PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Joint press conference by Minister Alfano and Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov (1 December 2017)

On Friday, 1 December 2017, at 1:00 p.m. the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, will meet with the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at Villa Madama. A joint press conference is scheduled at the end of the meeting. Journalists, photographers and TV crews interested in following the event are requested to […]

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Croatia – The “Cameristi della Scala“ at Zagreb’s V. Lisinski Theatre

The “Cameristi della Scala“ staged an extraordinary performance at the V. Lisinski Theatre in Zagreb last 25 November. The concert was promoted and sponsored by this Cultural Institute in conjunction with the Italian Embassy in Zagreb. The ensemble, an absolute point of excellence on the Italian music scene, began its activity in 1982 and has […]

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Alfano: “Strong support of the Government to Italian industry in the world”

“I am here, in Adelaide, to express the Italian Government’s strong support for Fincantieri’s offer of nine anti-submarine frigates for the Australian Navy,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation during his visit to Australia, underscoring the Country’s institutional support to Italy’s industry in the world. “In the present geopolitical scenario, which is […]

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Thailand – “Italian Interiors” by Massimo Listri

As part of the Italian Festival in Thailand 2017, the Italian Embassy in Bangkok organised the exhibition “Interni Italiani” (“Italian Interiors”) by the well-known Italian photographer Massimo Listri at the prestigious River City Bangkok Gallery. Massimo Listri portrays the interiors of Italian architectures, which are considered to be among the most beautiful in the world, […]

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IDLO. The Assembly of the Parties 2017 hosted at the Farnesina

Concomitantly to the Assembly of the Parties 2017 of IDLO (International Development Law Organization), the Farnesina hosted the IDLO Partnership Forum “Sustaining peace, sustainable development: the contribution of the rule of law”. The Forum aimed to analyse the ways in which the rule of law and access to justice can favour sustainable development and contribute […]

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The OPCW-The Hague Award 2017 to two International Master Courses of the University of Tor Vergata. Alfano: “Italy supports any initiative to make the world free of chemical weapons”

Today, at The Hague, the OPCW-The Hague Award 2017 was assigned to two International Master courses in the protection against CBRNe (chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive events) of the University of Rome “Tor Vergata” at the 22nd Conference of the States Parties of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. The 45,000 euro […]

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Italy’s Economic Diplomacy, 27 November: latest news from the world

Morocco steps up its national railway network development Morocco’s railway network development plan includes both projects for new standard lines (2,743 km) and high-speed lines (1,500 km). Moreover, the Country also intends to upgrade Casablanca’s regional railway network. According to the figures published by the Office National des Chemins de Fer (ONCF), in 2016 the […]

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Joint statement of the Foreign Ministers of Italy and Australia

Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs the Hon Julie Bishop and Italian Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Development the Hon Angelino Alfano met today in Canberra and signed a memorandum of understanding to enhance bilateral relations and establish the Australia-Italy Bilateral Dialogue as the primary mechanism for initiating new engagement. Ministers Bishop and Alfano praised […]

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Seven days with the minister – The week from 20-26 November told by the press service

The week from 20-26 November told by the press service The Week just launched by the Foreign Ministry’s overseas network started on the wave of the taste of Italian cuisine: for more than 7 days, over one thousand events in 110 Countries narrated the excellence of the Italian agro-food industry, tourism and culinary itineraries and the benefits […]

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The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, is on a two-day visit to Australia on 27 and 28 November

The Minister’s first stop was in Canberra, where he had a dense agenda of institutional meetings, which began at the Parliament House with the Minister for International Development and the Pacific, Concetta Fierravanti-Wells, and with his colleague, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, with whom Minister Alfano signed a Memorandum of Understanding on bilateral dialogue. The day’s […]

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Risk Prevention Week in overseas visa offices

The first Risk Prevention Week in overseas visa offices, organised by the Directorate General for Italians Abroad and Immigration Policies (DGIT) and the Inspectorate, will take place from 26 November to 2 December 2017. It is the first structured initiative of this type in the sector in Europe. The Week focuses on preventing the risk […]

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Alfano and Le Drian have telephone conversation: Italy is always on the front line on Libya

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, had a telephone conversation with French Foreign Minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, after arriving in Canberra, where he will pay a three-day visit dense with meetings. “Minister Le Drian contacted me to outline a common effort we are planning at the UN on the theme of […]

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