Hanoi, new Vietnamese-language edition of “L’Inferno”
As part of the initiatives promoted by the Italian Embassy in Hanoi for the 21st Week of the Italian Language in the World, the new Vietnamese language edition of “L’Inferno” will be presented on Saturday 23 October, in the presence of Casa Italia and online, in the translation of Nguyen Van Hoan, illustrious historian of […]
Read moreFOREIGN MINISTRY NOTE – Minister Luigi Di Maio visits London for the G7 Trade Summit
On 21 and 22 October, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, will participate in the third meeting of the G7 Trade Ministers, scheduled to take place in London under the British Presidency. The G7 Trade Ministerial meeting in London, following the G20 Trade Ministerial in Sorrento on 12 October, is […]
Read moreFOREIGN MINISTRY NOTE – Minister Di Maio meets with the Prime Minister of the Libyan Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid Dabaiba
On his sixth mission to Libya since the beginning of the year, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, met today in Tripoli with the Prime Minister of the Libyan National Unity Government, Abdelhamid Dabaiba, on the sidelines of the Ministerial Conference on the Stabilisation of Libya. Minister Di Maio confirmed […]
Read moreItalian-Lithuanian round table on cybersecurity
An Italian-Lithuanian round table on cybersecurity, which took place in hybrid form on 19 October in Vilnius, was opened by the Italian Ambassador to Lithuania, Diego Ungaro. This was the first initiative on this specific subject and allowed the participants to deepen their mutual knowledge of national information security systems and to assess the opportunities […]
Read moreCOP26: Ambassador Cornado, the youth can change course
Italy’s Permanent Representative at the United Nations and other International Organisations in Geneva, Ambassador Gian Lorenzo Cornado, spoke today at an event entitled “Update on Preparations for the UN Climate Change Conference COP26”, organised by the United Kingdom’s Permanent Representative in Geneva, in view of COP26 to be held in Glasgow from 31 October to […]
Read moreDante in the schools, multimedia collection in Berlin and Bremen
A collection of multimedia projects on Dante Alighieri and his works has been produced by the schools of Berlin and Bremen: these projects, sent to the Education Department of the Italian Embassy in Berlin will be showcased in the celebrations of the 21st Week of the Italian Language in the World. This initiative highlights the […]
Read moreBook Art exhibition in Seoul inspired by Dante
An exhibition of artists’ books inspired by Dante, “Dante e la Divina Commedia (Dante and the Divine Comedy)”, has been organised in Seoul on the occasion of the Week of the Italian Language in the World. The exhibition, an initiative of Sojeon Gallery and realised in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute of Seoul, will […]
Read moreWashington: Ambassador Zappia presents an award to Paolo Sorrentino
The Ambassador of Italy to Washington, Mariangela Zappia, has presented the International Spotlight 2021 Award to the Oscar-winning director Paolo Sorrentino for his film “E’ stata la mano di Dio” [“The Hand of God”]. Sorrentino’s film was selected along with ”A, Chiara” by director Jonas Carpignano, to represent Italy at the 2021 edition of the […]
Read moreYangon: Burmese students make a video on Dante
The Italian Embassy in Yangon is also taking part in the Week of the Italian Language in the World, involving young Burmese people. About 30 young people, more than half beginners in the study of the Italian language, have made five videos dealing with their encounter with Dante, made possible thanks to the first-ever translation […]
Read moreDella Vedova chairs the meeting on the observations of the United Nations on restrictions to direct democracy in Italy
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Benedetto Della Vedova, chaired the Interministerial Coordination Meeting on the November 2019 observations of the United Nations Human Rights Committee regarding the obstacles faced by forms of direct democracy in Italy. The meeting was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of the Interior, the Ministry […]
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