Venezuela

Referring to the events that are unfolding in Venezuela, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, confirms the following: “We fully endorse the joint declaration that the European Union Member States released today on the situation in Venezuela, which we have contributed to drafting. With our heartfelt sympathy for the Venezuelan […]

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Minister Moavero’s Mission to Israel and Palestine

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi is on a mission to Israel and Palestine from 26 to 30 January with a tight agenda of political and institutional meetings. The mission to Israel will formally start in Jerusalem, with a tribute to the victims of the Holocaust, in the framework of the […]

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Joint Statement on the 9th Meeting of the China-Italy Joint Government Committee

Joint Statement on the 9a Meeting of the China-Italy Joint Government Committee   ( Rome, 25 January 2019) 1. At the invitation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Italy, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, the State Councilor and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, Wang Yi, […]

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’Only Duty. Beyond Duty – Italian diplomacy in the face of the persecution of the Jews (1938-43)’​ Italian diplomacy in the face of the Holocaust

Italian diplomacy in the face of the tragedy that befell Italian and European Jews in the period 1938-43 is the central theme of the exhibition ‘Duty Only. Beyond Duty – Italian diplomacy in the face of the persecution of the Jews (1938-43)’ curated by Sara Berger and Marcello Pezzetti, with archival expertise provided by Federica […]

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​9th Meeting of the Joint Italy-China Committee

  The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, Wang Yi, had a very busy working day in Rome today. The two Ministers co-chaired the plenary session of the 9th meeting of the Italy-China Government Committee at the Farnesina: the […]

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Task Force for Disputed Minors meets at the Farnesina

A meeting of the Task Force for Disputed Minors was held today at the Farnesina, chaired by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The meeting, which was held at the Directorate General for Italians Abroad, was also attended by representatives of the Ministries of Justice and the Interior. The event was characterized by full and proactive […]

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A photography exhibition, “Un bagaglio leggero”, opens in Tokyo

Two Italian photographers travelled through Japanese cities taking photos with mobile phones instead of their professional cameras. The photographic exhibition entitled ‘Un bagaglio leggero’ by Giorgio Cosulich de Pecine e Giulio Napolitano, gives a visual rendering of the artists’ journey. It opened at the Tokyo Italian Cultural Institute on 23 January, where it will run until 9 […]

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Canadian and Italian Foreign Ministers hold bilateral meeting

The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Honourable Enzo Moavero Milanesi, Italy’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, had a meeting earlier today on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The two discussed a Canadian citizen, Edith Blais and an Italian citizen Luca Tacchetto missing in Burkina Faso. The […]

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Lucio Fontana on show in New York

Works by Lucio Fontana and by the artists operating between the ‘50s and ‘60s are the focus of an exhibition at the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in New York, which will run until 6 March. “Spatial Explorations – Lucio Fontana and the avant-gardes in Milan in the 50’s and 60’s”, curated by Francesco Tedeschi, presents a […]

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A poetic and visionary survey of Naples at the ICC in Paris

              To give an original account of Naples starting from the foothills of the Vesuvius turned completely yellow by the colonisation of the Mount Etna broom is the idea of the ‘Naples, Three Of Three’ exhibition by young artist Matilde De Feo, which opened at the Italian Cultural Institute […]

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Meeting between Deputy Minister Del Re and Italian NGOs operating in Libya

Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, met Italian NGOs operating in Libya today at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. The meeting gave her an opportunity to exchange views and listen to the NGO’s assessments of what they were doing and the operational difficulties encountered. The Deputy Minister […]

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Forty Italian companies at Berlin’s Gruene Woche

Forty Italian companies are participating in the Green Week in Berlin, Germany’s most important trade fair in the agri-food sector with 1750 exhibitors from 60 Countries. From 18 to 27 January, 40 stands will display Italian flagship products. Some of these products come from central Italy, and are on show at “Amatrice and Surroundings”, a […]

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