Di Maio: “A privileged bridge to connect Italy to Africa”

Italy hosts the authorities of African countries in Rome a few weeks before the Cop26 Conference scheduled in Glasgow. What work, what partnership can we imagine together for a truly sustainable common future? We strongly wanted to listen to the voice of Africa on the eve of the Glasgow Conference on COP26 and the Rome G20 Summit on […]

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Speech by Minister Luigi Di Maio at the opening ceremony of the PRE-COP26 Parliamentary Conference

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, is participating in the opening ceremony of the PRE-COP26 Parliamentary Conference. The event will take place beginning at 3 pm today, 8 October, in the chamber of Palazzo Montecitorio, in the presence of the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella. Introducing the Conference are […]

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Ambassador Lo Cascio at the “Belgrade Economic Forum”

In recent days Ambassador of Italy in Belgrade, Carlo Lo Cascio, has participated, together with the Ambassador of the United Kingdom Sian Macleod, in the panel “Climate Changes and Natural Disasters: Transformation Policies for a Sustainable Future” within the “Belgrade Economic Forum”, now in its 21st edition. In his speech, Ambassador Lo Cascio has stressed the quality of the work carried out by the […]

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The “Via della Seta” (Silk Road) exhibition stops in Ankara on its way East

The “Via della Seta: Arte e artisti contemporanei dall’Italia” (Silk Road: Contemporary Art and Artists from Italy) exhibition will be held at the prestigious CerModern Museum of Contemporary Art in Ankara, until 10 October. Organised by the Italian Embassy in Turkey, with the contribution of the Italian Cultural Institute in Istanbul, the exhibition was opened […]

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Algiers: theatrical performance in honour of Sciascia

On 7 October the Theatre of the Embassy of Italy in Algeria hosted a theatrical performance in honour of the writer Leonardo Sciascia, whose centenary is celebrated this year. The event was organised in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute of Algiers. The performance, with theatrical scenes taken from the novel “The day of the […]

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Sydney. Italian Language Week, webinars and exhibition on Dante

On the occasion of the 21st edition of the Week of the Italian Language in the World, which will be held from 18 to 23 October and will focus, this year, on the theme “Dante, the Italian”, the Italian Cultural Institute of Sydney has organised two webinars on various aspects of the literary output of […]

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UN Human Rights Council: Establishment of an international monitoring mechanism on the human rights situation in Afghanistan

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation expresses his satisfaction with the adoption of a resolution on the human rights situation in Afghanistan by the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). The resolution establishes the mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur to monitor the human rights situation in the country. The initiative received broad […]

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Al via “Incontri con l’Africa” – Roma, 7-8 ottobre

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Minister Luigi Di Maio speaks at the final session of the B20 Summit

Minister Luigi Di Maio addressed the final session of the B20 Summit at the national headquarters of Confindustria, Italy’s confederation of employers. Launched in 2010, the B20 is the Summit of the heads of the major companies and trade associations of the G20 countries, dedicated to cross-cutting economic and business issues. Follow the live streaming […]

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Staffan de Mistura appointed Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Western Sahara

Italy welcomes the appointment of Staffan De Mistura to the post of Personal Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General for Western Sahara. While expressing the hope that the appointment will allow a breakthrough in the protracted stalemate in the UN-facilitated political process, Italy reiterates its call to the parties involved to commit themselves, without preconditions […]

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Buenos Aires: inauguration of the exhibition of Clorindo Testa

The exhibition “Il sangue parla” (Blood Speaks), dedicated to the Italian architect and artist Clorindo Testa and organised in partnership with the Testa Foundation, has opened at the Italian Embassy in Buenos Aires. Speaking at the inauguration, in the presence of the Minister of Culture, Tristan Bauer, Ambassador Fabrizio Lucentini said: “We are here to […]

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World Space Week, Italian-Belgian Partnership

On the occasion of World Space Week, sponsored by the United Nations, the Italian Embassy in Brussels hosted an event to promote collaboration in the space sector between Italy and Belgium, including the presentation of Telespazio Belgium, a company set up in July 2021 by Telespazio, which is a joint venture between Leonardo and Thales. […]

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