Rome MED – Mediterranean Dialogues 2021

Un’agenda positiva per il Mediterraneo tra transizione e segnali di ripresa Settima edizione della Conferenza MED-Dialogues promossa dal Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale e dall’ISPI Roma, 2 dicembre 2021–   Dal 2 al 4 dicembre 2021 si svolge a Roma in modalità ibrida – con partecipazioni sia fisiche che virtuali e una diffusione in live […]

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Bamako: inauguration of the new Italy-Mali Business Association

On 30 November two events took place in Bamako that will have considerable potential for Italy-Mali relations, which were already strengthened by the visits of Minister Di Maio in May 2020 and Minister Guerini in June, and by the opening of the Italian Embassy in Mali on 3 August. The Ambassador, Stefano A. Dejak, together […]

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Di Maio: “Restoring the Mediterranean’s role as a space for dialogue” (la Repubblica)

On 3 to 4 December, Rome will host the seventh edition of the Mediterranean Dialogues, an initiative sponsored by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and ISPI, which has since established itself as the main international event dedicated to the Wider Mediterranean, an area of extraordinary geopolitical importance spreading from the Sahel to […]

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Deputy Minister Di Stefano chairs the ninth Interministerial Steering Committee on the geopolitics of energy and the climate

The ninth session of the Interministerial Steering Committee on the Geopolitics of Energy and the Climate was held yesterday at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Manlio Di Stefano, chaired the session. The first session was open to public sector companies, civil society, and think tanks. Italy’s main challenges and opportunities […]

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Support for Italian citizens following the suspension of air traffic from a number of African countries

Air traffic from South African countries has been suspended to prevent the spread of the Omicron variant.  This Foreign Ministry acted immediately, via the Unità di Crisi [the Crisis Unit] to assist our compatriots abroad. More than 200 Italians have been able to book scheduled flights where these are still available, and are currently returning to Italy. Some […]

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FOREIGN MINISTRY NOTE – Migration cooperation: the MAECI’s commitment to the Sahel is strengthened

Two new initiatives financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Migration Fund will strengthen migration cooperation with countries in the Sahelian region, which are at the crossroads of flows towards Europe. In Mali, following the signing on 6 May of the Joint Declaration on Migration Cooperation between Minister Di Maio and Minister of Malians Abroad […]

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Niamey: the first edition of “Master Chef Niger”

On the occasion of the Week of Italian Cuisine in the World, the Embassy of Italy in Niamey, in collaboration with the professional training school (AACCES), inaugurated the first edition of “Master Chef Niger” by Marco Ferrari. After receiving specific training on Italian gastronomy from Chef Ferrari, the students assembled before a technical and tasting […]

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Italian Cuisine Week at Bratislava with Chef Miglioli

The Italian Embassy in Bratislava inaugurated the Week of Italian Cuisine in the World with a Cooking and Tasting Show featuring Michelin-starred chef Marco Miglioli.  In Bratislava, Chef Miglioli realised a menu with Italian and Slovak influences, with a focus on local and sustainable food products, in the presence of representatives of the business sector, […]

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Italian Cuisine Week: four evenings of food and culture in Riyadh

The Week of Italian Cuisine in the World was celebrated in Riyadh at the residence of the Italian Ambassador, Roberto Cantone, with four evenings in the course of which some typical dishes of our cuisine were presented, reinterpreted in a modern key by the Italian chef from the renowned Al Faisaliah Hotel in Riyadh. Short […]

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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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