Myanmar: Italy holds the chair of the Joint Peace Fund Board

“I believe that pressing ahead with the peace process is of the essence for the future of Myanmar. I also believe the resolution of ethnic conflicts, which have been going on for too long, will be a key step to ensure the development of the country. In this respect the people of Myanmar will have […]

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The week from 1 to 7 January 2018

A new and important engagement for Italy is ushered in by the new year – chairing the  Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) for 12 months. It is a challenge resting on the key principle of strengthening multilateralism to relaunch the “Helsinki spirit”. This is “without looking at the past,” Alfano highlighted on […]

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Minister Alfano is on a mission to Guinea

The last stop is Guinea, with meetings in Conakry with the Foreign Minister Mamadi Tourè and the President of the Republic, Alpha Condè. Alfano had “a cordial and in-depth meeting” with President Condè. “Our bilateral cooperation with Guinea is growing stronger, as shown by the opening of the Italian embassy in Conakry, which will soon […]

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USA – Caravaggio: Masterpieces from the Galleria Borghese

The Italian Cultural Institute in Los Angeles will host an interview with Davide Gasparotto, senior curator of paintings at the Getty Museum, on 11 January. He will present the Caravaggio exhibition:  Masterpieces from the Galleria Borghese, featuring three Caravaggio masterpieces from the renowned Galleria Borghese in Rome, which will run until 18 February at the […]

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Lione – Rencontres autour du cinéma italien d’aujourd’hui

The Jean Moulin Lyon 3 University is organising the third Rencontres autour du cinéma italien d’aujourd’hui on 31 January, and 1 and 2 February, in association with the Comoedia Cinema in Lyon and the Lyon Italian Cultural Institute. A selection of recent award-winning films will be shown, with premieres, meetings, documentaries and a short-film programme […]

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Information Notice – Minister Alfano to present the priorities of the Italian chairmanship of the OSCE (Vienna, 11 January, 2018)

On Thursday, 11 January the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, as the new OSCE chairperson-in-office, will address the organisation’s Permanent Council in Vienna to present the work plan and piorities of Italy’s OSCE chairmanship. Journalists, photographers and TV crews are invited to attend the address by Minister Alfano, at 10 a.m. […]

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Minister Alfano in Africa

“Sub-Saharan Africa is a priority for Italy’s foreign policy, and this is why I have decided that my first mission in 2018 should include West Africa and Sahel and to visit Niger, Senegal and Guinea. We have a broad partnership with Africa that encompasses a wide range of fields from development cooperation to security, including […]

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Minister Alfano on a mission to Senegal

“My mission to Dakar is further proof of a gradual strengthening of the bilateral relations between Senegal and Italy, which in the past year have grown even stronger because of the commitment we share in facing up to the socio-economic causes of migration, and thanks to the close cooperation we had within the UN Security […]

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Letter by Minister Alfano to the Secretary of State of Honduras

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano,  sent a letter today to the Secretary of State of the Republic of Honduras, Maria Dolores Agüero Lara, acknowledging the decision issued by the Honduran Supreme Electoral Tribunal that reconfirmed President Juan Orlando Hernández as Head of State, following the election of 26 November last. While congratulating President […]

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Minister Alfano is on a mission to Niger

  “My visit to Niamey is the culmination of an intense year of meetings at the highest levels between Italy and Niger, which have contributed to further strengthening the ties between the two countries. Niger has become a strategic ally in Italy’s foreign policy in Africa. Italy has opened its embassy in Niamey, which I […]

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Voting for Italian citizens resident abroad

POSTAL VOTING FOR ITALIAN CITIZENS RESIDENT ABROAD The Italian Parliamentary elections will be held in 2018, and citizens who are resident abroad will be able to vote. Italian citizens can elect representatives to the Chamber of Deputies and Senate of the Republic by voting for candidates who put themselves forward for the Overseas Constituency. VOTING is […]

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Alfano: “Security and development to strengthen Italy’s commitment in Africa” (La Stampa)

“I am writing to you while I am on a mission to Niger, Senegal and Guinea.”In 2017 Africa has played a central role in Italy’s foreign policy: we have conceived an innovative format, which was acknowledged by Heads of State and Governments at the Ministerial Conference of Transit Countries, that was held at the Farnesina […]

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