with the […]

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Ukraine, Forum on the Protection of Cultural Heritage

A forum and digital exhibition on the protection of Ukraine’s cultural heritage and ecosystem. This is the initiative devised by the Odessa-based NGO Pixelated Realities together with FFUN SDG (Foundation for United Nations SDG) in Kyiv, in collaboration with the Ukrainian Ministry of Culture, the Municipality of Lviv, the Italian Embassy and the Italian Cultural […]

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“3ECODESIGN” travelling exhibition makes a stop at Benghazi

“3CODESIGN”, a travelling exhibition on the theme of recycling and environmental sustainability, is now being hosted at the Berenice University in Benghazi. The exhibition, curated by architect Silvana Annicchiarico and promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, addresses environmental issues from the perspective of the new paths taken by Italian design. The […]

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The treasures of the Archaeological Museum of Taranto on show in Buenos Aires

At the initiative of the Italian Cultural Institute in Buenos Aires, the National Archaeological Museum of Taranto and the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, the exhibition titled “Treasures of the National Archaeological Museum of Taranto. The Greeks and other ancient civilizations in the South of Italy” opened in Buenos Aires. The exhibition – curated by […]

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ELMED: Italy expresses satisfaction over the approval of the EU funding for the electrical interconnection between Italy and Tunisia

Italy greatly welcomes Brussel’s approval of a sizable European allocation for the implementation of ELMED, the power interconnection project promoted by TERNA and its Tunisian counterpart STEG, providing for a 230 km-long 600 MW connection to Sicily. ELMED will produce a quantum leap in the integration of the electricity markets on the northern and southern […]

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The Political Directors Small Group Meeting of the Global Coalition to Defeat Daesh/ISIS

The Kingdom of the Netherlands and the United States hosted a meeting of political directors from the Small Group of the Global Coalition to Defeat Daesh/ISIS today in The Hague. Political Director Mr. Marcel de Vink of the Netherlands, and Deputy Special Envoy to the Coalition Mr. Ian McCary of the United States, updated partners […]

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Secretary General, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, attends the meeting: “Italy Guest Country at Frankfurt 2024” (7 December 2022)

The Secretary General of the Farnesina, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, attended the meeting titled “Italy Guest Country at Frankfurt 2024”. The meeting was organised by the Associazione Italiana Editori (AIE) and curated by Ricardo Franco Levi, President of AIE and the Government’s Special Commissioner for the coordination of activities connected to the participation of Italy […]

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Third meeting of the Committee for the Study and Development of International Humanitarian Law

The Committee for the Study and Development of International Humanitarian Law, which promotes and coordinates International Humanitarian Law at a national level, has held its third meeting at the Farnesina. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Mr Antonio Tajani, who attended the Committee meeting for the first time since he […]

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