America Latina e Caraibi

Press Releases

21 January 2019

Venezuela: Joint statement by the Foreign Ministers of Italy, France, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain

The Foreign Ministers of France, Italy, Portugal, The Netherlands and Spain reiterate their deep concern for the deteriorating political and humanitarian situation in Venezuela. Against this background, they express appreciation for the work of the High Representative/Vice President Mogherini and encourage her to further intensify contacts with International  stakeholders in order to promptly set up […]

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In detail

18 January 2019

Attack on the “Santander” General School in Bogotá

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, wishes to express his heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims and his deepest sympathy for this morning’s deadly attack against the Santander Police Academy in Bogotá, that he most firmly condemns.

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Press Releases

16 January 2019

Undersecretary Merlo Receives Families of Italian Citizens who went Missing in Mexico in January 2018

The Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs, Sen. Ricardo Merlo, received the families of Raffaele Russo, Antonio Russo and Vincenzo Cimmino at the Farnesina today. The three men went missing in Mexico in January 2018. During the meeting, the Undersecretary reiterated the Italian Government’s resolve in urging Mexican Authorities to continue the investigation into the fate of […]

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Press Releases

14 January 2019

The arrest of Cesare Battisti

Referring to the arrest of Cesare Battisti, a terrorist convicted on several charges of murder, in Bolivia last night (CET time), the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, “thanked all those who helped to achieve this result. It is an act of justice for the heinous crime of terrorism owed to […]

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Press Releases

14 January 2019

Minister Moavero holds a telephone conversation with Bolivia’s Foreign Minister

In a telephone call last night, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, thanked the Foreign Minister of Bolivia, Diego Pary, “for the effective and diligent collaboration assured by the Bolivian Authorities by arresting and promptly expelling to Italy Cesare Battisti, a terrorist convicted on several charges of murder.” He added: […]

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Press Releases

20 December 2018

Sesta seduta annuale del Comitato Congiunto per la Cooperazione allo Sviluppo

La Farnesina ha ospitato oggi la sesta seduta annuale del Comitato Congiunto per la Cooperazione allo Sviluppo, presieduta dalla Vice Ministra con delega alla Cooperazione, On. Emanuela Claudia Del Re. In apertura dei lavori, la Vice Ministra, ha riferito della sua lunga missione da poco conclusasi nel Corno d’Africa, dove ha visitato Eritrea, Etiopia, Gibuti […]

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Diplomatic Network

11 December 2018

‘Rigoletto’ in La Paz closes season organised by the Italian Embassy

The Municipal Theatre “Alberto Saavedra Perez” of La Paz hosted a splendid edition of Verdi’s “Rigoletto”, staged by the soloists of the Colon Theatre, accompanied by the Bolivian Symphony Orchestra and conducted by Maestro Andres Fernandez. The show was the closing event of the cultural season organized by the Italian Embassy. The role of Rigoletto […]

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Diplomatic Network

11 December 2018

Meeting of the representatives of the Italian community in Brazil

Last 6 December, the Italian Consulate General in Rio de Janeiro hosted the annual meeting of the representatives of the Italian community in Brazil. The debate focused on the services offered to the community, the activities of the consular network and the cooperation between the network and elected bodies. The meeting was structured into three […]

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Diplomatic Network

10 December 2018

Montevideo, Matera takes centre stage in the Italian stand at Expoviajes

A setting dedicated to the city of Matera, the European capital of culture for 2019, greeted the visitors to the Italian stand in the first edition of Montevideo’s Expoviajes, a tourism exhibition organised by the Uruguayan Association of travel agencies at the LATO Technology Park, the city’s most important exposition area. Twelve thousand visitors crowded the […]

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Diplomatic Network

3 December 2018

Italian Cooperation system confirms its engagement to fight leukaemia

The Italian Cooperation system and the Cell Biology Unit UBC of the Universidad Mayor de San Andreas in La Paz have been cooperating for twenty years and have succeeded in achieving remarkable results in the fight against leukaemia in Bolivia. Over 1,699 children and 1,613 adults who had been diagnosed with lymphoblastic leukaemia and over […]

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In detail

29 November 2018

Italian ice cream showcased in Colombia

Italian ice cream chefs are in Colombia for the Week of Italian Cuisine, proposing daring combinations with typical Italian dishes, as at the gala dinner at Bogota’s Club Metropolitan, where squash risotto was complemented with Parmigiano ice cream. The Sicilian Stramondo company, a leader in the production of organic agri-food products, supplied the raw materials […]

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In detail

28 November 2018

Week of Italian Cuisine in Lima

Numerous cultural and promotional events were featured and very well received by the public at the III edition of the Week of Italian Cuisine in the World (19-25 November 2018) in Lima, thanks to the joint efforts of the Embassy, the Italian Cultural Institute, the Italian Chamber of Commerce of Peru (“CCIP”), the Italian Trade Agency (ICE) […]

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