Italy condemns the attack against the Prime Minister of Iraq, Mustafa al Kathimi

Italy firmly condemns the attack against the Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al Kathimi which took place in the early hours of 7 November. It is a criminal act and an attempt to strike at the heart of Iraqi democratic institutions, a few days after political elections whose management has been positively assessed by the international […]

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Agreement signed between the Uffizi Gallery and the Bund One Art Museum in Shanghai. Di Maio: “In China, this will provide a well-rounded account of Italy and its wonders.”

Italian art in China: an agreement signed today between the Uffizi Gallery and the Bund One Art Museum envisages ten exhibitions in Shanghai over a period of five years featuring works from the Florentine museum including masterpieces of the Italian Renaissance, beginning in 2022, the Italy-China Year of Culture and Tourism, with “Botticelli and the […]

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Speech by Minister Di Maio at the event “The Redemption of the Made in Italy brand”

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, took part in the event ‘The Redemption of the Made in Italy brand’ at the Jambo1 shopping centre in Aversa, which was rescued from organised crime.

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Lima: new lighting for the Italian Museum

The Italian Embassy in Lima and Enel, together with the Culture Ministry of Peru, inaugurated the new lighting system at the Museum of Italian Art in Lima, a gift of Italy to Peru on the occasion of the Bicentennial of Peruvian independence. The innovative lighting system gave new life to the façade of the building, […]

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Minister Di Maio; speech at the Casa Corriere Festival

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, addressed the panel “South variant: stories, narratives and development” at the Casa Corriere Festival.

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“Domus Eyes on Iran” a monographic work by the Embassy in Teheran

The “Domus Eyes on Iran” project by the Italian Embassy in Tehran has produced a monographic supplement to the November issue of “Domus” magazine. The preview launch was held a few days ago in Giò Ponti’s Villa Namazee, built in Tehran in the late 1950s and early 1960s. The event was attended by the Italian […]

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Minister Di Maio: meeting with Samantha Cristoforetti

Luigi Di Maio, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, met the astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, who will be the first European woman to take command of the International Space Station in 2022.  

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Berlin, conference on female entrepreneurship at the Embassy

On October 26, 2021, the Italian Embassy in Berlin hosted a conference on the subject of female entrepreneurship. The event, entitled “Designing future female entrepreneurship -Taking stock from the Italian G20 Presidency”, took its cue from the conclusions of the G20 in Santa Margherita Ligure and the final communication “Women20” on the subject of female […]

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Los Angeles: great success for the third edition of the Italian Tv Festival

The third edition of The Italian TV Festival, held in person in Little Italy – San Pedro, NeueHouse – Hollywood and Terra – Eataly Los Angeles, wrapped up in Los Angeles with an award ceremony of Tiziano Ferro, Valeria Golino and Joe Bastianich. The goal of the event, conceived, organised and produced by Good Girls […]

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Note by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation – Ethiopia

Italy is extremely concerned by the further deterioration of the security environment in Ethiopia over the last few days, which represents a serious risk for the stability of the country and the wider region. Italy calls upon all parties involved to immediately stop the fighting and start genuine and credible negotiations, for the sake of […]

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Sereni, enhancing sustainable cotton production in Burkina Faso

Today, Vice Minister Marina Sereni participated in a video message at Expo Yeelba, a festival dedicated to promoting Burkina Faso’s cotton-textile chain. In the presence of some 250 participants, including the Burkinabé Foreign Minister, Alpha Barry, the Italian Ambassador, Andrea Romussi, and the EU Special Representative for the Sahel, Emanuela Del Re, the event made it possible to promote Faso Danfani (a traditional […]

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Ceremony commemorating the fallen of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Colonies during the First World War (4 November 2021)

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, accompanied by the Secretary-General, Ambassador Ettore Francesco Sequi, went today to the Palazzo della Consulta to commemorate – together with the President of the Constitutional Court, Giancarlo Coraggio – the fallen of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Colonies during the […]

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