Former senator Petrocelli’s presence in Libya

In relation to the news concerning former senator Vito Rosario Petrocelli’s presence in Libya, the Farnesina confirms that, as he no longer holds any institutional role, the former senator visited that country in a personal capacity. Any declaration made by him should not therefore be viewed as a position entailing any commitment by the Italian […]

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​United Arab Emirates – award-winning chefs for Week of Italian Cuisine

The Embassy of Italy in Abu Dhabi has coordinated a number of events organised by Italy’s country promotion system in the United Arab Emirates to coincide with the week of Italian Cuisine. Michelin-starred chefs of the calibre of Heinz Beck, Niko Romito and Cristina Bowerman took centre stage. As Ambassador Lorenzo Fanara underscored, the event […]

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Week of Italian Cuisine in Tanzania with products from the Marche Region

The Italian Ambassador in Dar es Salaam, Marco Lombardi, expressed deep satisfaction at the success of the Week of Italian Cuisine in the World in Tanzania, organised by the Italian Embassy and the ICE Foreign Trade Agency, in partnership with HYATT, Hamu, Dongwe Blue Jetty and Grandi Viaggi. The event – the Italian Ambassador underscored […]

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Scientific diplomacy takes centre stage at the Rome Science Festival

On Monday, 21 November, the opening day of the Rome Science Festival (21 – 27 November), the event titled “Science in Rome”, moderated by the Festival’s Director, Vittorio Bo, was held at the Auditorium Parco della Musica at 6:00 PM. The event was attended by the representatives of the capital’s major research agencies and universities, […]

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Secretary General, Ambassador Ettore Sequi, attends the “Colloquia on Science Diplomacy” (21 November 2022)​

The Secretary General of the Farnesina, Ambassador Ettore Sequi, attended the closing event of the “Colloquia on Science Diplomacy” organised by the Accademia dei Lincei. The conference was attended by the Secretary General of the OECD, Mathias Cormann, who delivered a masterclass. Ambassador Sequi emphasised how scientific diplomacy represents a linchpin in Italy’s foreign policy […]

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Undersecretary Tripodi attends the Third Ministerial Conference of the Moldova Support Platform – Paris, 21 November

Today, the Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Maria Tripodi, attended the Third Ministerial Conference of the Moldova Support Platform. The Conference opened with remarks by the Foreign Ministers of France, Colonna, Germany, Baerbock, and Romania, Aurescu, while President Macron and President Sandu closed the working session before 57 delegations. In her […]

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The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Antonio Tajani, and the Minister of Defence, Guido Crosetto, on a diplomatic mission to Serbia and Kosovo – 22 November 2022

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Antonio Tajani, and the Minister of Defence, Guido Crosetto, will visit Belgrade and Pristina on 22 November 2022 to meet with the Presidents of the Republic and the Prime Ministers of Serbia and Kosovo, as well as with their respective Foreign and […]

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Celebration of the Week of Italian Cuisine in Ghana

The seventh edition of the Week of Italian Cuisine in the World was celebrated in Ghana, with the events dubbed “Gusto Italiano- Italian Taste”, on November 15th, at the Residence of the Italian Ambassador, and “Italian Street Food Festival”, on November 16th, at the Labadi Beach hotel. These events were organized by the Embassy of […]

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The Week of Italian Cuisine in Thailand

The Week of Italian Cuisine in the World, this year at its seventh edition, was also celebrated in Thailand. Italian Ambassador Paolo Dionisi inaugurated several public food and wine tasting events at the EmQuartier shopping mall in Bangkok with the participation of more than thirty Italian restaurants and importers of Italian products. The programme also […]

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Telephone conversation between Minister Tajani and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi

Today, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Antonio Tajani, had a telephone conversation with the State Councilor and Foreign Minister of the People’s Republic of China, Wang Yi. The telephone conversation followed by only a few days the meeting held between Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Chinese President […]

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Several events organised in China for the ​Week of Italian Cuisine in the World

Despite stringent pandemic-related measures in several Chinese cities, Italy took center stage again in China for the 7th edition of the Week of Italian Cuisine in the World which was held from 14 to 20 November on the theme: “Conviviality, sustainability, and innovation: the ingredients of Italian cuisine for people’s health and the protection of […]

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G7 Foreign Ministers’ Statement On the launch of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)

We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America, and the High Representative of the European Union, condemn in the strongest terms the brazen launch of another Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) conducted on 18 November 2022 by the DPRK. This missile launch is another […]

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