Yangon: Dante recited in Burmese for the first time

Thanks to an initiative and a translation – the first ever in Burmese – commissioned by the Italian Embassy from the local poet Troy Tun, Dante’s poetry is being recited in Burmese for the first time. In a new video published today on the Facebook page of our Diplomatic Representation in Yangon, Italian students in […]

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Armenia – inauguration of the combined-cycle thermoelectric power plant built by Renco

The combined-cycle power plant built by the Italian industrial plant engineering company Renco S.p.A., on the outskirts of Yerevan, and started in July 2019, has been inaugurated. The plant will cover up to 20% of Armenia’s electricity needs. The contract value was USD 258.5 million, with financing of USD 164 million from a group of […]

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Italian Cuisine Week: workshops and tastings in Nur-Sultan

In Kazakhstan, the initiatives for the Week of Italian Cuisine in the World, offered by the Embassy of Italy in Nur-Sultan, were divided into four main themes: the ingredient; the recipe; the diet; and the table. The opening conference, entitled “Food for Earth. A sustainable and regenerative model of agriculture: from inspiration to action” was […]

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A Brasilia si celebra la figura di Pier Luigi Nervi

Il libro “L’Ambasciata d’Italia a Brasilia – Poetiche dell’architettura italiana in Brasile”, che vuole celebrare il genio di Pier Luigi Nervi, è stato presentato dall’Ambasciatore d’Italia a Brasilia, Francesco Azzarello, insieme alla Ministra per i rapporti con il Parlamento, Flavia Arruda, ed alla Segretaria per la Giustizia del Governo del Distretto Federale, Marcela Passamani. “Abbiamo […]

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Week of Italian Cuisine: a competition in Madrid for young chefs

As part of the promotional activities in Spain associated with the Sixth Week of Italian Cuisine, the Italian Embassy in Madrid in launching a competition to “train, give visibility, and offer opportunities” for young chefs wishing to specialise in Italian cuisine. The culinary competition ” Prepara il Tuo Futuro-Nuovi Talenti della Cucina Italiana” [“Prepare Your […]

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Minister Luigi Di Maio on a mission to take part in the NATO ministerial meeting

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, is on a mission to Riga to participate in the NATO ministerial meeting.

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Foreign Ministry Note – Minister Di Maio attends the third EU-Southern Neighbourhood ministerial meeting

Today, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, took part in the third EU-Southern Neighbourhood ministerial meeting in Barcelona. The meeting, chaired by the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, reflected the EU’s commitment to promoting a strategic review of relations with the […]

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Italian Cuisine Week, “Dinner with Dante” in the United Arab Emirates

“Dinner with Dante”, an evening dedicated to medieval Italian cuisine, was the highlight event sponsored by the Italian Cultural Institute in Abu Dhabi, for the Italian Cuisine Week in the Arab Emirates. On the occasion of the 700th anniversary of the Supreme Poet’s death, Simone Pregnolato, an Italianist from Milan’s Catholic University, introduced the dinner […]

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The Khaled Al Asaad Award goes to Prof. Morandi Bonacossi

On November 26, during the 23rd edition of the Mediterranean Bourse of Archeological Tourism in Paestum, Prof. Morandi Bonacossi received the “Khaled al-Asaad” International Archaeological Discovery Award  for 2020. The award is named for Khaled al-Asaad, the Director of the archeological site of Palmira who defended the cultural heritage at the cost of his life, […]

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Minister Luigi Di Maio on a mission to participate in the EU -Southern Neighbourhood Ministerial Meeting

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, is on a mission to Barcelona to participate in the EU -Southern Neighbourhood Ministerial Meeting.  

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Italian Cuisine Week: an Italian “Food Academy” in Kuwait

The Embassy of Italy in Kuwait has signed an initial agreement for the launch of a “Food Academy” that will organise Italian cookery classes and workshops, as well as specialised seminars on nutrition and on the characteristics of Italian agri-food products. It was one of the events for the Week of Italian Cuisine in the […]

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Week of Italian Cuisine: more than fifty events in Tanzania

For the 2021 Week of Italian Cuisine in the world, there were more than fifty events in Tanzania that fearured the Michelin starred chef Valentino Palmisano and the food influencer Silvia Lazzerini. These two guests of honour provided their contribution to gala dinners, cooking lessons, and other promotional events of Italian cuisine that took place […]

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