Italy and Israel: 70-year-long relations and the key role of science
As part of the celebrations marking the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Italy and Israel, on 5 November the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) organised the seminar titled “Celebrating 70 years of Diplomatic Relations. Italy and Israel Side-By-Side for Innovation”, dedicated to the most successful projects developed under the Agreement […]
Read moreContemporary Art Day kicks off in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka celebrates Contemporary Art Day. To celebrate the Day, for the first time the Italian Embassy organised a series of events in Colombo with the participation of art gallery owner Susanna Orlando of the Galleria di Pietrasanta. Of the two principal events, one was organised in cooperation with one of the most prestigious local art galleries and was […]
Read moreCommemoration of the employees of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and of the Ministry of the Colonies who lost their lives during the First World War
Today the Vice President of the Constitutional Court, Marta Cartabia, and the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Elisabetta Belloni, commemorated the employees of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and of the Ministry of the Colonies who lost their lives during the First World War. In the entrance hall of […]
Read moreUndersecretary Di Stefano in Geneva for the Third Periodic Review of Human Rights in Italy
The Third Periodic Review of Human Rights in Italy is underway in Geneva. The Italian Delegation, led by the Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs Hon. Manlio Di Stefano responded to over 120 representative delegations from all geographical areas for this important event in which the situation of human rights is reviewed, in rotation, in all the […]
Read moreSettimana della Lingua: Riad bel canto italiano in concerto
“From Belcanto to Verismo – An introduction to Italian classic opera”: è questo il titolo del concerto organizzato dall’Ambasciata d’Italia a Riad, in collaborazione con la Fondazione Teatro dell’Opera di Roma Capitale, nell’ambito delle celebrazioni per la XIX Settimana della lingua italiana nel mondo. Ad esibirsi sono state il soprano Erika Beretti e il mezzosoprano Irida Dragoti, accompagnate […]
Read moreSettimana della Lingua: Riad bel canto italiano in concerto
“From Belcanto to Verismo – An introduction to Italian Classic Opera”: this is the title of the concert organized by the Embassy of Italy in Riyadh, in collaboration with Roma Capitale’s Teatro dell’Opera Foundation, as part of the celebrations for the 19th Week of the Italian Language in the world. Singers Erika Beretti, soprano, and […]
Read moreIvory Coast: pianist Silvia Belfiore in concert
As part of the ‘Italy, Cultures, Africa’ initiative and of the 19th edition of the Italian Language Week, a concert by pianist Silvia Belfiore was organised in Abidjan by the Italian Embassy. The performance of music pieces was interspersed with the reading of texts by Italian and African authors to highlight the synergies between Italian […]
Read moreKenya chooses ‘Fragments of Nature’ to celebrate Italy’s Contemporary Art Day
The project entitled ‘Fragments of nature’ marked the 15th edition of the Italian Contemporary Art Day in Kenya. Promoted by the Italian Cultural Institute in Nairobi, the project enjoyed the participation of Italian and Kenyan conceptual and street artists. The show opened both in Nairobi and in Malindi. In Nairobi, the display featured four works […]
Read moreDi Stefano: Internationalisation is a necessary requirement for companies
The Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Manlio Di Stefano, today attended the National Assembly of Italian Cooperatives – Agri-food and Fishing Sector held in Rome together with the Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Paola De Micheli, and the Undersecretary at the MIPAAF Giuseppe L’Abbate in representation of the Government. The meeting focused on […]
Read moreIt@ca in Toronto: seven Italian success stories
Seven successful Italians will tell the story of an active and dynamic Italy free of stereotypes to an audience of entrepreneurs, businessmen and people from the cultural and political world of Toronto. The event, which was titled It@ca, was synergistically organised by Italian institutional players in Canada: the Embassy, the Consulate General and the Italian […]
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