Venezuela

​The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation confirms that a member of the Venezuelan National Assembly of Italian origin, Americo De Grazia, one of the seven legitimately elected persons in the National Assembly, was received in the residence of the Italian Ambassador in Caracas. Regardless of parliamentary immunity, a judicial proceeding has been initiated […]

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Minister Moavero on a diplomatic mission to Vietnam and Singapore

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, returned to Rome from his mission to Vietnam and Singapore. Arranged several months ago and preceded by a thorough preparatory work, the mission offered the opportunity to corroborate Italy’s political and economic relations with two key States in an area of the world – […]

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The Foreign Ministry runs in the Race for the Cure

The Race for the Cure, the fund-raiser marathon organised by Onlus Komen Italia to finance the fight against breast cancer, is presenting a new edition this year. The 5 and 2 km Roman stage of the race  (16-19 May) celebrates its 20th anniversary along with the other five legs of the race: in Bari (17-19 May), Bologna and Pescara (20-22 September), Brescia […]

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Rio De Janeiro: Italian Businesses meet the President of the National Development Bank

At the invitation of Italian Ambassador Antonio Bernardini, the President of the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES), Joaquim Levy was at the Consulate General of Italy in Rio de Janeiro where he met the main Italian companies already operating in Brazil or willing to invest in this market. President Levy illustrated the […]

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Today ​Deputy Minister Del Re inaugurated MACFRUIT 2019 at the Rimini Expo Center

This morning at the Rimini Expo Center, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, inaugurated the International Fair of the fruit and vegetable supply chain, MACFRUT 2019,  dedicated this year to the African continent and where 200 African economic delegations from 15 different Countries have put their products on display. […]

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Sao Paulo: ‘A caminho do interior’ project kicks off

The ‘A caminho do interior’ project for the Italian community in the State of Sao Paulo, scheduling concerts, exhibitions and other artistic and cultural activities, kicked off with a series of concerts by Mafalda Minnozzi. The project was promoted by the Italian Consulate General in Sao Paulo to satisfy the request of the Italian community […]

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Tirana: winds up the film festival dedicated Bernardo Bertolucci

The film festival dedicated Bernardo Bertolucci by the Italian Cultural Institute in Tirana wound up with the screening of the ‘Little Buddha’, the story of a Tibetan monk who goes to Seattle to visit an American child in which the spiritual guide Lama Dorje is presumed to have reincarnated. The tribute to the recently deceased […]

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Venezuela​

Having been informed of the judicial orders issued against seven legitimately appointed members of the Venezuelan National Assembly, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, expressed his “firmest condemnation for the provisions, which violate the basic principles of parliamentary immunity and the Rule of Law. Similar repressive acts do nothing to […]

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Under Secretary Picchi meets Hungary’s Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and Commerce, Levente Magyar

Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Guglielmo Picchi, received Hungary’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Commerce, Levente Magyar at the Ministry today. The talks, which  contribute to further strengthening a bilateral dialogue and the intensification of political meetings in both Rome and Budapest, offered an opportunity to exchange of views […]

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PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Presentation of the participation of the Foreign Ministry in the RACE FOR THE CURE event

On Thursday 9 May, at 11am, the Circolo degli Esteri Tennis Club in Rome (address: Lungotevere dell’Acqua Acetosa, 42) will host the presentation of the participation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in the RACE FOR THE CURE event: the fund-raiser marathon to finance the fight against breast cancer, organised by ONLUS […]

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Exhibition on the Life and Works of Leonardo Da Vinci opens in Sofia​

An educational and informative exhibition on the life and works of the Italian artist and all-round genius Leonardo Da Vinci, has opened in Sofia thanks to the support of the Italian Embassy in cooperation with the Italian Cultural Institute in the capital city. The show comprises 14 colour panels accompanied by short texts in Italian and […]

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Seoul: ‘Star of Italy’ conferred upon soprano Sumi Jo

Korean soprano Sumi Jo, one of the most renowned and widely acclaimed opera singers in the world, received the medal of the Order of the Star of Italy (OSI), pursuant to the decision of the President of the Republic Mattarella. The Star was conferred upon the artist by Ambassador Federico Failla at a ceremony held […]

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