Pakistani girl detained in home country

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, is closely following the case of the Pakistani girl who is being detained in her home country against her will. In consideration of the gravity of the actions reported by the girl, the Foreign Ministry is acquiring all possible news from the competent Police headquarters to verify […]

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High-level Seminar on “Global anticorruption strategies and corporate compliance: a dialogue between the United States and Italy”

On Friday, 21 September 2018, at 10:00 a.m., the Farnesina will host the high-level Seminar “Global anticorruption strategies and corporate compliance: a dialogue between the United States and Italy”. The Seminar, promoted by the Anticorruption Coordination Office at the Foreign Ministry’s Directorate General for Globalisation and Global Issues, is designed to be an exchange of […]

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Guinea: Italy’s commitment to healthcare

Italy continues with its commitment to cooperate with Africa. A financial agreement has just been signed to help towards restoring and developing Guinea’s healthcare system. The aim is to concentrate efforts in rural areas of the country, especially in the regions of Middle Guinea (prefectures of Kindia, Labe, Mamou and Dalaba), Upper Guinea (prefectures of […]

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Food culture event in Turin with Herat abjosh raisins

From 20 to 24 September, Turin will once again play host to “Terra Madre – Salone del Gusto”, one of the most important international food culture events. It will feature hundreds of products from all over the world, including the Herat abjosh raisins (Afghanistan), which are at risk of possible extinction. “In an increasingly inter-connected […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy 18 September: latest global news

SAUDI ARABIA: FS ITALIANE WINS OPERATION & MAINTENANCE (O&M) SERVICES CONTRACT FOR RIYADH METRO Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane, a member of the FLOW Consortium along with Ansaldo STS and Alstom, won a contract to manage operation and maintenance (O&M) services for lines 3, 4, 5 and 6 of the Riyadh Metro. The FLOW Consortium was awarded a […]

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The Luca Velotti Quartet in concert in Brazil

The concert by the Luca Velotti Quartet at the Teatro Amazonas in Manaus on Saturday night closed the “Moonray” Brazilian tour, a musical journey accompanied by melodies, songs and storytelling. The tour by the Luca Velotti Quartet featured their personal and contemporary reinterpretation of jazz music by Armstrong, Bechet, Goodman and by great American composers like […]

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Father Maccalli

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, is in constant contact with the Foreign Ministry’s Crisis Unit and with State institutions and has been closely following the kidnapping of Father Pierluigi Maccalli, a member of the Congregation of the Society of African Missions of the Diocese of Crema, ever since it […]

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Contemporary Italian paintings showcased in Beijing​

Beijing has just opened the 14th edition of the Day of Contemporary Art, the series of events that the Association of Italian Museums of Contemporary Art (AMACI) organises every year to promote Italian contemporary art. The event, organised by the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities (MIBAC) with the active support of the Ministry of […]

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Joint Declaration

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, Stef Blok, met today in The Hague. The meeting allowed a broad exchange of views on the two countries’ cooperation at both European and international level. Concerning the European Union agenda and notably […]

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Austria

The Foreign Ministry informs that this morning the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, communicated to the Italian Ambassador in Austria that, for the time being, he is unable to go to Vienna for one of the customary bilateral meetings proposed by the Austrian Foreign Minister.   The reason is the recurring […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy – September 17: latest global news

United Arab Emirates: new success for Cimolai-Rimond in the area of infrastructure construction in Dubai The Cimolai-Rimond contracting company has recorded another success in the infrastructure construction for Dubai’s Expo2020. After winning the contract for the Al Wasl Plaza, a central hub for directing the flow of visitors to the site of the Expo, the company is now about to be […]

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Uganda, the Carabinieri train local wildlife rangers

The Carabinieri continue to offer training activities to Ugandan police both in the field of antiterrorism and of combating environmental crimes. From 20 August to 7 September, a delegation of the Carabinieri held 2 courses for 81 students, nine of whom were women, in the main police training centre in Masindi. The first course was […]

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