Minister Luigi Di Maio had a telephone conversation with his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba

Today the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, had a telephone conversation with the Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba. In reaffirming Italy’s firm condemnation for Russia’s unjustified and unacceptable aggression against Ukraine as well as for the latest atrocious attacks against civilians, Minister Di Maio confirmed that the Euro-Atlantic community is […]

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Sydney, Documentary “Syndrome K” featured at the Jewish Film Festival

The Sydney Italian Cultural Institute is taking part in the Jewish International Film Festival by screening the film “Syndrome K”, a 2019 Italy/USA co-production by American director Stephen Edwards.  This moving documentary tells a true, little-known story that took place in Rome during the Nazi occupation in 1943-44. Three courageous Italian doctors saved the lives […]

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Brasilia: Candido Portinari, an artist for peace

An exhibition and a conference to celebrate the work of Candido Portinari. The initiative was organized by the Italian Embassy in Brasilia. The exhibition displays 28 etchings by the artist of Italian descent, whose parents emigrated from the Veneto Region at the end of the 19th century, and who has become one of Brazil’s greatest 20th century […]

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Sereni a Commissione ONU sulla condizione femminile: “Donne sono un potente fattore di cambiamento”

“Le donne e le ragazze sono un potente fattore di cambiamento; l’istruzione uno strumento chiave per rendere il loro ruolo sempre più importante, tuttavia, come conseguenza della pandemia, ma anche dell’aumento dei conflitti armati e delle relative crisi umanitarie, oggi si assiste a una progressiva erosione dei progressi finora registrati nel campo dell’istruzione femminile”. Lo […]

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Undersecretary Di Stefano on a mission in Brazil: meeting with Brazil’s Foreign Affairs Minister França

On an official visit to Brasilia, Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Manlio Di Stefano, had a long working meeting with Brazil’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Carlos Alberto Franco França. “Brazil, a great democracy of Latin America and a country we are tied to through very close historical bonds, is our main economic partner in the […]

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Press accreditation note – joint press point, Minister Di Maio and Minister Hoekstra (Farnesina, Friday 18 March, 2022)

On Friday 18 March, 2022, at 11:00 am, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation,Luigi Di Maio, will meet with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands,Wopke Hoekstra, at the Farnesina. Once the meeting is over, the Ministers will hold a joint press point. In consideration of the current regulation on social distancing, […]

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Tokyo, examples of urban regeneration on display

The Embassy of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute in Tokyo, as part of the initiatives for the 6th edition of the Italian Design Day, present the exhibition “Welcome, feeling at work’’, dedicated to the great urban regeneration project of the ‘’Kengo Kuma and Associates’ studio to revive the former Rizzoli area in Milan. The […]

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Prague: glass takes centre stage at Italian Design Day

On 23 March, for the 6th edition of the Italian Design Day, the Embassy of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute in Prague, together with CAMIC (the Italian-Czech Chamber of Commerce and Industry) will present “COMMON GLASS”, a project dedicated to the new language of contemporary glass, which gathers the most interesting realities of the […]

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Virtual Country Presentation Rwanda, 18 March 2022

Confindustria Assafrica & Mediterraneo, in association with Assolombarda and the Rwanda Development Board – the government department responsible for investments in the country – is organising a virtual country presentation on Rwanda. The webinar will be held on Friday, 18 March, and starts at 10.00 a.m. This is an opportunity to explore potential industrial partnerships […]

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The Republic of Moldova. Supply of humanitarian goods by the Italian Cooperation Service for Ukrainian refugees and intervention by the Migration Fund to help children

As part of the Italian effort to respond to the emergency in Ukraine, the Italian Cooperation Service organised two humanitarian expeditions, one by land and the other by air, which left the United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot in Brindisi (UNHRD) on 11 and 14 March. A total of about 20 tonnes of relief and shelter […]

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Minister Di Maio at the Ceremony for the Lateran Treaty

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, participates in the Ceremony for the 93rd anniversary of the signing of the Lateran Treaty and 38th anniversary of the Agreement amending the Concordat between Italy and the Holy See.  

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Tehran, 2002 sees sixth edition of “Domus Design”

The international exhibition “Domus Design – Tehran 2022” has been presented at the residence of the Ambassador of Italy in Iran. The exhibition, now in its sixth edition, consists of two sections. The first is an in-depth look at key moments in the history of Italian and Iranian design through a series of iconic objects. […]

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