Meeting between the Secretary General of the Farnesina, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, and the Greek Ambassador to Rome, Eleni Sourani

The Secretary General of the Farnesina, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, met the Greek Ambassador, Eleni Sourani, on 22 August to discuss bilateral relations and questions regarding the regional context and the eastern Mediterranean. The meeting was an opportunity to underscore Italy’s shared standpoint with Greece on the need to resolve the disputes in that region […]

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Meeting between ​the Secretary General, Ambassador Sequi, and the Executive Director for Italy at the International Monetary Fund, Domenico G. Fanizza

Today at the Farnesina, the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI), Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, met with the Executive Director for Italy at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Domenico G. Fanizza. Ambassador Sequi recalled the positive collaboration with the Fund, also under the Italian presidency of the G20, and […]

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International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief (22 August 2022)

On the occasion of the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief, Italy strongly reaffirms its endless and constant commitment at the international level to promote freedom in this field, and firmly condemns all forms of violence and discrimination motivated by religious affiliation or non-affiliation. With growing concern, […]

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Graphic art exhibition in the Netherlands

The graphic art exhibition “Mirror – Face to Face”, organized by the Club for UNESCO of Vicenza and the Dutch Foundation Grafein, together with the Italian Cultural Institute in Amsterdam, will be open to the public from 1 to 30 September at the Amstelkerk in Amsterdam, and then again from 15 October to 13 November […]

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Brazil – ​Turin-based INC SpA was adjudicated the biggest Public-Private Partnership (PPP) contract ever promoted by the State of Minas Gerais worth approximately 1 billion euros.

Turin-based INC SpA was adjudicated the contract to design, build, and be awarded a 30-year concession for the ring road around Belo Horizonte, the capital of the State of Minas Gerais: the Rodoanel Metropolitano de Belo Horizinte; 70 km possibly plus an additional 30 kms. The tendering process, called by the Government of Minas Gerais […]

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Firm condemnation of the attack launched by Al Shabaab against the Hayat Hotel in Mogadishu

Italy firmly condemns the attack launched by Al Shabaab against the Hayat Hotel in Mogadishu, expresses its sympathy with the families of the victims and with the Somalian people and institutions and calls for the perpetrators to be quickly brought to justice. Italy remains in the forefront in combating terrorism and all forms of violent […]

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Statement by the Foreign Ministries of Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Sweden on the Israeli raids of six Palestinian civil society organisations on 18 August 2022

We are deeply concerned by the raids which took place in the morning of 18 August, as part of a worrying reduction of space for civil society in the oPT. These actions are not acceptable. The further reduction of civil space in the oPT  remains a source of concern. We stand firm with NGOs to […]

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Civil Protection: Italy will treat another three people injured in explosion in Libya

CROSS will manage the transfer of the patients The Libyan Air Ambulance carrying three Libyan citizens injured on 1 August 2022 in the explosion of a tank in the Fezzan region has just landed at Pisa’s military airport. The Medical Evacuation (MedEvac) mission was carried out in close collaboration with the Libyan authorities. It was […]

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Italian Cultural Institute in Lima opens doors to the public

The Italian Cultural Institute in Lima is organising a guided visit – scheduled for 27 August – of the building that houses the Institute itself. Built between 1929 and 1930, it is known to be the centre of the Italian community’s cultural life and is recognised as National Cultural Heritage. The guided visit will allow […]

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​“Kabul the year after” — Secretary General Ettore Francesco Sequi guest of SkyTG24

One year on from the change of regime in Afghanistan, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, the Secretary General of the Farnesina, and Tommaso Claudi, former head of the consular chancellery in Kabul, are guests of the SkyTG24 special dedicated to that historic event.

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Dakar, auditions for contemporary urban dancers

The Italian Cultural Institute in Dakar sponsors the new edition of ‘EurAsia Auditions On Tour in Senegal’ organised by the international network of the EurAsia Dance Project directed by Stefano Fardelli in partnership with the M’Bosse Danse company and in association with the Alliance Française de Kaolack, the Résidence Mame Diarra de Kaolack and the […]

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Vršac hosts “Days of Italian Culture”

The Cultural Centre in Vršac , in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute of Belgrade, presents the “Days of Italian Culture”, to be held from 10 to 20 August as part of the Vršac Cultural Summer event. Visitors will get to see the exhibition “Nikola Tesla, the man who defined the future”, as well as […]

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