The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, at the EU Foreign Affairs Council

Minister Di Maio leads the Italian delegation at the EU Foreign Affairs Council held in Luxembourg today. The meeting’s agenda will follow up on the discussions at the 74th United Nations General Assembly, as well as the situation in Iran, Libya and Iraq. Other points on the agenda will be the situation in Syria, Turkey, […]

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Tehran celebrates Italy’s Contemporary Art Day

​The National Museum of Iran is the prestigious setting that the Italian Embassy in Tehran has chosen to showcase two most important works of art by Bijan Bassiri, an Italian-Iranian artist: a sculpture entitled “Meteorite” and “Nottambulo”, a diptyc. The exhibit, curated by Bruno Corà, an art historian and critic and President of the Burri […]

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Italy’s Economic Diplomacy, 11 October: latest news from the world

THE NETHERLANDS. CESI ACQUIRES DUTCH COMPANY KEMA LAB. THE ITALIAN COMPANY  BECOMES THE WORLD LEADER FOR INDEPENDENT TESTING FOR THE ENERGY INDUSTRY A major transaction was recently formalized involving the acquisition of a Dutch company by an Italian company: CESI, an Italian company with Enel and Terna holding about 80% of the shares (the remaining […]

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Del Re meets a delegation from Iraqi Kurdistan

This morning at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re met a delegation from the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government led by the Minister of Endowment & Religious Affairs, Pshtiwan Sadq Abdullah. The Deputy Minister said “Italy is following the positive developments of the […]

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Di Maio: “The entire European Union should condemn Turkey and refuse its blackmail” (la Repubblica)

ROME – Minister Luigi Di Maio, the United States have abandoned the Kurds, Turkey has started a war that foreshadows ethnic cleansing. You summoned the Turkish Ambassador for a meeting. What position is Italy taking? “We strongly condemn all forms of military action since it risks jeopardising the efforts made by the anti-Daesh coalition. The Syrian […]

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Addis Ababa hosts Maison Gattinoni for fashion week

The Italian Embassy in Addis Ababa and the Maison Gattinoni Couture organised a tableau vivant of the Spring/Summer 2020 collection and a historical fashion exhibition dedicated to the “Hollywood divas on the Tiber” to celebrate the fashion week in Ethiopia. This event, which is fast becoming the main fashion event in Ethiopia and East Africa […]

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Syria: Turkish Ambassador in Italy summoned

On the recommendation of Minister Luigi Di Maio, Deputy Foreign Minister Marina Sereni met the Turkish Ambassador to Italy today at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation to inform him of Italy’s firm condemnation of Turkey’s unilateral military action in northeastern Syria. Unilateral military action threatens the results achieved by the anti-Daesh coalition […]

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Celebrating Italy’s Contemporary Art Day in Hanoi, Vietnam

To mark the Italian Contemporary Art Day, the  Italian Ambassador’s Residence in Hanoi will open its doors to the public on Friday and Saturday next offering visitors an opportunity to admire the art collection the residence hosts.   The collection is composed of 25 works by 18 artists representing different art schools and movements: Carlo […]

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Undersecretary Di Stefano attends “The Hydrogen Challenge – 2019 Global ESG Conference”

Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Manlio Di Stefano, participated in “The Hydrogen Challenge – 2019 Global ESG Conference”, which was held in Rome today and organized by SNAM.   While addressing the Conference, the undersecretary first of all thanked SNAM and its CEO, Marco Alverà, for organizing an event “in which the Ministry of Foreign Affairs […]

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Deputy Minister Sereni meets Nicaragua’s Foreign MInister

Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Marina Sereni, met with the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Nicaragua, Denis Ronaldo Moncada Colindres, on the sidelines of the Ninth Italy-Latin America and the Carribean Conference. Deputy Minister Sereni expressed Italy’s attention and concern over the crisis which the country is currently experiencing. “Italy, in line with the […]

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The Ambassador of Turkey to Italy convened at the Farnesina

Following the Turkish military initiatives in North- Eastern Syria, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Luigi Di Maio issued an invitation to the Farnesina for the Turkish Ambassador to Italy. In asserting the importance of putting all unilateral actions on hold, Italy confirms that the only possible way towards a lasting solution to the Syrian crisis […]

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Vancouver Fashion Week: Moda! Italy on the catwalk

The Vancouver Fashion Week hosted “MODA! Italy on the catwalk” again this year, organised by the Vancouver Italian Consulate General in association with the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Canada West. The event is dedicated to Italy only, giving it special prominence at a major occasion like Vancouver Fashion Week. Three promising Italian designers will […]

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