30 years assisting Italians in the world
Today, the Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ambassador Elisabetta Belloni and the Director of ANSA (the national associated press agency), Luigi Contu opened a photography exhibition that looks back over the main events followed to protect Italians abroad over the past 30 years. The exhibition was put on in association […]
Read moreScalfarotto meets with the Secretary General of the ASEAN
At the Asia – Europe Foreign Ministers Meeting (ASEM) in Madrid, Undersecretary Ivan Scalfarotto met with the Secretary General of the ASEAN, Lim Jock Hoi. The talks focused on the regional security, the connectivity issue arising from the ASEAN Master Plan on Connectivity 2025, which sets forth projects worth up to 110 billion a year up […]
Read moreDel Re opens an event to mark World Human Rights Day
Deputy Foreign Minister Emanuela Del Re opened the celebrations of the World Human Rights Day at the Farnesina. Italy “very successfully” passed the last oral exam of the third periodic review cycle of the UN Human Rights Council, “despite a climate that in this moment sometimes induces us to think that we are losing awareness […]
Read moreScalfarotto holds bilateral meetings on the fringes of the ASEM Asia-Europe Meeting
On the fringes of the 14th Asia – Europe Foreign Ministers Meeting (ASEM), Undersecretary Ivan Scalfarotto had two bilateral meetings with the delegations of Australia and New Zealand. With the Australian Deputy Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Tony Sheehan, the issue that was addressed was the negotiation between the EU and […]
Read more“The Lion and the Mountain” Italian excavation in Sudan exhibition
“The Lion and the Mountain” exhibition can be visited at the Museo di scultura antica Giovanni Barracco (Barracco Museum of Antique Sculpture) until 19 January next, promoted by the Municipality of Rome with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. The exhibition presents findings from excavations by the Italian Archaeological Mission in Sudan, […]
Read moreScalfarotto speaks at the 14th Asia-Europe Foreign Ministers Meeting (ASEM)
Today in Madrid, Undersecretary Scalfarotto spoke at the opening of the 14th Asia-Europe Foreign Ministers Meeting (ASEM) dedicated to revitalising the multilateral system and strengthening the international order on the basis of common rules. In his address, the Undersecretary highlighted the importance of the World Trade Organization in settling disputes and underscored the leading role […]
Read moreDel Re Attends Italy-South Africa Bilateral Political Consultations
Bilateral political consultations between Italy and South Africa were held today in Pretoria. The Deputy Minister Emanuela Del Re and the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of South Africa, Alvin Botes, led their respective delegations. The Deputy Minister recalled that relations with South Africa are rooted in Italy’s support in the fight against apartheid and […]
Read moreBrasilia: Respighi Wraps Up 2019 Cultural Events
An “Italian Concert”, celebrating the 140th anniversary of the birth of the great Italian composer Ottorino Respighi, wrapped up the cultural program of the Embassy in Brasilia for 2019. The program featured an increasingly diversified offering, which has allowed thousands of people to attend, in most cases free of charge, quality initiatives in the most […]
Read moreAddis Ababa: Orchestra di Piazza Vittorio Concert Introduces New Sound
The first Ethiopian concert of the Orchestra di Piazza Vittorio, on Tuesday night, was a smashing success. At Addis Ababa’s National Theater, the Orchestra’s traditional world music repertoire was enriched by new sounds brought by Ethiopian folk music band Ethiocolor and local dancer Melaku Belay. 800 spectators attended what has been called the concert of […]
Read moreGuinea: IULM videoconferences lessons for students in Conakry
As part of the “Italy, Culture, Africa” program of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, from March 2019, students from Guinea were given the opportunity of attending Italian language lessons, free of charge, at the Italian Embassy in Conakry. Following the success of this first phase, a curriculum of lessons was set […]
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