VM Sereni at the World Forum on Intermediate Cities

Opening the second edition of the World Forum on Intermediate Cities, Vice Minister Marina Sereni said “intermediate cities play a crucial role in development, although they are not yet receiving the attention they deserve. But if we want a post-pandemic recovery based on inclusive, resilient, and sustainable development, cities are our front line, particularly small […]

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Sereni: intermediate cities are essential for sustainable and inclusive development

Opening the second edition of the World Forum on Intermediate Cities, Vice Minister Marina Sereni said “intermediate cities play a crucial role in development, although they are not yet receiving the attention they deserve. But if we want a post-pandemic recovery based on inclusive, resilient, and sustainable development, cities are our front line, particularly small […]

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Videomapping show on the facade of the Lisbon Embassy

Tomorrow evening, 07 October, a videomapping show will be screened on the facade of the Italian Embassy in Lisbon. The event, entitled “Narrative of the global city”, is one of the cultural and artistic initiatives that have been planned by the Italian Embassy following the end of the most important restrictive measures dictated by the […]

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Madrid: the exhibition “Universe Olivetti” reaches Spain

On the occasion of the 18th Week of Architecture, the Italian Cultural Institute in Madrid presents the Spanish leg of the world tour of the exhibition “Universe Olivetti. Community as a concrete utopia”. The exhibition, which will open to the public from 7 October to 2 November 2021, is sponsored by the Ministry of Foreign […]

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Cannes: Ambassador Castaldo visits Thales Alenia Spaces

The Italian Ambassador to France, Teresa Castaldo, accompanied by the Consul General in Nice, Caterina Gioiella, visited the headquarters in Cannes of Thales Alenia Spaces, a joint venture between the French company Alenia Space (67%) and the Italian Leonardo (33%). Thales Alenia Space is a cutting-edge innovative model of internationalisation in the space sector. A […]

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Minister Luigi Di Maio meets the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, met the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, on the sidelines of the OECD ministerial meeting. The talks centred on a broad discussion concerning Afghanistan, also in view of the extraordinary G20 summit, in view of the necessary coordination among the international players and […]

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“The image of images”: Dante on exhibition in Athens

The programme of celebrations of Dante Alighieri continues in Athens. On 5 October the Ambassador of Italy to Greece, Patrizia Falcinelli, inaugurated “The image of images”, an exhibition promoted and organised by the Italian Cultural Institute, to mark the year of the 700th anniversary of the death of the Supreme Poet. Under the scientific direction […]

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Oman, Di Stefano at webinar on green hydrogen and renewables

The Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs of Italy, H.E. Manlio Di Stefano, and the Undersecretary for Energy of the Sultanate of Oman, H.E. Salim Al Aufi, shared prospects and opportunities for a stronger cooperation between the two countries in the development of the green hydrogen and renewable energies in a webinar promoted by the Embassy of […]

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Minister Luigi Di Maio meets the Minister of Foreign Affairs of South Korea, Chung Eui-yong

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, met his South Korean counterpart Chung Eui-yong. The talks focused on the bilateral strategic partnership between Italy and South Korea, on the converging interests of the two countries in the multilateral framework and in relation to the priorities of the Italian G20 Presidency, and […]

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Minister Luigi Di Maio meets the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jean-Yves Le Drian

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, met his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian. The meeting focused on revitalising Transatlantic cooperation, strengthening the European Union’s international role and coordination between Italy and France on Libya, migration and the Sahel.  

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FOREIGN MINISTRY NOTE – Ciatti murder; Rassoul Bissoultanov extradited to Italy

The Foreign Ministry expresses its great satisfaction for the decision of the German Judicial Authorities to hand over to the Italian Authorities the Russian citizen of Chechen origin, Rassoul Bissoultanov, considered to be the perpetrator of the brutal murder of the young Italian Niccolò Ciatti in Spain, on 13 August 2017. The extradition granted by […]

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Della Vedova visits Strasbourg for the Italian Presidency of the Council of Europe

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Benedetto Della Vedova, is visiting Strasbourg today in view of the of start of Italy’s Presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe (17 November 2021 – 20 May 2022). During his visit, he will meet with the Secretary General of the CoE, […]

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