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Press Releases

27 September 2021

Della Vedova visits Mexico for the Triple Anniversary celebrations

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Benedetto Della Vedova, is in Mexico City today at the head of the Italian delegation to the “Triple Anniversary” celebrations: the seventh centenary of the founding of Tenochtitlian, the present-day Mexico City (1321); the fifth centenary of its conquest by the Spanish (1521); the bicentenary of Mexican […]

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Diplomatic Network

27 September 2021

Bogotá, the “Audivi vocem de caelo” concert

The tenth edition of the Festival Internacional de Música Sacra de Bogotá, the most important sacred music festival in the South American country, opened on 9 September and will continue until 3 October. The Italian Embassy and the Italian Cultural Institute in Bogotá are participating in the event with the Audivi vocem de caelo (Hearing voices from Heaven) […]

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Diplomatic Network

24 September 2021

Argentina, Chambers of Commerce meet with Italian businesses

The Italian Chambers of Commerce in Argentina, with the support of the Italian Embassy in Buenos Aires, are organising a series of virtual B2B meetings with Italian businesses interested in trading with and establishing strategic alliances with businesses based in Argentina. The meetings will be held from 27 to 30 September 2021. Sign up at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSePj24lh-HKF6ly7E__dPfEJp3xAVqQKDsDYLeisWF_Jyr85g/viewform […]

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Diplomatic Network

21 September 2021

Montevideo: Italy at the “Expo Prado” agro-industrial and livestock fair

On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the Rural Association of Uruguay, Italy took part in the 116th International Livestock Fair, and the Agro-Industrial and Commercial Fair, which were held from 10 to 19 September in Montevideo. Italy’s pavilion was created by the Italian Embassy, together with the Uruguay-Italy Chamber of Commerce and in collaboration with […]

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In detail

20 September 2021

Brazil – Stevanato Group wins a new contract to produce anti-Covid vaccine vials

The Italian pharmaceutical group Stevanato, through its subsidiary Ompi do Brasil, which owns a production plant in Sete Lagoas, in the State of Minas Gerais, has won a €2 million contract for the production, in 2022, of 46 million glass vials (4ml) for the Covid vaccine from Fiocruz (Astrazeneca), a scientific institution linked to the Brazilian Ministry […]

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Press Releases

16 September 2021

Foreign Ministry Note: Italy-Chile; Sereni chairs the joint working group

Vice Minister Marina Sereni chaired the second session of the Italy-Chile Joint Working Group, at the end of four days of bilateral meetings from 13 to 16 September. Co-chair on the Chilean side was the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Carolina Valdivia. Sereni and Valdivia noted the excellent level of relations between the two countries and […]

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Diplomatic Network

16 September 2021

La Plata: a handbook for learning about cooperation

The Italian Consulate General in La Plata, in collaboration with Intercoop Editora Cooperativa, has held a presentation, in virtual format, of the book “Learning about Cooperation! A journey into the heart of cooperation”. The book promotes a pathway for cooperation which, beginning from primary school, can help build collaborative projects in the classroom. The presentation […]

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Diplomatic Network

15 September 2021

Panama: staging of “Questionario: theatrical action with arias”

The Italian Embassy in Panama has staged the contemporary opera “Questionario: theatrical action with arias’, written by maestro Riccardo Riccardi and performed by Panamanian soprano Susan Samudio. The concert was held at the Teatro Nacional, located in the heart of Panama City’s old quarter Casco Antiguo and designed in the early 20th century by Italian […]

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Diplomatic Network

14 September 2021

“Italian Language in Argentina” Prize

The third edition of the “Italian Language in Argentina” Prize, sponsored by the Italian Institute of Culture in Buenos Aires, the Italian Institute of Culture in Cordoba and Adilli (Association of Teachers and Researchers of Italian Language and Literature) is about to start. The competition is open to students of Italian at universities and public […]

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Diplomatic Network

3 September 2021

The “Magister Raffaello” exhibition arrives in Santiago, Chile

Together with the Italian Cultural Institute of Santiago and the Artequin Museum, the Italian Embassy in Chile brings the exhibition “Magister Raffaello, a wonderful journey through the Italian Renaissance” to Chile. The multimedia exhibition, which is arriving in Santiago after being shown in Austria, Vietnam and Mexico, allows visitors to explore the work, life and […]

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Diplomatic Network

2 September 2021

San Paolo: female images in Italian art

The Italian Cultural Institute in San Paolo is organising a series of conferences on women in Italian art. It will cover both artists like Artemisia Gentileschi, and the muses that inspired great artists like Leonardo, Raffaello, Tiziano, and Bernini. Within a cycle of five online meetings, Luciano Migliaccio, Professor of the History of Art at […]

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Diplomatic Network

30 August 2021

Medical aid to Cuba. The Ambassador met with associations

Italy sent medical aid to Cuba to combat a new wave of Covid-19 on the island. A flight carrying medicines, equipment (including ventilators), and medical supplies landed at Havana’s Jose Marti airport on 26 August. It was a special Neos flight from Italy, transporting medical supplies and equipment worth around a million and a half […]

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