International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons wins Nobel Peace Prize 2017

The awarding of the Nobel Peace Price 2017 to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons confirms that nuclear disarmament represents a priority for the world’s public opinion. Italy shares this vision in compliance with the international agreements entered into. The country also fully shares a deep concern over the catastrophic consequences that the use […]

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The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, met with the President of the Libyan High State Council, Abdul Rahman Swehli.

  The meeting’s agenda, in addition to focusing on the situation in Libya, also included a discussion on the measures needed to combat the illegal trafficking of human beings and to promote development cooperation. Minister Alfano confirmed that Italy is supporting Ghassan Salamé in his efforts to promote to the extent possible an inclusive political dialogue.Minister Alfano […]

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Serbia, Italian filmfest in Ruma

Three days of Italian cinema will take place in the Serbian capital of Ruma, where the following films will be shown from Sunday to Tuesday: “Salvo” by Fabio Grassadonia and Antonio Piazza, “Zoran, My Nephew the Idiot” (“Zoran, il mio nipote scemo”) by Matteo Oleotto and “A Street in Palermo” (“Via Castellana Bandiera”) by Emma […]

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Presentation in Tunisia of the Dictionary of Collocations

The Italian Cultural Institute in Tunis will host an event on 11 October where Paola Tiberi will introduce her “Dizionario delle collocazioni – Le combinazioni delle parole in italiano” (Dictionary of collocations – word combinations in Italian).  Words will be considered on the basis of how they can be combined with other words and not […]

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Lebanon exhibition on “Mediterraneo. Bacino delle arti”

To mark the XVII edition of Italian Language Week in the World, the Lebanese University – Main  Hadath Campus will host an exhibition “Mediterraneo. Bacino delle arti” (Mediterranean. Cradle of the arts). The exhibition is a joint production by Italian students from the Academy of Fine Arts of Bologna and Lebanese students from the Lebanese […]

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Christian and Bruno Sebastianutto in concert in Valona

The violinist, Christian Sebastianutto, and pianist, Bruno Sebastianutto, will play this evening at the Petro Marko Theatre in Albania as part of the “Suono Italiano – Friuli in musica” (Italian music – Friulan music) programme. The musicians will play pieces by Cesar Franck, Niccolo’ Paganini, Claude Debussy and Camille Saint-Saens. The duo also performed yesterday […]

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PerfecTrio on tour in Africa. First stop Addis Ababa

Roberto Gatto, along with Alfonso Santimone and Pierpaolo Ranieri flew to Addis Ababa for the first stop on the ‘PerfecTrio African tour.  The group performed a concert at the Italian Cultural Institute in the Ethiopian capital, having first held a workshop for students. Co-organisers of the event were the Institute and the Musica per Roma […]

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INFORMATION NOTICE: Press accreditation procedures for the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week ( 6-11 November 2017)

This is to inform that from 6 to 11 November, 2017 the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week (AELW) will be hosted in Da Nang, Vietnam.   Media representatives who wish to cover the event are  requested to apply for accreditation on line from 1 September to 25 October at the following link: https://www.apec2017.vn/ap17-c/form/apec-economic-leaders%E2%80%99-week-da-nang-6-11112017. Kindly attach a […]

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Speech of the Hon. Minister on the occasion of the Celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the Mozambique Peace Agreements

(The authentic text is only the one actually delivered) It is a pleasure for me to warmly welcome to the Farnesina, in particular:– Deputy Minister Joaquim Verissimo– Deputy Minister Mario Giro– Prof. Andrea RiccardiToday is a beautiful day. We are celebrating 25 years of peace in Mozambique and at the same time we are celebrating […]

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“Women Mediators Networks” (UNGA)

(The authentic text is only the speech that was actually delivered) Madam President Samba Panza, Minister Bushati, Ambassador Menéndez, Executive Director Mlambo-Nguka, Director Thania Paffenholz, Representatives of Women Mediators Networks, Ladies and gentlemen, “Mediterranean” means “in the middle of land”. Some civilizations have called it “the Middle Sea”. A “Middle Sea” between South Europe and […]

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Address by the Hon. Minister at the High-Level Meeting on Somalia co-chaired by Italy, the United Kingdom, Ethiopia and Somalia

(The authentic text is only the speech that was actually delivered)    Dear colleagues, ladies and gentlemen,  Somalia has made important progress and is on a positive trajectory. The Country is defining its new State building process and tackling the issues that hinder stability: from the fight against Al Shabaab and Daesh, to economic development. […]

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Discorso dell’On. Ministro all’evento AVSI “Rifugiati e migranti” sulla “via italiana” tra aiuto allo sviluppo e domanda di sicurezza

  New York, UNGA, 19 settembre 2017 (The authentic text is only the one actually delivered)   Dear colleagues, Mr. Giampaolo Silvestri, Mr. Giampaolo Pioli, Mr. Lorenzo Vidino, Ms. Elena Riva, Ladies and gentlemen, thank you all for joining us today! I was born and raised in Sicily by the Mediterranean Sea, facing the coast […]

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