Italian child flown to Bari from Albania on humanitarian flight. Alfano: “Excellent teamwork coordinated by the Foreign Ministry”

An Italian seven-year-old girl was flown back to Italy this morning to receive emergency medical care. The child, who is affected by a genetic disease, suffered a severe respiratory crisis while visiting Albania and the physicians advised that she be hospitalised in Italy. After having evaluated the situation, the Italian Embassy in Tirana immediately activated […]

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Alfano: “ltaly confirms to be a superpower of culture and beauty: UNESCO world heritage sites in Italy are now 53”

“The UNESCO meeting convened in Cracow has added two new Italian sites on the list of world heritage sites. The first is the primeval beech forest cross-border site between our Country and another 11 European States. The second is one of the pride and joys of Italian architecture: the Venetian defence systems built between the […]

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Appreciation for the ceasefire in South-West Syria

“Great appreciation for the entry into force, today, of the arrangement between the United States, Russia and Jordan for a ceasefire in South-West Syria. It is an important step towards a sustainable and durable stabilization of the area and a facilitation of humanitarian access, in the interest of the Syrian population and bordering countries. While […]

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PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTICE ­- Press conference and participation in the Business Forum by Minister Alfano at the Western Balkans Summit (Trieste 11-12 July 2017)

  PRESS ACCREDITATION NOTICE On Tuesday, 11 July, at 6 p.m., the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, will hold a press conference on the Foreign Ministers’ meeting at the Prefecture of Trieste, on the sidelines of the Western Balkans Summit on 12 July. On Wednesday, 12 July, Minister Alfano will take […]

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Venezuela – Caracas: Lights on “Disìo. Nostalgia of the future”

An intergenerational, transmedia narrative and multicultural exhibition entitled “Disìo.  Nostalgia of the  future” will stay open to the public in Caracas until Sunday 9 July at the premises of the Italian Cultural Institute in the capital city. Curated by Antonello Tolve (with the contribution of Carolina Balzae Félix Suazo and the cooperation of Patricia Hambrona […]

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Republic of Korea – Maestro Chung is recognized with the OSI Commander Award

The Italian Ambassador to South Korea, Marco della Seta, today presented South Korean conductor Maestro Chung Myung  Whun with the Award of the Commendatore dell’Ordine della Stella della Repubblica Italiana (OSI) This South Korean maestro has a professional story that is deeply intertwined with the Italian musical experience: he was assistant to Maestro Giulini at […]

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Speech by the Hon. Minister at the “Magna Graecia”University of Catanzaro on the issue of “Human Rights and the Crisis of Tolerance”

(The authentic text is only the one actually delivered) Catanzaro, 16 June 2017 Dear Rector, Dear Students, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a great pleasure for me to visit the “Magna Graceia” University of Catanzaro. Uttering the name “Magna Graecia” evokes the exceptional influence of these lands, once tied to Athens, on Western thought and […]

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Address by the Hon. Minister at the event “Italy. A Country for Travellers” – Presentation of the Strategic Tourism Plan 2017-2022

Farnesina, 20 June 2017 (The authentic text is only the one actually delivered) Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a great pleasure to extend a welcome to you all and especially to:  –          the Diplomatic Corps, –          Minister Dario Franceschini, –          Vice President Giovanni Lolli, –          the representatives of Ministries, Regions and Local Authorities, –          the […]

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The Hon. Minister Alfano’s Address to the University of Urbino “Carlo Bo” – Internationalisation of universities and Italian foreign policy

Urbino, 15 June 2017 (The authentic text is only the one actually spoken) Illustrious Rector, Dear professors, Dear students,   I am very happy to be here today, in one of Italy’s and Europe’s oldest universities. Urbino has always been a city open to the world.  Its illustrious representatives, like Raffaello, used the global language of […]

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Speech by the Hon. Minister at the event “Italianism – The design of words. The words of designers”

Farnesina, 15 June, 2017 (The authentic text is only the one actually delivered) Ladies and Gentlemen, I wish to express my heartfelt welcome to the Farnesina and thank all  those people who have collaborated with us to organise  this beautiful event, and in  particular I wish to thank: – Dr. Paolo Marchesini – Dr. Renato […]

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Address by the Hon. Minister at the event “South 4.0 – Development opportunities for the South” at the Libera Università Mediterranea “Jean Monnet”

Bari, 23 June (The authentic text is only the one actually delivered)   Illustrious Rector Prof Emanuele Degennaro, President Michele Emiliano, President Vincenzo De Luca, Dear Colleagues and Undersecretaries, Dear Students, Ladies and Gentlemen, The name of this magnificent University recalls the Mediterranean and pays homage to Jean Monnet, one of Europe’s founding fathers. I […]

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Address by the Hon. Minister at the Opening of the 28th edition of the Rimini​ Meeting – “What you inherit from your father must first be earned before it’s yours”

Rome, 22 June 2017 (The authentic text is only the one actually delivered)   Let me congratulate all the organisers and designers of the Rimini Meeting 2017. It will be a great pleasure to be in Rimini in August, together with the Secretary-General of NATO Stoltenberg. With the words of a great German intellectual, Johann […]

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