Press accreditation notice – OSCE Conference: “How to lower the risks of conflict and misunderstandings between states in cyberspace” (Rome, 28 September 2018)

On 28 September 2018, at 10:00 a.m., Rome’s Grand Hotel Parco dei Principi will host the OSCE Conference titled “How to lower the risks of conflict and misunderstandings between states in cyberspace”, promoted by the Italian OSCE Chairmanship of 2018. The event will be attended by numerous Italian and foreign government officials and international scholars and experts, bearing witness to […]

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Italian Astronomers for the Day of Italian Research in the World

In the framework of the “Day of Italian Research in the World”, the city of Kharkiv is hosting, from 25 to 27 September, a conference of Italian and Ukrainian astronomers entitled “Multiband astronomy from radium to gamma rays”, organized by Karazin University jointly with the Italian Embassy to Ukraine, the National Institute of Astrophysics (INAF), […]

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27 companies of Confindustria Giovani participate in ‘Italia en 24’

Confindustria Giovani, with the assistance of the Italian Embassy in Buenos Aires, brought the representatives of 27 Italian companies to Argentina to participate in ‘Italia en Santa Fé’, the second phase of the ‘Italia en 24’ initiative, with the aim of fostering investment opportunities in Argentina’s 24 provinces. Italian entrepreneurs in the field of agro-industries, […]

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MINISTER MOAVERO MILANESI IN NEW YORK FOR THE 73RD UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY ​

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, is in New York, where he will take part in the ministerial week of the United Nations General Assembly. The Italian delegation is led by the President of the Council, Giuseppe Conte, and also includes the Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International […]

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Panama: Astaldi has been awarded the contract for the construction of the new Medical School

Astaldi has been awarded the contract for the construction of the new Medical School in Panama in joint venture with Cocige. The call for tenders was published in December 2016 and the process lasted for more than 20 months due to various appeals lodged by the participating companies, but in the end the Italian company […]

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Opening of the symphonic season in Washington

Today, on behalf of the President of the Italian Republic, the Ambassador of Italy to the United States Armando Varricchio bestowed on Gianandrea Noseda, Music Director of the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, DC, the honor of the rank of Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic. The award ceremony followed the […]

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Italy’s Economic Diplomacy, 24 September: latest news from the world

The Foreign Ministry continues organising the cycle of events dedicated to highlighting the business opportunities offered by the procurement system of International Organizations and Regional Development Banks. On 2 October, it will be the turn of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), which will be the focus of a whole-day Workshop entitled “INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK GROUP: […]

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The ‘Orchestra di piazza Vittorio’ in Dakar

As part of the preparatory activities for the reopening of the Italian Cultural Institute in Dakar, yesterday evening the Italian Embassy presented the much-awaited concert by the Orchestra di Piazza Vittorio, the renowned band of musicians from different backgrounds that formed in Rome’s Esquilino district, giving life to a unique multicultural project. The concert was […]

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Condolences for the demise of President Tran Dai Quang

On behalf of himself and of all the people of Italy, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, in the spirit of friendship that binds the Vietnamese and Italian people, today conveyed a message to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Pham […]

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Italy’s Economic Diplomacy, 20 September: latest news from the world

China: ICE launches the new “Italian Wine: Taste the Passion” campaign “Italian Wine: Taste the Passion”, a new promotional campaign for Italian wine, was recently launched in Beijing. The campaign, which the Italian Trade Agency ICE will promote over the next two years, will mainly focus on the targeted use of digital communication systems on […]

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Firm condemnation of the attack in Ahvaz

“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation expresses its firmest condemnation of the brutal attack on the military parade in Ahvaz that caused such a high casualty toll. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expresses heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims and Italy’s solidarity with all the Iranian people.”

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Tokyo: “Michelangelo, the ideal body” visited by more than 180,000 people

Over 180,000 people visited the Tokyo exhibition ‘Michelangelo and the ideal body’ in the three months that it was on display. The exhibition was organised by the Japanese editorial giant NHK in partnership with ‘Mondo Mostre’ and with the sponsorship of the Italian Embassy. Hosted in the National Museum of Western Art in Ueno Park, […]

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