Celebration of the 90th anniversary of the signing of the Lateran Treaty

On 11 February 1929, the Lateran Treaty establishing bilateral relations between Italy and the Holy See was signed in the”Sala della Conciliazione” of the Palazzo Apostolico del Laterano. The Treaty assured to the “Holy See in a permanent manner a position in fact and in law which guarantees it absolute independence for the fulfilment of […]

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Venezuelan Deputy Minister for Europe

Referring to the news released by the AGI media agency tonight at 8:10 p.m. titled: “The Foreign Ministry does not receive Maduro envoy”, we hereby clarify that the Foreign Ministry today received an Official Note from the Venezuelan Embassy in Rome asking for a meeting of the Deputy Minister for Europe of the Bolivarian Republic […]

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Venezuela

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, met yesterday, also on behalf of Prime Minister Giovanni Conte, Venezuela’s President of the Foreign Commission of the National Assembly of Venezuela, Francisco Sucre, at the Farnesina today. The former Mayor of Caracas, Antonio Ledezma and Rodrigo Diamanti representing Juan Guaidó for emergency aid from Europe, also […]

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A new paediatric and gynaecological clinic is about to open in Kabul

The new paediatric and gynaecological clinic is about to become operational at the Kabul National Military Hospital. The clinic, which an Italian 8.5 million dollar contribution has made possible, will provide health care services for women serving in the Army and their children. The facility is designed to protect these women’s right to health as […]

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CALL FOR PARTICIPATION to “Premio Barcellona” – 1st edition

Within the framework of the Residence Programme promoted by the Foreign Ministry, the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism (MIBACT) – General Directorate for Contemporary Arts and Architecture and Urban Peripheries – the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) – General Directorate for Cultural and Economic Promotion and Innovation – and […]

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Moavero Milanesi: “We need to mend things with Paris. Salvini-Di Maio? The policy line is set by Conte” (la Repubblica)

«The relationship with France is guaranteed by European rules and treaties, the Atlantic Alliance and sound trade relations, our geographical proximity and the friendship between two peoples. » But it is the most serious crisis between two Countries since World War II, Minister Moavero. Do we have to remedy the situation? «In this context, there […]

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Lebanon: Italy pledges one million euros to UNICEF for WASH

The Italian Government has pledged one million euros for the most vulnerable children living in Lebanon through a contribution to UNICEF’s WASH (Water Sanitation and Hygiene) programme. It was the Italian Ambassador to Lebanon, Massimo Mariotti, who signed the pledge together with UNICEF representative Tanya Chapuisat. Present at the signing ceremony was also Donatella Procesi, […]

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​University corridors for refugee students

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the University of Bologna, the UNHCR and the Italian Caritas​ signed in Rome a Memorandum of Understanding setting up “university corridors” with the aim of developing courses for and promoting the integration in Italy of refugee students in Ethiopia. The Goal of the MoU is to enable […]

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Azerbaijan assigns a twinning project to Italy

“A result of strategic value” were the words used by Italian Ambassador in Baku, Augusto Massari, to define the important Twinning project with the Ministry of Agriculture of Azerbaijan awarded to the Italian Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies and Tourism (MIPAAFT). The project will be entirely sponsored with funds from the European Union. […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy, 8 February: latest news from the world

​Sparkle gets the ball rolling with the aInternet. ONE   Sparkle, a TIM Group company which provides international services and is ranked among the top ten global operators, announced that it signed a partnership with Internet.ONE, an Italian-Swiss service provider that operates in the broadband and cloud computing market. The partnership is meant to supply […]

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A dense programme of events to celebrate the 140th anniversary of Italy-Serbia relations

The year 2019 is very important for relations between Italy and Serbia and “must be celebrated in the best possible way”. With these words, the Italian Ambassador to Serbia, Carlo Locascio, together with the Director of the Italian Cultural Institute Davide Scalmati, presented the initiatives developed to commemorate the 140th anniversary of the two Countries’ diplomatic […]

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The captured soul of landmarks in an exhibition in San Francisco

Stefano Forgione and Giuseppe Rossi – two Italian artists who create works of art in historic and landmark sites by using the natural proliferation of moulds on jute  – are the guest stars of an exhibition that opened yesterday at the Museo Italo Americano of San Francisco. The exhibition, titled “Genius Loci”, is sponsored by the Italian […]

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