FOREIGN MINISTRY NOTE – Minister Luigi Di Maio’s mission to Paris to participate in the OECD Ministerial Meeting

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, will be on a mission to Paris on 5 and 6 October to participate in the OECD Ministerial Meeting (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development), which is held this year on the 60th anniversary of its foundation. The title chosen for the meeting, “Building […]

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Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio meets the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Jordan, Ayman Safadi

Today the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, has received  at the Foreign Ministry the Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ayman Safadi. The talks have focused on the main dossiers relating to the enlarged Mediterranean region. With regard to Libya, Minister Di Maio has reaffirmed Italy’s commitment to supporting the political transition process through the achievement […]

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Teheran: Italy donates 1.2 m doses of vaccine to Iran

Italy has donated 1.2 million doses of the Astrazeneca vaccine to Iran. The announcement was made by the Italian Ambassador to Iran, Giuseppe Perrone, during an event organised by the Italian Embassy in Tehran to illustrate to the Iranian authorities and the public our country’s contribution to the fight against Covid-19 in Iran.  “Italy’s donation […]

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Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio meets the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Jordan, Ayman Safadi

Today the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, has received  at the Foreign Ministry the Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ayman Safadi. The talks have focused on the main dossiers relating to the enlarged Mediterranean region. With regard to Libya, Minister Di Maio has reaffirmed Italy’s commitment […]

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UPDATE Press Accreditation Note –Third Edition of the Italy-Africa Ministerial Conference (Rome, 8 October 2021 – Hotel Sheraton, Parco de’ Medici)

On Friday, 8 October 2021, the “Meetings with Africa” event will be held, as the third edition of the Italy-Africa Ministerial Conference, at the Sheraton Parco de’ Medici Hotel in Rome. The event will bring together delegations from 54 African countries, representatives of the African Union and other major African regional organisations, as well as […]

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Prague: Italy guest of honour at Book Fair 2022

Italy will be guest of honour at the 2022 edition of the Prague International Book Fair (Svet knihy). The main theme will be inspired by the title of a book by Umberto Eco dedicated to the experience and theory of translation, “Saying almost the same thing”, published by Bompiani in 2003. The announcement was made […]

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Brazil: Ambassador Azzarello with representatives of the Italian community

The Italian Ambassador to Brazil, Francesco Azzarello, chaired an inter-institutional meeting with the various representative bodies of the Italian community, to discuss various issues such as preparing for the elections of the Comitês (Committees of Italians abroad) that will take place in December. Azzarello highlighted the work carried out by the network of Consulates in favour of our […]

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Canton: a journey into the work of Gaetano Pesce

“Nobody’s Perfect”, the first solo exhibition in Asia by the legendary Italian designer Gaetano Pesce, was inaugurated today at the Sea World Culture and Arts Center (SWCAC) in Shenzhen, by the Consulate General of Italy in Canton.   The exhibition, which anticipates the Italy-China Year of Culture and Tourism 2022, is an explosion of colours […]

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Amsterdam: Dante Alighieri in music

The Italian Cultural Institute of Amsterdam presents the concert “Dantesque Intonations of the Nineteenth Century” a project by Andrea Coen marking the seventh centenary of Dante Alighieri’s death, with bass baritone Mauro Borgioni, Andrea Coen at the piano, and the actor Edoardo Coen. The concert programme, which will take place on 17 October at 3 […]

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Belgrade: 24 hours devoted to Italian style

The Italian Institute of Culture in Belgrade has hosted the 10th edition of the event called “24 Hours of Elegance” dedicated to Italian masters of tailoring. On 30 September, in collaboration with DeGorsi Luxury Consulting, the Institute hosted a series of initiatives as part of the “Beautiful and Well-crafted” event. During the event, a book […]

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Press Accreditation Note – The Third Edition of the Italy-Africa Ministerial Conference ( Rome 8 october 2021 – Hotel Sheraton)

On Friday, 8 October 2021, the “Encounters with Africa” event will be held, as the third edition of the Italy-Africa Ministerial Conference, at the Sheraton Parco de’ Medici Hotel in Rome. The event will bring together delegations from 54 African countries, representatives of the African Union and other major African regional organisations, as well as […]

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Minister Luigi Di Maio participates in “Faith and Science: Towards COP26”

Minister Luigi Di Maio is participating in “Faith and Science: Towards COP26” at the Vatican City. Organised by the Embassy of Italy and the British Embassy to the Holy See in the light of the COP26 co-presidency of Italy and Great Britain, and together with the Holy See, this event is a step towards the […]

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