Minister Di Maio meets the Prime Minister of the Republic of Albania, Edi Rama

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, met today, at the Foreign Ministry, with the Prime Minister of the Republic of Albania, Edi Rama. The meeting was a useful opportunity to confirm the strong closeness of the Italian institutions and people, in the wake of the devastation caused to Albania by […]

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The Deputy Minister Emanuela Del Re receives Hilal Elver, UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food

The Deputy Foreign Minister, Ms. Emanuela Del Re, received at the Foreign Ministry Hilal Elver, UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food. The meeting was held in connection with Ms. Elver’s mission to Italy, within the framework of the “standing invitation” extended by Italy, under the UN Human Rights mechanism. The Deputy Minister expressed […]

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Opening event of the Italy-China Year of Culture and Tourism

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Italy – China 2020: Interview with the Central Director for the Promotion of Italian Language and Culture, Roberto Vellano

 

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Italy – China 2020: Interview with the Italian Ambassador to China, Luca Ferrari

 

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Media accreditation memo – Arrival to Rome of the Vice President of the United States of America, Mike Pence (Military Airport of Ciampino, January 24, 2020)

The Vice President of the United States of America, Mike Pence, will arrive in Rome on Friday, January 24, 2020. Video operators and photographers interested in filming and recording the event are kindly requested to apply for accreditation, no later than 13.00 of Thursday, January 23, either: ONLINE at https://portaleaccreditamento.esteri.it,      attaching the required digital documentation (letter by […]

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Kenya: the Italian experience in renewable energy

Today and tomorrow at Strathmore University in Nairobi will take place an event on the theme of renewable energy organised by the Italian Embassy in Kenya, in collaboration with the Res4Africa Foundation (supported by Enel Green Power and other companies in the sector) and the Politecnico of Milan. The meeting, which saw the participation of […]

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Italy-China 2020: Year of Culture and Tourism

A forum, a photo exhibition and a concert will launch today, at Rome’s Auditorium, the Italy-China Year of Culture and Tourism, to mark the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations. This joint initiative by the two countries, which rank at the top of the list of Unesco World Heritage Sites, is sponsored by the Ministry of […]

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Nicaragua: celebrations to mark the centenary of the birth of Federico Fellini

The centenary of the birth of Federico Fellini has been celebrated in Nicaragua with a ceremony at the National Cinemateque that was filmed by the media and was broadcast on national television. During the ceremony Idania Castillo, Director of the National Cinemateque, described the personality of Maestro Fellini and his work. The Ambassador of Italy, […]

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Minister Di Maio meets European Commission Vice-President Schinas and Commissioner Johannsson

Today at the Farnesina, Minister Luigi Di Maio met European Commission Vice-President Margaritis Schinas and EU Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson. Their talks focussed on EU migration policy and Italy’s priorities in that area.

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Turkey

Rumors in the press, according to which Italy is allegedly negotiating with Turkey the terms for the exploitation of Libya’s oil resources following the Memorandum of Understanding between Ankara and Tripoli on the delimitation of continental platforms, are unfounded. Italy has believed for long that the exploitation of the energy resources in the Mediterranean area […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy 21 January: latest news from the World

GREECE – The foundation stone of Sparkle’s fourth Data Centre is laid in Greece Sparkle, Italy’s number one operator of international wholesale services, ranking eighth worldwide, celebrated today the start of the construction of its fourth Data Centre in Greece, with the symbolic laying of the foundation stone. The building – called Metamorphosis II – the […]

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