10th Steering Committee for Business Internationalisation – 13 December 2021

The 10th Steering Committee for Business Internationalisation, co-chaired by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, and the Minister for Economic Development, Giancarlo Giorgetti, will meet today from 15:00 onwards. Every year, the Steering Committee defines the guidelines and strategic policies, including the planning of resources, for the promotion abroad and […]

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Minister Di Maio in Brussels for the Foreign Affairs Council

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, isin Brussels today to take part in the Council of Foreign Ministers of the European Union. On the agenda is an in-depth debate on EU-Africa relations, which will discuss issues related to security, development and dialogue in the multilateral context. The Council will then […]

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Contemporary Art Day in Turkey, with Tosatti and Peluffo

The 17th Day of Contemporary Art was celebrated in Istanbul on 6 December, with a webinar entitled “Six Years in Istanbul” featuring the new Director of the Quadriennale di Roma art exhibition and sole artist at the Italian Pavilion of the Venice Biennale 2022, Gian Maria Tosatti. Furthermore, at the invitation of the Italian Embassy […]

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Italian fashion at the Swahili Fashion Week

In the framework of the Embassy of Italy promotional activity in Tanzania, three Italian designers participated to the Swahili Fashion Week, held in Dar es Salaam from 3 to 5 of December, 2021. It is the most important fashion event in Africa after Johannesburg fashion week. More than 90 designers worldwide joined the event. On […]

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Albania and Kosovo: a tribute to Morricone and Piazzolla

The Italian Cultural Institute of Tirana concludes its programming for 2021 with a tribute to two great musicians who were widely distant in their culture, origins, and life experiences, but were both absolute icons of the international music scene: the Italian composer Ennio Morricone (1928-2020) and the Italian-born Argentinian Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992). The event – […]

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G7 statement on Russia and Ukraine

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, are united in our condemnation of Russia’s military build-up and aggressive rhetoric towards Ukraine. We call on Russia to de-escalate, pursue diplomatic channels, and abide by its […]

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Minister Di Maio: Participation At The G7 Foreign And Development Ministers’ Meeting (Liverpool, 11-12 December 2021)

On 11 and 12 December the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, is taking part in the second G7 Foreign and Development Ministers’ Meeting in Liverpool, under the British presidency. The Development Ministers are also expected to participate, beginning from the afternoon of 11 December. Representing Italy is Deputy Foreign Minister […]

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MAECI and UNICEF together to prevent early school leaving in Albani

“Every Young Person Matters” is the project’s name to prevent school drop-outs in Albania secondary schools. The project is financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation with a 4 million euros contribution. The initiative, developed with UNICEF, aims to foster the inclusion of young people in the training and education system in […]

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Beijing, meeting of the Italian system Sistema Italia in China

A meeting of the Italian System in China was held today in Beijing. The meeting was chaired by the Ambassador of Italy in the People’s Republic of China, Luca Ferrari. It was attended by the Consuls General and Deputy Consuls of Shanghai, Canton, Chongqing and Hong Kong, the Directors of ICE Offices and those of […]

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Tehran, Ambassador Perrone inaugurates archaeological discovery

The Italian Ambassador to Tehran, Giuseppe Perrone, carried out an official mission, from 8 to 10 December, in the Fars Province, the most important cultural and archaeological centre of Iran, the cradle of the Achaemenid and Sassanid civilisations. The primary purpose of the visit was the inauguration of the museification works of the Tol-e Ajori […]

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Italy elected Category A member of the Executive Council of the International Maritime Organisation – IMO

The Foreign Ministry expresses deep satisfaction for the re-election of Italy in Category A of the Executive Council of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) for the two-year period 2022-2023, which took place today in London during the XXXII General Assembly of the Organization, which has the task of promoting the development and safety of maritime […]

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Berlin, Reception at the Italian Embassy for the annual ECFR meeting

The Ambassador of Italy in Berlin, Armando Varricchio, hosted a reception on the occasion of the annual meeting of the Council of the European Council on Foreign Relations, held this year in Berlin between 9 and 10 December. The reception at the Embassy was attended by the Director of ECFR, Mark Leonard, as well as […]

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