January 27th: Holocaust Memorial Day
Twenty years after its establishment in Italy, Holocaust Memorial Day reminds us of the moral imperative, well before the legal duty, to honour the victims of the Holocaust and to ensure that such a tragedy never happens again. As President Mattarella last recalled on the occasion of his participation in Jerusalem at the solemn ceremony […]
Read morePresentation of the Milan Shoah Memorial project, in Lisbon
To commemorate the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Italian Institute of Culture in Lisbon will organise, on Tuesday, 28 January, a conference on the “Project of a Memorial of the Shoah in Milan”, designed by the architect Guido Morpurgo, with architect Annalisa de Curtis, to be unveiled at the only European site which was involved […]
Read moreMeeting of the Foreign Minister, Luigi Di Maio, with the President of the Republic of Iraq, Barham Salih
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, met today, in Rome, with the President of the Republic of Iraq, Barham Salih, who has travelled to Italy for institutional meetings. Their talk was an opportunity to exchange points of view on the principal bilateral dossiers and on the latest developments in the […]
Read moreItalian Economic Diplomacy January 24: latest news from the world
ICE AGENCY OPENS A DESK AT THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK The ICE Agency launched a new desk recently at the ADB, to support Italian enterprises and advisors looking for business opportunities from the bank’s procurement activities. The Desk at the ADB follows a joint initiative by the ICE Office in Singapore and the Italian Embassy […]
Read moreScalfarotto at HoMi, the lifestyle salon
Undersecretary Ivan Scalfarotto attended the inauguration ceremony of HoMi, the lifestyle salon. An initiative organized by Fiera Milano in collaboration with ICE (Italian Trade Agency), to promote the home furnishing and home decoration sector. About 600 exhibitors were present at the exhibition. Moreover, thanks to the attention given by ICE to the opportunities offered by […]
Read moreDel Re receives Hilal Elver, UN Special Rapporteur
The Deputy Foreign Minister, Ms. Emanuela Del Re, received at the Foreign Ministry Hilal Elver, UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food. The meeting was held in connection with Ms. Elver’s mission to Italy, within the framework of the “standing invitation” extended by Italy, under the UN Human Rights mechanism. The Deputy Minister expressed […]
Read moreItaly-China 2020: Year of Culture and Tourism
A forum, a photo exhibition and a concert will launch today, at Rome’s Auditorium, the Italy-China Year of Culture and Tourism, to mark the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations. This joint initiative by the two countries, which rank at the top of the list of Unesco World Heritage Sites, is sponsored by the Ministry of […]
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