The beauty of Italian design returns to Georgia

The Italian Embassy in Georgia and the Italian Trade Agency (ITA) make public that the traditional annual event to promote Italian design and architecture will be held in Tbilisi on 30-31 May 2022. The event’s rich programme makes it possible to enjoy an immersive experience in Italian beauty, involving the scientific, academic and business communities. […]

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Two Italian films at the Mumbai International Film Festival

The “Mumbai International Film Festival“, organized by the Films Division, the Ministry of Information’s official film promotion agency, kicked off in the presence of many Indian government officials. The presence of Italian cinema at this edition, sponsored by the Consulate General of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute in Mumbai, is high-profile, with six films […]

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Launch of “Made in Italy Days”, Amazon’s first international initiative in collaboration with the Farnesina and the Italian Trade Agency to support Made in Italy around the world

Today, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Foreign Minister, Luigi Di Maio, the President of the Italian Trade Agency (ITA), Carlo Ferro, and the Amazon VP and Country Manager in Italy and Spain, Mariangela Marseglia, launched the “Made in Italy Days”, an initiative to enhance thousands of Made in Italy products in eight key […]

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Brazil, Campari obtains the “Zero Waste” certificate​

On 26 May, Ambassador Azzarello traveled to Cabo de Santo Agostinho, near the city of Recife, the capital of the State of Pernambuco, Brazil, to attend the “Zero Waste” certification ceremony of Campari’s Brazil plant. Campari is the first Italian company to obtain the prestigious certification in Brazil and the absolute first in Pernambuco. The […]

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Minister Luigi Di Maio’s speech at the launch event of “Made in Italy Days”

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, takes the floor at the launch event of the “Made in Italy Days”, an initiative to enhance Italian digital exports. The event, jointly promoted by the Farnesina with the Italian Trade Agency (ITA) and Amazon, is aimed to enhance Made in Italy in eight […]

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Presentation event of the 23rd Triennale di Milano International Exhibition

Today, Monday, 30 May 2022, the International Conference Hall of the Farnesina hosted the presentation of the program of the 23rd Triennale di Milano International Exhibition “Unknown Unknowns. An Introduction to Mysteries” which is scheduled to run from 15 July to 11 December 2022 at the Triennale. The Triennale di Milano International Exhibition, which will be celebrating the 100th anniversary from its […]

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G7 Foreign Ministers’ Statement: On the launch of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile by North Korea

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 test of yet another Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) conducted on May 25, 2022, by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). […]

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Minister Di Maio’s speech at the presentation of the 23rd Exhibition of the Triennale di Milano

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, takes the floor at the presentation of the 23rd Exhibition of the Triennale di Milano, called “Unknown Unknowns. An Introduction to Mysteries”. Following the Minister’s opening remarks, speakers will include the President of the Triennale di Milano, Stefano Boeri, the Secretary General of the […]

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Law of the Sea, forty years since Montego Bay Convention

“Mare liberum, mare clausum. Forty years since the Montego Bay Convention on the Law of the Sea” is the title of the conference that will be held on 27 and 28 May in Venice, in the evocative setting of the “Antico Arsenale” (Old Arsenal), and then on the Island of San Servolo, for the opening […]

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Telephone conversation between Secretary General Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi and his French counterpart Ambassador François Delattre

The Secretary General of the Farnesina, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, had a telephone consultation today with the Secretary General of Quai d’Orsay, Ambassador François Delattre, as scheduled in the Quirinal Treaty. Ambassador Sequi expressed satisfaction with the frequent bilateral consultations following the signing of the Quirinal Treaty. Ambassadors Sequi and Delattre discussed the situation in […]

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Deputy Minister Sereni chairs National Council for Development Cooperation meeting

Deputy Minister Marina Sereni chaired the eighth meeting of the National Council for Development Cooperation (CNCS), the body that gathers 54 major public and private, “profit” and “non-profit” stakeholders operating in the sphere of international development cooperation. The CNCS is the main instrument of participation, consultation and proposal introduced under Law no. 125/2014, which reformed […]

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​Farnesina Secretary General, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, met with Azerbaijan Ambassador in Rome, Mammad Ahmadzada

The Secretary General of the Farnesina, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, met today with the Ambassador of Azerbaijan in Rome, Mammad Ahmadzada. The Secretary General expressed satisfaction with the quality and intensity of bilateral relations between Italy and Azerbaijan, as confirmed by the conversation between Prime Minister Draghi and President Aliyev last March and by Minister […]

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