Farnesina Secretary-General Sequi meets with Cypriot counterpart Korneliou​

The Secretary-General of the Farnesina, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, met today with his Cypriot counterpart, Ambassador Kornelios Korneliou, to discuss major bilateral and European issues, as well as international affairs of common interest. Ambassador Sequi reasserted how important Italy considers its excellent relations with Cyprus, given their Mediterranean calling. He said he hopes cooperation between […]

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2022 Guide for Agrifood Companies in Norway

A new, updated edition of the Guide for Italian investors and exporters in Norway in the agrifood sector has been published by the Italian Embassy in Oslo. The guide focuses in particular on pasta, wine, cheese, fruit and vegetables. Featuring a whole lot of data and information, the new guide wants to offer guidance in […]

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Lebanon: theatre performance based on the Divine Comedy

The Italian Cultural Institute in Lebanon and the Municipality of Sarba Nabatieh organized a theatre performance called “Lo smarrimento” based on the “Inferno” in Dante’s Divine Comedy. The play will be staged in Italian at the Monnot Theatre in Beirut on 9 April 2022. The protagonists are all young locals studying Italian. Direction by Ali Bitar […]

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Italy-Armenia: performance of “La Traviata” by Verdi

On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of Diplomatic Relations between the Italian Republic and the Republic of Armenia, a performance of “La Traviata” by Giuseppe Verdi was organized. The event was held on 24 March 2022 at the National Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet “Alexander Spendiaryan” in Yerevan, and was presented by […]

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Strategic Dialogue between Italy and Algeria at the Farnesina

The work of the Strategic Dialogue between Italy and Algeria – an important consultation mechanism between the two Countries on bilateral relations and on the most important political and global security issues – was held today at the Farnesina. In his opening speech, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, also […]

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New addition to Farnesina Collection: Biasucci’s “Ex voto”

The Farnesina Collection welcomes a new work, “Ex voto” (2007) by Antonio Biasiucci (Dragoni, 1961). The work consists of 12 photographs depicting different forms of votive offering, taken by the artist during a visit to the chapel of St Giuseppe Moscati, a doctor, in the Chiesa del Gesù Nuovo in Naples. In this work Biasiucci […]

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Minister Luigi Di Maio visiting Berlin

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, is in Berlin to attend the Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue.

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Minister Luigi Di Maio attends opening session of Italy-Algeria Strategic Dialogue

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, has attended the opening session of the Italy-Algeria “Strategic dialogue on bilateral relations and political and security questions between Italy and Algeria”. The event was co-chaired by the Secretary General of the Farnesina, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, and his Algerian counterpart, Ambassador Chakib Rachid […]

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Paris, French and Italian publishers exchange ideas

The Italian Cultural Institute in Paris organized a meeting between French and Italian publishers that will take place at the “Italissimo” Festival from the 6th to the 10th of April to tackle their common problems and make an overview of the transformations in the publishing industry and of the translations in both languages. It will be an opportunity to […]

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Lisbon, an exhibition to celebrate Pasolini​

An exhibition of images and words in Lisbon celebrates the 100th anniversary of the birth of Pier Paolo Pasolini. ‘’La lunga strada di sabbia’’ (“The Long Sand Road”), a photographic exhibition curated by Silvia Di Paolo and organized by the Italian Cultural Institute in Lisbon under the aegis of the Italian Embassy in Portugal and in […]

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Rabat: four days of initiatives for the Italian Design Day

The Italian Embassy in Rabat, in collaboration with the Consulate General of Casablanca, the ICE Agency for the promotion and the internationalization of Italian companies in Casablanca, the Institute of Italian Culture in Rabat and the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Morocco, has planned a series of initiatives for the days of March 29, 30 […]

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Algiers: how RAI narrated the war of independence

A Conference to tell how RAI followed the most important phases of the Algerian war between 1954 and 1962 was organized by the Italian Embassy in Algiers, in partnership with the Ministry of Moudjahidine, as part of the initiatives for the 60th anniversary of Algerian independence and the beginning of diplomatic relations between Italy and […]

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