UN – Della Vedova: Iran, Afghanistan and North Korea in the agenda

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Benedetto Della Vedova, went on a mission to the United Nations in Vienna, leading the Italian delegation to the 65th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). “We are deeply concerned about the serious difficulties the Plan of Action on the Iranian Nuclear Programme (JCPoA) […]

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UN – D.M. Della Vedova in Vienna: Iran, Afghanistan and North Korea at the heart of the Agenda

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Benedetto Della Vedova, went on a mission to the United Nations in Vienna, leading the Italian delegation to the 65th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). “We are deeply concerned about the serious difficulties the Plan of Action on the Iranian Nuclear Programme (JCPoA) […]

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Rapid molecular Covid tests: a joint Italian-French agreement

Under an agreement between the innovative French start-up “Loop Dee Science” and “Marigo Italia”, a leading company in the laboratory diagnostics sector, it will now be possible to carry out rapid molecular swab tests in Italy.  The collaboration agreement concluded between the two companies at the headquarters in Caen (Normandy), in the presence of the […]

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Rome-Lisbon Prize awarded to António Mega Ferreira

The Italian Ambassador to Portugal, Carlo Formosa, has announced that the Rome-Lisbon Prize has been awarded to Portuguese author António Mega Ferreira. The prestigious award will be presented at a ceremony, held as part of the celebrations to mark the 700th anniversary of the death of Dante Alighieri, on Friday 24 September 2021, at 18:30 […]

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Minister Luigi Di Maio chairs the ministerial event, organised by Italy, on the situation of women and girls in Afghanistan

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Luigi Di Maio chaired the ministerial event, organised by Italy, on the situation of women and girls in Afghanistan. The Minister reiterated Italy’s commitment to preserve, as necessary tools for the development of the country, the affirmation and protection of human rights and access to education for […]

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Tokyo: honours for Italy-Japan friendship commitment

The former Japanese Ambassador to Italy, Keiichi Katakami, and the Japanese artist Shu Takahashi received from the Italian Ambassador to Tokyo, Giorgio Starace, the honours conferred on them by the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella. Keiichi Katakami was awarded the high honour of Cavaliere di Gran Croce dell’Ordine al Merito della Repubblica (1st Class […]

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Iran: Italian Embassy hosts seminar on environment

“The challenge of sustainable development concerns all of us, and today’s event confirms the sensitivity of Italy towards environmental issues. We believe that only through bilateral and multilateral cooperation it is possible to develop shared strategies, and therefore more effective, to cope with global responsibilities”. In his opening speech at the seminar dedicated to energy […]

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Washington: mini social videos to give young people a voice on climate

Along with 400 other young delegates, two young Americans, Ruth Miller and Rayne Sullivan, will be taking part in “Youth4Climate: Driving Ambition” in Milan from 28 to 30 September as protagonists of a series of mini-videos that the Italian Embassy in Washington has launched on its social media channels @ItalyinUS and that will be running […]

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Export.Gov.it: a virtual Roadshow in 4 stages for aiding exports

On Monday, 27 September 2021, the first of the four stages of a virtual roadshow sponsored by the Foreign Ministry, SACE, SIMEST and the ICE Agency, in collaboration with the Conference of Regions and Autonomous Provinces and Unioncamere, will hit the road to present Italian companies with the latest news on services and support tools for internationalisation […]

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Montevideo: Italy at the “Expo Prado” agro-industrial and livestock fair

On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the Rural Association of Uruguay, Italy took part in the 116th International Livestock Fair, and the Agro-Industrial and Commercial Fair, which were held from 10 to 19 September in Montevideo. Italy’s pavilion was created by the Italian Embassy, together with the Uruguay-Italy Chamber of Commerce and in collaboration with […]

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Singapore: the best of Italian cinema

The Italian Film Festival is running in Singapore until 26 September. Organised by the Italian Cultural Institute, it presents the best of our contemporary cinema. The programme includes the movies that have been most successful in recent months, in their original language with English subtitles. The Italian Film Festival is considered to be one of the longest-running […]

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Tehran: a video describing the capital of Iran in the 1950s

Produced by the Italian Embassy in Iran and the ICE Office in Tehran in collaboration with the historic Milanese magazine Domus and presented yesterday at the Ambassador’s Residence, Ambassador Giuseppe Perrone introduced Episode 9 of the 10-part video series “Domus Eyes on Iran”, describing the development of 1950s modern architecture in Tehran in a number […]

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