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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States-General of the Italian Language and Creativity in the World

The President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, open the States-General of Italian Language and Creativity in the World.

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Foreign Ministry Note – Travel restrictions from South Africa and other southern African countries

The Foreign Ministry, through the Crisis Unit and the Embassies and Consulates on the ground, is carefully monitoring the effects of the recent ordinance issued by the Ministry of Health, which has introduced travel restrictions from South Africa and other countries in the southern African region. The Embassies involved, acting in liaison with the Crisis […]

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Italian Cuisine Week, ‘Pizza entre amigos’ in Santo Domingo

The Italian Embassy in Santo Domingo, as part of the initiatives for the 6th Week of Italian Cuisine in the World, organised the event ‘Pizza entre amigos’, in the presence of the Italian Ambassador Stefano Queirolo Palmas, the Deputy Foreign Minister for Bilateral Relations José Julio Gomez and the diplomatic community. The initiative was an […]

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Press accreditation note – 7th edition of the Rome MED – Mediterranean Dialogues conference (Rome, Grand Hotel Parco dei Principi, 2-4 December 2021)

A positive agenda for the Mediterranean, between transition and signals of recovery   7th edition of the MED-Dialogues Conference sponsored by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and ISPI On 2 to 4 December 2021, the 7th edition of the Rome MED – Mediterranean Dialogues Conference, sponsored since 2015 by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and […]

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Tastes of Italy in Thailand and Myanmar

The Week of Italian Cuisine in the World was also celebrated in Thailand and Myanmar. It was promoted by the Italian Embassy in Bangkok and the Embassy in Yangon with the Italian Trade Agency (ICE). In Bangkok, a great event was organised in an open-air space on Quarter Avenue, in the central department store The EmQuartier, […]

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Participation of Minister Luigi Di Maio in the 13th ASEM Summit

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, participated in the 13th ASEM Summit via videoconference. During the meeting, the effectiveness of multilateralism was reaffirmed as a crucial tool for meeting global challenges. Within its 2021 G20 Presidency, Italy is at the forefront of fighting the pandemic and promoting inclusive and sustainable […]

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