Interview by Minister Alfano to TASS

1. You are flying to Moscow again. What is the agenda of your visit? Do last year’s numerous high-level contacts between Italian and Russian authorities mean that the cooling of relations produced by geopolitical facts is now over? I will be in Moscow for the 15th Plenary Session of the Economic, Industrial and Financial Cooperation […]

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Minister Alfano in Moscow

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, is on a diplomatic mission in Moscow to co-chair, with the Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich, the 15th Session of the Italo-Russian Economic, Industrial and Financial Cooperation Council (CIRCEIF), organised at the Reception House of the Government of the Russian Federation. Minister Alfano will […]

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PRESS POINT ​SCHEDULE MOVED FORWARD – Press accreditation notice – Press point by Minister Alfano and by the Slovenian Foreign Minister, Karl Erjavec (Farnesina, 9 November 2017)

On Thursday, 9 November, at 3:00 p.m., the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, will meet at the Farnesina the Slovenian Foreign Minister, Karl Erjavec.   A joint press point is scheduled at the end of the meeting. Journalists, photographers and TV crews interested in following the event are requested to apply […]

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PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTICE – Third Joint Ministerial Committee Italy-Palestine

On Thursday, 9 November, at 10.00 a.m., the Third Joint Ministerial Committee Italy-Palestine will meet at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. It will be open to the press at the following times:   –      10.00-10.45 a.m. Opening remarks at the seminar “Turning Culture into Sustainable Development: Italian-Palestinian Cooperation in the Protection of Cultural Heritage” will be made by […]

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Stefano Bollani and the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra

As part of the Italian Festival in Thailand 2017, the Italian Embassy is honoured to present a concert by M° Stefano Bollani at 7 p.m. on Friday, 10 November, and at 4 p.m. on Saturday, 11 November, 2017 at the Prince Mahidol Hall, a very modern hall with more than 2,000 seats. Stefano Bollani is […]

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Foreign Minister on diplomatic mission to United Arab Emirates

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, while on a diplomatic mission to the United Arab Emirates, took part in the 8th Sir Bani Yas Forum for an intense day of in-depth reports and discussions on topical international issues. On the sidelines of the event, the Italian Foreign Minister had talks with […]

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Undersecretary Amendola presides over the first public meeting of the Security Council during the month-long Italian presidency

The agenda included a briefing by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Filippo Grandi. The meeting was particularly significant for both the subject matter involved and being the last address by a High Commissioner to the Security Council since 2009 (when the current UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, held the position). The High Commissioner extended his […]

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Libya and Mediterranean were the centre of attention of Italy’s presidency of the UN Security Council

The Mediterranean, and especially Libya, have been at the centre of the November agenda of the United Nations Security Council, the month in which Italy held the rotating presidency. It was with great “satisfaction” that the Italian Ambassador to the UN, Sebastiano Cardi, took stock of this effort, seeing that the four dossiers prioritized by […]

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Minister Alfano holds a telephone conversation with the Chairman of the Libyan High Council of State, Abdul Rahman Swehli

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, had a telephone conversation today with the Chairman of the Libyan High Council of State, Abdul Rahman Swehli. During the telephone conversation, the Foreign Minister underscored the importance of the Action Plan to stabilise Libya promoted by the UN Special Representative, Ghassan Salamé, reaffirming his great concern for […]

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Serbia – Dynamics of Neo-futurism, Schinasi on show in Belgrade

The Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Belgrade presents a retrospective of Italian artist Daniel Schinasi, the founder of Neo-futurism. The exhibition, curated by his daughter Sarah who will be present at the opening, covers a broad range of the artist’s artistic production: approximately 30 works in the Neo-futurist style mainly dedicated to music and sport […]

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United States – Cinema Italian style​

Cinema Italian Style, the elegant showcase of Italian contemporary cinema, returns with a rich delegation of talented actors, directors and producers. This year the Festival is dedicated to Michelangelo Antonioni. The festival is organised by the Istituto Luce Cinecittà and the American Cinematheque, in partnership with the Italian Trade Agency and the Italian Cultural Institute […]

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Address by the Hon. Minister at the 3rd International Conference on Humanitarian Law

Rome, 27 October 2017 (The authentic text is only the one actually delivered)   Minister Pinotti, Minister Minniti, General Graziano, General Del Sette, Commissioner Stylianides, Let me extend a warm greeting to all the participants and express my sincere thanks to the Carabinieri for organising this International Conference on Humanitarian Law which, now at its […]

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