Young Italian diplomats begin a period of joint training with their Palestinian colleagues

Cooperation between States is also grounded on the training of officials:  today, 32 young Italian diplomats who won the state competition of 2017, will begin a period of joint training with their Palestinian colleagues in Caserta.    This initiative is part of Italy’s reinforced commitment to support Palestinian institutions, as agreed by foreign ministers Angelino […]

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Speech by the Hon. Minister at the celebration of the Second Week of Italian Cuisine in the World – Villa Madama, 10 November 2017

Deputy Minister Olivero, Undersecretary Bianchi, President Scannavini, (President ICE-Agency) President Scordamaglia, (President of Federalimentare) Professor Miravalle, (Univ. degli Studi di Milano) Ms Cristina Bowerman, (President of the Association of Italian Ambassadors of Taste) Your Excellencies the Ambassadors, Ladies and Gentlemen,   Allow me to address you a warm welcome to Villa Madama and to thank […]

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Address by the Hon. Minister at the International Conference “Cities of Africa: urbanization as a factor of growth of the African continent”

Rome, 15 November 2017 (The authentic text is only the one actually delivered)   Allow me to address everyone a hearty welcome to the Farnesina, and especially to: – my colleagues the Ministers, Deputy Ministers, Undersecretaries and Mayors of Congo, Angola, Tunisia, Guinea Conakry, Somalia, Ghana and Mozambique; – to the Ambassadors present here with […]

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Vico Magistretti and the icons of Italian design take centre stage in Prague

The presentation of the exhibition entitled “Italian Design” was held in the prestigious venue of the National House of Vinohrady in Prague. The Italian Embassy and Cultural Institute, in partnership with the Italian-Czech Chamber of Commerce and Industry, have brought to the Czech capital more than 100 icons of Italian design, including the works of […]

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The Minister of Ofreign Affairs and International Coperation, Angelino Alfano, meets his German counterpart, Sigmar Gabriel, at the Farnesina

“Germany for us is an extremely important partner with which, besides holding very intense bilateral relations, we also share a staunchly pro-European vocation and responsibility that derives from both being among the founding members of the EU. We must leverage the current signs of economic recovery and the cohesion shown up to now in the […]

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The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, met his Lebanese counterpart, Gebril Bassil, at the Farnesina

“I reiterate the firm condemnation of any limitation to the freedom of Lebanese Prime Minister Hariri,” said Minister Alfano. He pointed out that, “Italy is part of an international support group to uphold Lebanese sovereignty and to promote an orderly respect of the functioning of Lebanon’s democratic institutions.” He added: “The stability of Lebanon is […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy, 17 November: latest news from the world

SME DAY: THE 8TH DAY DEDICATED TO ITALY’S SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES SME Day – “Industriamoci”, an event that kicked off in 2010, has now come to its 8th edition. It is organised with the member Associations of Confindustria and aims to disseminate information on the production systems of Italian companies. It involves more than […]

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Italian Economic Diplomacy, 16 November: latest news from the world

Tunisia: strong Italian presence at the 6th Investment Forum Tunis hosted the 6th Investment Forum, the event organised by the Foreign Investment Promotion Agency representing Tunisia’s major international event on investment. The Forum was attended by 1,200 businesses from over 40 Countries, with a significant representation from Italy with almost 100 business people from different […]

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Italy-China step up their scientific and technological cooperation

Opening remarks at the eighth “Italy-China Science, Technology and Innovation Week” in Beijing were made by the Minister of Education, Universities and Research, Valeria Fedeli and the Chinese Minister of Science and Technology, Wan Gang. The event is held on alternate years in the two countries to foster dialogue on technological innovation and scientific research. […]

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Alfano: “A second humanitarian flight for the victims of the earthquake that hit Iraq and Iran”

“In response to the request for help from the Authorities of the Autonomous Kurdistan Region in Iraq, in addition to the intervention provided for last 13 November, we have organised a second humanitarian flight by the Italian Cooperation service to help the victims of the devastating earthquake that hit Iraq and Iran,” announced the Minister […]

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PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Seminar on “Irregular migration from Ethiopia to Third Countries” (Farnesina, 17 November)

On Friday, 17 November 2017, from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. the MInistry of Foreign Affiard and International Cooperation will host a seminar entitled “Irregular Migration from Ethiopia to Third Countries – Analysis of the causes of the phenomenon and possible solutions within the framework of AICS programmes.” The seminar is organized by Cifa Onlus […]

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Alfano: “Satisfaction for the establishment of a Permanent Observatory on peacekeeping”

The establishment of the Permanent Observatory on Peacekeeping was announced at the opening ceremony of the academic year at the Centro Alti Studi per la Difesa (CASD – Italian Centre for High Defence Studies). The Observatory is a joint initiative between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Ministry of Defence, further […]

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