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    Accreditation Notices
    12 November 2017
    PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Press conference

    On Monday, 13 November, at 6:00 p.m., the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, will meet at the Farnesina with Brazilian Foreign Minister, Aloysio Nunes. 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 apply for […]

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    Press Releases
    12 November 2017
    ALFANO IN BRUSSELS FOR THE EU FOREIGN AFFAIRS COUNCIL

    The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, will be in Brussels on Monday, 13 November, to attend a meeting of the European Foreign Affairs Council scheduled at 9 a.m. The agenda will focus on the situation in Myanmar, Iran, Central Asia, EU-Africa relations, strategic communication and European defence and security.  On the […]

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    Press Releases
    11 November 2017
    Alfano: Italian support to the unity, sovereignty and independence of Lebanon

    Minister Alfano reiterates Italy’s strong support for the unity, sovereignty and independence of Lebanon and Lebanon’s political leadership: “Italy calls on all parties, in Lebanon and in the region, in order to spare no effort to preserve the country from regional conflicts and tensions. Following the announcment of the resignation offered by Prime Minister Hariri, […]

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    Press Releases
    10 November 2017
    Alfano: “With the Week of Italian Cuisine we want to contribute to achieving the Government’s goal of 50 billion in trade volumes in this sector by 2020″

    “The second Week of Italian Cuisine in the World is the summary of a process that kicked off from the heritage of Expo 2015 and that is increasingly involving the Foreign Ministry’s diplomatic network abroad as the linchpin in the promotion of the 4 Pillars of Made in Italy products: interior decoration, fashion, automation and […]

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    10 November 2017
    Presentation to the press of the second Week of Italian Cuisine in the World

    PROGRAM 16:00 Presentation begins Chaired by: Benedetta Rinaldi Promotional agricultural and food video by the Italian Trade Agency (ICE) “The Fifth Element” (3’45’’) Official opening –           Angelino Alfano, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation –           Andrea Olivero, Deputy Minister for Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies –           Dorina Bianchi, Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and […]

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    Press Releases
    10 November 2017
    Minister Alfano meets with his counterpart Zaharieva

    “I am particularly pleased with the excellent level of bilateral relations between our two countries and our very intense political dialogue. We wish to press ahead with our political consultations, also in view of the upcoming Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union,” said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation to […]

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    9 November 2017
    Italian Economic Diplomacy 09 November: Focus on Brazil

    Brazil: over 100 billion euros for energy and infrastructure investment and privatisation programme. There are major opportunities to be had by Italian enterprises in infrastructure projects in Brazil, according to the Minister of Planning, Development and Economic Management, Dyogo Henrique de Oliveira. He was welcomed by the Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Benedetto Della Vedova, and the Vice President […]

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    9 November 2017
    Concert at the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek art museum

    In the evening of 7 November, the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen was the backdrop to the concert by the Cremona Quartet organised by the Italian Embassy and Cultural Institute in Copenhagen with the cooperation of the Embassy of Japan in Denmark and in partnership with the Ansaldo STS-Hitachi Group, GCF (Generale Costruzioni Ferroviarie SpA) […]

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    9 November 2017
    Italian-Palestinian Joint Ministerial Committee

    The goals set forth by Italy for the third meeting of the Italian-Palestinian Joint Ministerial Committee to take place at the Farnesina on 9 November are: reaffirm full support for the promotion of Brand Italy through public institutions and civil society organisations in order to contribute to reinforcing Palestinian institutions and to ponder over the […]

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    8 November 2017
    Italian Economic Diplomacy 08 November: latest global news

    Turkey: Benelli starts up production in Gaziantep The CEO of Kuba Motor announced an agreement to start up production of Benelli motorcycles in Turkey. Kuba Motor has been a Benelli distributor since 2015. Under the agreement, Benelli, a company with over 100 years of experience in the manufacture of motorbikes, will use the 50,000 square […]

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