​Italy’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, meets Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Libya, Ghassan Salamé

Italy’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, received the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Libya, Ghassan Salamé, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today. During the cordial and in-depth discussion,  Minister Moavero Milanesi confirmed Italy’s full support to the Special Representative and the UN for their central role in the […]

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Enrico Rava and Ennio Morricone perform in Prague

Italian music and performers focus the attention of a qualified Czech public with two important dates in the Bohemia Jazz Fest in Prague.  At 8.30 this evening, the Enrico Rava New Quartet will perform a jazz concert in the Old Town Square in Prague during the opening concert of the Bohemia Jazz Fest, one of […]

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Italy’s Economic Diplomacy, 9 July: latest news from the world

Argentina: INC Spa wins a 1.9-billion-dollar highway construction contract The Turin-based INC Spa, an Italian construction company belonging to the FININC Group, won a tender for public-private partnerships worth 1.863 billion dollars for the construction of the ‘A’ Road Corridor in Argentina. The contract concerns the construction (over 5 years) and the concession (for 15 […]

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Mission to Tripoli of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, was on a mission to Tripoli today, where he met with the Chairman of the Presidential Council Fayez Al Serraj, the Deputy Prime Minister Ahmed Maitig, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mohammed Taher Siyala, and the Head of the Higher Council of the State, […]

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OSCE and Conference of Regions launch a cycle of regional events to promote Italy’s food and wine as heritage

 The Italian Chairmanship of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and the Conference of Regions and Autonomous Provinces launched their initiative for the promotion of Italy’s food and wine products of excellence in Vienna on July 6, 2018. The kick-off event was designed, promoted and organised by the Italian Permanent Mission to the OSCE and the […]

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Forms of Eternity: Italian Haute Couture in Munich

The Consulate General of Italy in Munich and the Italian Cultural Institute, together with the Glyptothek Munich, have organized an exhibition of one of the greatest contemporary Italian sculptors, Fabio Viale. A special pre-inauguration event  was held for selected guests and journalists which included a fashion and art show displaying works of excellence. Models presenting Elena […]

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The Italian Foreign Ministry expresses satisfaction over the departure for Italy of Mrs Cattafesta

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expresses great satisfaction and welcomes the news of the departure for Italy of Mrs Cristina Cattafesta, who was detained in Turkey last 24 June. The positive outcome of the case was made possible also thanks to the personal involvement of Minister Enzo Moavero Milanesi – addressing the appeal launched by […]

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Moscow, “1918-2018: a Century of History at Villa Berg”

Exactly one century ago, on 6 July 1918, the Plenipotentiary of the German Legation, Count von Mirbach-Harff was assassinated at Villa Berg, the current seat of the Italian Embassy in Moscow. To commemorate this tragic event, an international conference was opened at the attendance of eminent Italian, Russian and German historians. The Conference, organised by […]

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Undersecretary Emanuela Del Re meets the “Vento di Terra” Association

Undersecretary Emanuela Del Re received a delegation from the “Vento di Terra” Association and the Change.org platform who submitted a 400,000 name petition against the demolition of the so-called “Rubber Tyre School” in Khan Al Ahmar village on the West Bank. It had been financed by the Italian Development Cooperation and built by Vento di […]

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Visit of State to the Republic of Lithuania

The President of the Republic makes the third stop on his Visit of State to the Baltic States in Vilnius. On the sidelines of the Visit of State, Minister Moavero Milanesi will meet with the Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Linas Linkevicius.

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Italians Abroad (Cgie), Merlo, united and organised

​”We must be united and organised”: this is the call made by the Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Ricardo Merlo, at the opening of the 41st Plenary Assembly of the General Council of Italians Abroad (CGIE) held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation from 2 to 6 July. When addressing the Plenary, which represents […]

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Visit of State to the Republic of Estonia

The State Visit of the President of the Republic to the Baltic States continues in Tallinn. On the sidelines of the State Visit, Minister Moavero Milanesi will meet with the Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sven Mikser.

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