America Latina e Caraibi

Press Releases

3 October 2024

Roots Tourism, the Italea project arrives in Argentina. Tajani: a primary tool to strengthen ties with Italian communities abroad

Coinciding with the mission to Argentina and Brazil (7-9 October) of Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani, the Italea project – part of the ‘Roots Tourism’ initiative – arrives in Buenos Aires for the FIT, International Tourism Fair. “Roots Tourism is a priority instrument to strengthen ties […]

Read more

Press Releases

1 October 2024

Italy-Latin America Cooperation: the Foreign Ministry adopts training programs for Latin American Police Forces

In its last meeting, the Joint Committee for Italian Development Cooperation adopted, inter alia, two collaboration projects for Latin America’s economic and financial security, which see the Guardia di Finanza and the Carabinieri as executing entities, within the framework of a strategic partnership collaboration with the Italo-Latin American Institute (IILA). The aim is to support […]

Read more

Cultural Diplomacy

27 September 2024

Rosario: Marcello Mastroianni 100

Marcello Vincenzo Domenico Mastroianni was born on 28 September 1924, and this year he would have turned 100. He is the quintessential Italian actor who shaped the history of Italian cinema alongside its most iconic directors. With his filmography, he built an encyclopedia of styles and characters, years of success, stories, and dreams. To honour […]

Read more

Cultural Diplomacy

24 September 2024

From the Caribbean to Siena: the Transcultura project

From July 15 to September 2, 2024, the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena hosted 18 young musicians from the Caribbean (1 from Barbados, 14 from Cuba, 2 from the Dominican Republic and 1 from Trinidad and Tobago), who took part in an advanced musical training program. The participation of these artists was made possible thanks […]

Read more

Press Releases

20 September 2024

Undersecretary Tripodi co-chaired the bilateral political consultations mechanism between Italy and Peru

The Italian Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Maria Tripodi, co-chaired the fourth meeting of the Bilateral Political Consultations Mechanism with Peru’s Deputy Foreign Minister, John Peter Camino Cannock. This meeting holds particular significance, marking five years since the last official visit to Peru by a member of the Italian government. Topics […]

Read more

Press Releases

19 September 2024

Farnesina – Undersecretary Tripodi inaugurates southern school year in Peru and meets with the Minister of Culture and the Italian community

Italian Undersecretary of State to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Maria Tripodi is on a two-day mission to Peru. Accompanied by Ambassador Massimiliano Mazzanti, she spoke this morning at the Opening Ceremony of the southern school year of the ‘Antonio Raimondi’ and ‘Dante Alighieri’ Italian schools held in Lima. “I cannot hide […]

Read more

Press Releases

19 September 2024

Ecuador – Undersecretary Tripodi meets with the Ministers of Trade and Interior of Ecuador and visits Ferrero. Latin America made a priority for the Italian Government

The Italian Undersecretary of State to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Maria Tripodi, accompanied by Ambassador Giovanni Davoli, attended two particularly fruitful bilateral meetings with Deputy Minister of Trade and Investment Homero Larrea and Deputy Minister of the Interior Fausto Iñiguez on the second day of her mission to Ecuador. The Undersecretary […]

Read more

Economic Diplomacy

17 September 2024

Costa Rica, a tourism-driven construction boom

Costa Rica’s growing popularity among international tourists is providing fertile ground for real estate development and for residential, commercial and tourist projects, leading international hotel chains and private investors to carry out multimillion-dollar projects in the country, especially in the province of Guanacaste overlooking the Pacific Ocean. The tourist sector has become a pillar of […]

Read more

Diplomatic Network

17 September 2024

Uruguay, Italian Pavilion at Expo Prado

The Italian Pavilion at Expo Prado, Uruguay’s most important trade fair, set a record for visitor numbers. Organised by the Italian Embassy and the Uruguay-Italy Chamber of Commerce in collaboration with Italian Trade Agency, the event concluded with a visit from Uruguay’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Nicolas Albertoni, following an earlier visit by Minister of Livestock, […]

Read more

Cultural Diplomacy

11 September 2024

“Mastroianni 100” in Santiago, Chile.

The Italian Cultural Institute of Santiago and the Cineteca Nacional de Chile are pleased to announce the “Mastroianni 100” retrospective of Marcello Mastroianni’s finest films. Organised on the occasion of the centenary celebration of Mastroianni’s birth, the retrospective will feature eight films by the Italian actor in their original restored versions with Spanish subtitles. The […]

Read more

Diplomatic Network

10 September 2024

Argentina, the Italian sky champions to celebrate Italian sport

Within the framework of the new event “Day of Italian Sport in the World”, the Consulate General of Italy in Bahia Blanca and the Honorary Consular Agency of Italy in Ushuaia, in collaboration with the Italian Winter Sports Federation (FISI) and Cerro Castor of Ushuaia, organised on Sunday 8 September – in coordination with the […]

Read more

Cultural Diplomacy

5 September 2024

Maestro Chiantore on tour in Bolivia

On the occasion of Maestro Luca Chiantore’s tour in Bolivia, the Bolivian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Italian Embassy in La Paz, in collaboration with the Plurinational Conservatory of Music and the German Cultural Centre, organised a concert by the renowned Italian pianist in the “Tiwanaku” Honor Hall of the Bolivian Ministry of Foreign […]

Read more