Undersecretary, Hon. Manlio Di Stefano attends the G20 Trade Ministers’ Meeting (Bali, 22-23 September 2022)

The G20 Trade Minster’s Summit, attended by Undersecretary Di Stefano from 22 to 23 September in Bali, Indonesia, has come to an end. The issues discussed at the meeting focused on the Ukrainian crisis, the reform of the World Trade Organization (WTO), the role of the multilateral trading system in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, […]

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Italian Embassy in Brasilia hosts a concert by violinist Gibboni

As part of the celebrations for the bicentenary of Brazil’s independence, the Italian Embassy in Brasilia promoted and hosted a concert by the young Italian violinist Giuseppe Gibboni, who performed “The Four Seasons” by Vivaldi and “Caprice No. 5” by Paganini. The Italian virtuoso, winner of the prestigious Paganini Prize and indicated by the President […]

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Comunicato congiunto degli Inviati Speciali nell’ambito dello US-Europe Group sull’Afghanistan

Special Envoys and Representatives for Afghanistan of the European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States met in Washington D.C. on September 15, 2022, to discuss the situation in Afghanistan. Other officials from Japan, Qatar, Switzerland and UNAMA also participated in the meeting as observers, which included technical sessions with […]

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Exhibition on Piranesi at the National Museum of Norway in Oslo

The Italian Ambassador in Oslo, Stefano Nicoletti, attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the exhibition titled “Piranesi and the Modern” set up at the National Museum in the Norwegian capital. The exhibition analyses the influence that the visionary 18th century architect Giovanni Battista Piranesi had on defining the idea of modernity in a range of artistic disciplines […]

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UN: Deputy Foreign Minister Marina Sereni at the event promoted by Italy on the moratorium on the use of the death penalty

Today, on the sidelines of the High-Level Week of the United Nations 77th General Assembly Italy, in conjunction with the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Sierra Leone and the European Union, promoted an event on the moratorium on the use of the death penalty. In her remarks, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International […]

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UfC Ministerial joint press release

The “Uniting for Consensus” Group (UfC: Argentina, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Italy, Malta, Mexico, Pakistan, Republic of Korea, San Marino, Spain, Türkiye) met on the 22nd September, 2022, at Ministerial level, on the margins of the High-Level week of the United Nations 77th General Assembly in New York. In light of the deterioration of the […]

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Debate on Pasolini at Palazzo Borromeo

On 20 September last, there was a meeting at Palazzo Borromeo, seat of the Italian Embassy at the Holy See on “The debate on Pasolini, one hundred years from his birth”. The event was organised in association with the CAST (Catholicism and Audiovisual Studies) research centre of the UniNettuno University, and was attended, among others, […]

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Vilnius: Ambassador Ungaro meets food industry operators

Italian Ambassador to Lithuania, Diego Ungaro met food industry operators working in the country as part of the Week of Italian Cuisine in the world. During a meeting with Italian restaurant owners, they discussed developments in the sector along with possible forms of cooperation to raise the visibility and status of the Italian presence in […]

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Export companies: a new subsidised ‘394 Fund’ loan to address the crisis caused by the conflict in Ukraine

A new subsidised loan for export companies who have been penalised by the current conflict in Ukraine has been in effect since 20 September 2022. The instrument is activated through the 394/Ukraine Fund managed by SIMEST (CDP Group Company) in association with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. The new product was devised for […]

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Uruguay, record number of visitors to the Italy Pavilion at Expo Prado

Italy’s participation in Expo Prado, Uruguay’s most important trade fair, closed with a record number of visitors. From 9 to 18 September, 100,748 people visited the Italy Pavilion set up by the Italian Embassy in Montevideo in partnership with the local Cámara Mercantil Uruguay-Italia and inspired by the “BeIT” campaign developed by the Farnesina and […]

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Statement by Foreign Minister Baerbock in her capacity as Chair of the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting at the High-Level Week of the UN General Assembly

In today’s meeting in New York, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, and the High Representative of the European Union, re-emphasised that all Members of the United Nations must refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the […]

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Joint statement on the safety and security of civil nuclear facilities in armed conflicts, 21 September 2022

Statement issued by the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Ukraine, Canada, Republic of Korea, Switzerland, USA and EU at the UN General Assembly in New York. We, the ministers of Foreign Affairs of France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, Ukraine and senior officials from Canada, Republic of Korea, Switzerland, the United States of America, the High […]

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