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Press Releases
31 July 2019
The Italian Cooperation service, in cooperation with the Italian Red Cross, dispatches a humanitarian flight to Venezuela

Following the instructions of the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, last night a humanitarian flight of the Italian Cooperation service took off from the United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot (UNHRD) in Brindisi, heading for Caracas with a load of 45 tons of humanitarian goods, medicines and medical and sanitary […]

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Press Releases
10 July 2019
Minister Moavero Milanesi meets with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ecuador, Josè Valencia Amores

Today, at the Farnesina, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ecuador, Josè Valencia Amores. Their exchange of views focused on the two Countries’ bilateral relations, and especially on the investment prospects for Italian firms. In addition, the two ministers reaffirmed their commitment […]

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Press Releases
5 July 2019
Undersecretary Ricardo Merlo concludes his visit to El Salvador

Ricardo Merlo, the Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, has concluded his visit to El Salvador. Undersecretary Merlo met with the Foreign Minister of El Salvador, Alexandra Hill, with whom he sat in the first meeting of the two Countries’ Bilateral Consultation Mechanism. At the meeting, the Undersecretary underscored the interest expressed by Italian […]

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Diplomatic Network
2 July 2019
Exhibition ‘Italia Inquadra’ opens in Bahia Blanca​

The Italian Consul General in Bahia Blanca officially opened the exhibition “Italia Inquadra” which brings together works by Italian artists and Argentinian artists who have a connection to Italy. The Municipality of Bahia Blanca and the Scuola Normale of the Università del Sud also participated in the project. The principal aim of the exhibition, apart […]

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Diplomatic Network
2 July 2019
Retrospective dedicated to Vittorio De Sica to be held in Buenos Aires ​

Some of the films that have made Italian Cinema great will be screened in the historic ‘Sala Lugones’ hall in Buenos Aires for the retrospective dedicated to Vittorio De Sica, as part of the initiative ‘Italia in scena’ organised by the Italian Cultural Institute. ‘Sciuscià’(Shoeshine), ‘Matrimonio all’Italiana’ (Marriage Italian Style) as well as ‘Ladri di biciclette’ (Bicycle Thieves), ‘Miracolo a Milano’ (Miracle in Milan) and […]

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Diplomatic Network
27 June 2019
Paraguay: Oceano, Italian emigration narrated in an opera

Tonight, the Gran Teatro del Banco Central of Paraguay hosts the première of the opera “Oceano”, which pays homage to the epic of Italian emigration to South America at the end of the 19th century.   The event is part of the ‘Junio Italiano’ promotional festival organised by the Italian Embassy in Paraguay to celebrate […]

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Press Releases
26 June 2019
Meeting of Under-Secretary Merlo with the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Costarica

The Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ricardo Merlo, and the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Costa Rica, Lorena Aguilar Revelo, met at the Farnesina to sign a “Memorandum of Understanding on the Establishment of a Bilateral Consultation Mechanism” between the two Countries on issues of common interest, “in particular on political, economic, […]

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Press Releases
25 June 2019
Minister Moavero meets with the Foreign Minister of Paraguay

Today at the Farnesina, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, had a meeting with the Foreign Minister of Paraguay, Luis Alberto Castiglioni. It is the third meeting of the two ministers (one was held in Paraguay last February), who are actively working together to intensify bilateral cooperation and prepare a […]

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Press Releases
20 June 2019
Undersecretary of State Merlo: Political consultations mechanism between Italy and Bolivia

The second meeting of the “mechanism for political consultations ” between Italy and Bolivia was held at the Farnesina today and led by the Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ricardo Merlo and Bolivia’s Deputy Minister for International Relations, Carmen Almendras Camargo. In the document which was signed at the end of […]

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Press Releases
19 June 2019
​Statement by Undersecretary Merlo on Italy’s political position on Venezuela

“The latest declaration made by the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini, confirms the validity of the Italian political position on Venezuela,” said ​the Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ricardo Merlo, following the declaration the EU High Representative made yesterday.    “Italy, with its citizens and enterprises, is […]

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Diplomatic Network
13 June 2019
Brasilia: presentation of a photographic book paying homage to the Venice Carnival

The Italian Embassy in Brasilia hosted the presentation of the photography book “Cenas Venezianas (Scene Veneziane)”, by photographer Francisco De Assis Andrade, which pays homage to the Carnival of Venice. The winner of the Premio Pini 2017, the book contains texts in Portuguese, Italian and English. The book was written at the end of the photographer’s […]

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