Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio attended the opening of the 2nd edition of the China International Import Expo (CIIE)in Shanghai

Today, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, attended the opening of the 2nd edition of the China International Import Expo (CIIE)in Shanghai by Chinese President Xi Jinping. In his remarks, Minister Di Maio underscored the importance of international cooperation in the promotion of inclusivity, sustainability and equal conditions between businesses. […]

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Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio attended the opening of the 2nd edition of the China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai

Today, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, attended the opening of the 2nd edition of the China International Import Expo (CIIE)in Shanghai by Chinese President Xi Jinping. In his remarks, Minister Di Maio underscored the importance of international cooperation in the promotion of inclusivity, sustainability and equal conditions between businesses. […]

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Commemoration of the employees of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and of the Ministry of the Colonies who lost their lives during the First World War

Today the Vice President of the Constitutional Court, Marta Cartabia, and the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Elisabetta Belloni, commemorated the employees of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and of the Ministry of the Colonies who lost their lives during the First World War. In the entrance hall of […]

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Italy’s Economic Diplomacy, 4 November: latest news from the world

‘150 years from Suez. Past and future of the Canal that changed the face of global trade’ On Friday, 8 November, the Egyptian Academy in Rome will host the conference: “150 years from Suez. Past and future of the Canal that changed the face of global trade”. The event, organised by the Polikòs Association together with […]

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Undersecretary Di Stefano in Geneva for the Third Periodic Review of Human Rights in Italy​

The Third Periodic Review of Human Rights in Italy is underway in Geneva. The Italian Delegation, led by the Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs Hon. Manlio Di Stefano responded to over 120 representative delegations from all geographical areas for this important event in which the situation of human rights is reviewed, in rotation, in all the […]

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Undersecretary Di Stefano in Geneva for the Third Periodic Review of Human Rights in Italy​

The Third Periodic Review of Human Rights in Italy is underway in Geneva. The Italian Delegation, led by the Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs Hon. Manlio Di Stefano responded to over 120 representative delegations from all geographical areas for this important event in which the situation of human rights is reviewed, in rotation, in all the […]

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Undersecretary Di Stefano at the Annual Meeting of CONFITARMA

The Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Manlio Di Stefano, spoke at the annual National Meeting of CONFITARMA, before a large audience of shipowners and businessmen who do business in the maritime sector.  The Forum focused on the challenges and opportunities posed by the management of activities connected to the so-called Blue Economy in […]

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Bolivia – Merlo recieves Deputy Minister Almendras: call for dialogue

​The Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ricardo Merlo, received, at his request and by delegation from Minister Di Maio, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bolivia, Carmen Almendras, at the Farnesina.  The Undersecretary listened to the description provided by the Deputy Minister of the unrest and protests that occurred in Bolivia after the elections […]

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Mission to China by Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio

Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio is on a mission to China to attend the 2nd edition of China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai in which Italy is a Partner Country. Today, Italy’s chief diplomat met with the Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi to make the best of Italy’s participation in the […]

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Minister Di Maio on mission to Morocco

Minister Luigi Di Maio is on a mission to Morocco: his agenda includes official meetings with the Head of the Government Saadeddine El Othmani and with the Moroccan Foreign Minister, Nasser Bourita. Bilateral relations between Italy and the Kingdom of Morocco are traditionally excellent and based on utmost cooperation on issues of common interest, such […]

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Settimana della Lingua: Riad bel canto italiano in concerto

“From Belcanto to Verismo – An introduction to Italian Classic Opera”: this is the title of the concert organized by the Embassy of Italy in Riyadh, in collaboration with Roma Capitale’s Teatro dell’Opera Foundation, as part of the celebrations for the 19th Week of the Italian Language in the world. Singers Erika Beretti, soprano, and […]

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Ivory Coast: pianist Silvia Belfiore in concert

As part of the ‘Italy, Cultures, Africa’ initiative and of the 19th edition of the Italian Language Week, a concert by pianist Silvia Belfiore was organised in Abidjan by the Italian Embassy. The performance of music pieces was interspersed with the reading of texts by Italian and African authors to highlight the synergies between Italian […]

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