UPDATE Media accreditation notice – Joint press point by Minister Di Maio – US Secretary of State Pompeo (Villa Madama, 2 October 2019)

On Wednesday, 2 October 2019, at 12:00 p.m., the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, will meet the U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo, at Villa Madama. A joint press point is scheduled at the end of the meeting. Journalists, photographers and TV crews interested in covering the event are requested to apply for […]

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Geneva: WIPO General Assemblies, Italy scheduled to speak today

The 59th series of meetings of the General Assemblies of WIPO is currently under way in Geneva, with the participation of 188 Member States and more than 1000 delegates. The Assembly’s agenda includes the principal issues relative to intellectual property and the agreements governed by the Organisation, as well as institutional and budgetary matters. Italy supports the […]

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The Hague: Italy organises an event on innovation

The Italian Ambassador to The Netherlands, Andrea Perugini, hosted the seminar “How innovation changes our working environments”, organised in association with the Bocconi University, in his Residence in The Hague. The seminar focused on the following topics: the relationship between start-ups and large corporations, networking as an instrument of innovation, innovation in the space sector […]

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Deyang: Italia a Sichuan International Avion

Italy is guest of honour at the second edition of the Sichuan International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition, the leading aviation industry fair in Southwest China held in Deyang.  For five days, in an area covering over 35,000 m2, the event will host over 250 Chinese and foreign companies displaying over one hundred aircraft and pioneering products […]

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Sydney: an Italian artist in Australia and Australian artists in Sicily

The Italian Cultural Institute in Sydney organised a residency exchange programme between Sicily and Australia with the participation of two North Australian aboriginal artists and a Sicilian artist. The project is aimed at promoting the sharing of innovative artistic techniques between the two Countries and also involved Regina Pilawuk Wilson, a very well-known artist belonging […]

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Italy re-elected to the ICAO Council

At the 40th General Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) held in Montreal on 28 September, Italy was re-elected to a Part 1 seat on the Organization’s Council (reserved for the 11 contracting States of chief importance to air transport) for the 2020-2022 three-year period. Our Country received 160 votes out of a […]

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UN: Del Re affirms Italy’s full support for Sudan’s new government to the Prime Minister

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, attended the High-Level Event on Sudan in New York, that was organised for the first time on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. The event, co-chaired by the UN Secretary-General Guterres, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission Faki and the Prime […]

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Italy’s Economic Diplomacy, 27 September: latest news from the world

CHINA – MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING SIGNED BETWEEN ENVIROVEST AND ANIMA ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITES BETWEEN CHINESE AND ITALIAN FIRMS IN THE WASTE MANAGEMENT SECTOR. A Memorandum of Understanding was signed in Guangzhou between a Chinese company, EnviroVest, specialised in the treatment of toxic waste and clean energy, and Anima (Federation of National Associations […]

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​​MEDIA ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Arrival of U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo (Ciampino Military Airport, 1 October 2019)

On Tuesday, 1 October 2019, the United States Secretary of State, Michael Pompeo, will arrive in Rome. Journalists, photographers and TV crews interested in covering the event are requested to apply for accreditation, by and no later than 1 p.m. on Monday, 30 September, in one of the following two ways:     ONLINE, at the link https://portaleaccreditamento.esteri.it, attaching thereto […]

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Del Re at the UN: Italy commits to promote women as agents of peace

On the sidelines of the General Debate that opened the 74th United Nations General Assembly, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation,   Emanuela Del Re, spoke at the New York event that launched the “Global Alliance of Regional Women Mediators Networks”. The event, which was opened by the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina […]

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Italy’s Economic ​Diplomacy, 26 September: latest news from the world

INDONESIA – ITALY BUSINESS FORUM The Indonesia-Italy Business Forum will be held at Milan’s Hotel Michelangelo on 2 October. The event is organised by the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Rome to celebrate the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Indonesia and Italy and is titled: “Creative Economy and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)”.  […]

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Minister Di Maio meets with the Foreign Ministers of Eritrea and Somalia and the Deputy Foreign Minister of Ethiopia

  The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, met with the Foreign Ministers of Eritrea and Somalia and the Deputy Foreign Minister of Ethiopia on the fringes of the UNGA. During the talks, Minister Di Maio emphasised how Italy has always considered the Horn of Africa Countries as strategic partners and […]

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