Tehran: Gaslini Hospital and Mahak Foundation together for paediatric oncology
An agreement launching a three-year operational cooperation was signed in Tehran between the Gaslini Hospital in Genoa and the Mahak Foundation. The agreement envisages an exchange of experiences, especially in paediatric oncology. At the signing ceremony, the Italian Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran, Giuseppe Perrone, emphasised that Italy intends to play a distinctive […]
Read moreSao Paulo: M° Veronesi in concert with the Heliopolis Symphony Orchestra
The Heliopolis Symphony Orchestra, Maestro Alberto Veronesi and the voices of Paoletta Marrocu and Amadi Lagha were the stars of the traditional Christmas Concert organised by the Italian Consulate General at the Municipal Theatre of Sao Paulo. The Theatre recorded a full house with 1,500 spectators who appreciated the decision to combine great Italian professionals […]
Read moreBuenos Aires: on show the exhibition Italy: the Beauty of Knowledge
For three weeks, the Kirchner Cultural Centre in Buenos Aires hosted the exhibition “Italy: the Beauty of Knowledge”, promoted and financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and designed by the National Research Council together with Italy’s four major science museums: the City of Science in Naples, the Muse in Trento, the […]
Read moreGreat success for the “De Rome à Paris” film festival
The “De Rome à Paris” film festival held in Paris from 13 to 17 December has just wound up. The festival is entirely dedicated to Italian film productions and is co-organised by the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities (MIBAC) and ANICA (National Association of Film and Audiovisual Industry) in partnership with the Italian Embassy […]
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 […]
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