Meeting between Minister Di Maio and Stephanie Williams, the Special Adviser on Libya to the Secretary-General of the United Nations

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, had a cordial meeting this morning with Stephanie Williams, the Special Adviser on Libya to the Secretary-General of the United Nations. Their discussion focused on their shared views on the political situation in Libya and Italy’s full support for the United Nations Support Mission […]

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Madrid: catalogue of works by architect Sabatini presented

The Italian Ambassador to Madrid, Riccardo Guariglia, presented  – at the Cibeles Palace – the catalogue “El Madrid de Sabatini. La construcción de una capital europea (1760-1797)”, published on the occasion of the 300th anniversary of the birth of the architect from Palermo who, under the reign of Charles III of Bourbon, transformed the capital […]

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Minister Luigi Di Maio due to speak at the event “(Dis)Information. International Challenges and Internal Resilience”

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, will speak at the event: “(Dis)informazione: sfide internazionali e resilienza interna”. The event, co-organized with the “Italian Digital Media Observatory (IDMO), will be introduced and moderated by Prof. Paola Pisano, scientific expert in digital economy and the evolution of technological innovation at the Farnesina. […]

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Exhibition “Diva!” on Italian jewellery staged in Amman

The exhibition “Diva! Italian glamour in fashion jewellery” has been inaugurated at the National Gallery of Fine Arts of Amman, Jordan’s most prestigious exhibition venue. The display, promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and set up in Jordan by the Italian Embassy, is curated by Alba Cappellieri, tenured professor at the […]

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Illustrated books for children donated to Laos

A children’s book “Amali e l’albero” by Chiara Lorenzoni, with illustrations by Paolo Domeniconi, published in Italy by EDT, will be donated to very young students in schools in Laos. This initiative is part of a project promoted by the European Union Delegation, in which the Italian Embassy in Bangkok is participating, for the dissemination […]

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UPDATED Information Notice – Event “(Dis)Informazione. Sfide Internazionali e resilienza interna “ (”(Dis)Information. International Challenges and Internal Resilience.”) (7 February 2022)

On Monday, 7 February 2022, at 2:30 PM, the Farnesina will host the event “(Dis)Informazione. Sfide Internazionali e resilienza interna” (”(Dis)Information. International Challenges and Internal Resilience”). The event, organized in hybrid format in partnership with the Italian Digital Media Observatory (IDMO), will open with remarks by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, and will be […]

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Media accreditation notice: Event: “(Dis)Informazione. Sfide Internazionali e resilienza interna” (“(Dis)Information. International Challenges and Internal Resilience”)

On Monday, 7 February 2022, at 2:30 PM, the Farnesina will host the event “(Dis)Informazione. Sfide Internazionali e resilienza interna.” The event, organized in partnership with the Italian Digital Media Observatory (IDMO), will open with remarks by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, and will be introduced and moderated by Prof. Paola Pisano, scientific expert in […]

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6 February: International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation

200 million: this is the number of women and girls that the United Nations estimates have been subjected to the brutal practice of female genital mutilation and that, in the last two years, because of the Covid-19 pandemic, has continued to rise. Female genital mutilations are an aberrant and unhuman practice that seriously violates women’s […]

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Telephone conversation between Minister Luigi Di Maio and NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg

Today, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Luigi Di Maio held a telephone conversation with NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, within the framework of the consultations that he is carrying out this week with Italy’s major European and international partners. The conversations focused on Italy’s contribution to the Atlantic Alliance and the latest […]

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Kyiv: a concert opens the 2022 cultural season

The Italian Embassy and the Italian Cultural Institute in Kyiv opened the 2022 cultural season with the concert “Un amore così grande,” organized by the National Philharmonic of Ukraine. While announcing the programme of events, the Italian Ambassador in Kyiv, Pier Francesco Zazo, said: “this year, we want to focus once again on Culture, as […]

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New artwork for Collezione Farnesina: “Verso Lagosanto” by Ghirri

Collezione Farnesina is enriched by a new artwork: the photograph “Verso Lagosanto” (1989) a photograph by Luigi Ghirri (Scandiano, 1943 – Ronconi, 1992). In this photograph, taken at the end of the 1980s for the series “Il profilo delle Nuvole” (1985-89), Ghirri captures the landscape of the area of Bassa Ferrarese. Suspended in time and […]

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Telephone conversation between Minister Luigi Di Maio and his French counterpart

Ongoing international contacts between the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, and his French counterpart, Jean Yves Le Drian. This morning, the two Ministers had a long and fruitful telephone conversation mainly focused on the recent developments on the Russian-Ukrainian border and in western Ukraine. In reiterating their support to territorial […]

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