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America Latina e Caraibi

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1 February 2016
Italy-Mexico: Heritage Science takes centre stage in Mexico

The “Study, conservation and restoration of cultural and archaeological heritage: technologies and research infrastructure for Heritage Science” will be discussed during a conference by the same title on Feb. 2 and 3 in Mexico City. The event is the second of three scientific meetings organised by the Italian embassy in partnership with the National Research […]

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29 January 2016
Buenos Aires holds exhibition in celebration of Matera

“Matera…. south of Eboli. Photographs by Victoria Troiani” is the title of an exhibition hosted by the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) of Buenos Aires from Feb. 29 to Mar. 8. The event coincides with Matera’s designation as European Capital of Culture 2019 (together with Plovdiv) and the annual meeting of the regional committee of “Lucanians […]

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27 January 2016
Guatemala – ‘Avant-Garde XXI’ Exhibition opens

“Avant-garde XXI: Art and fashion in Italy and Guatemala” is the title of an exhibition organised and hosted by the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Guatemala City, which will run from Feb. 9 to 23. This collective exhibition is a preview of a show that Guatemalan artists and fashion designers will hold in March at […]

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26 January 2016
Mexico – Italian Embassy sends mission to Playa del Carmen

An official from the Italian Embassy in Mexico City will be on a mission to Playa del Carmen on Feb. 3 and 4 to collect the fingerprints of fellow Italians applying for a passport. Similar missions will take place in other parts of the country over the coming months, all of which will be flagged […]

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25 January 2016
Colombia to host Italian writer Alessandro Baricco

Italian writer Alessandro Baricco is due to visit Colombia from Jan. 28 to Feb. 6. He will attend the Hay Festival in Cartagena from his arrival until Jan. 31. The Festival will conclude with a conference with journalist and editor Marcel Ventura at the Adolfo Mejia theatre. The festival, now at its 10th edition, is […]

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22 January 2016
Italy and Mexico boost bilateral cooperation

Italy and Mexico are increasing bilateral cooperation. The Italian ambassador in Mexico City, Alessandro Busacca, in recent days met with Director General of ProMexico, Francisco Gonzalez Diaz, to take stock of economic and trade relations between the two countries and upcoming promotional activities. Ambassador Busacca also told the Director of ProMexico about the difficulties that […]

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21 January 2016
Brazil – Fortunato Depero on show in Sau Paulo from Jan. 30 to March 27

Brazil pays tribute to the Italian painter, writer, sculptor and graphic designer Fortunato Depero by bringing to Latin America for the first time in the exhibition “Depero, Futurist and Global Artist”. It will be held in Sao Paulo from Jan. 30 to March 27, and features 65 works by the artist, a major member of […]

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20 January 2016
Bolivia – “Vicua Bolivia Tesoro Andino” fashion brand lands in La Paz

The Italian NGO ProgettoMondo Mlal and the Bolivian local authorities launched the fashion brand “Vicua Bolivia Tesoro Andino” at an event in La Paz. The ceremony was attended by Italy’s Ambassador Placido Vigo, the Bolivian Minister of Culture and Tourism Marko Marcelo Machicao Bankovic, and the Vice Minister of the Environment Gonzalo Rodriguez Camara.  The […]

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19 January 2016
Chile – 2016 edition of ‘congress of the future’ soon to open in santiago

Maria Pia Rossignaud and Stefano Mancuso will represent Italy at the “Congress of the Future”, which is due to open in Santiago on January 19 until January 24.  The event, now in its fifth year, is conceived as a forum promoting an exchange of ideas between Chile and the world’s leading scientific thinkers. This year’s […]

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15 January 2016
The Italian Foreign Ministry hosts the conference entitled “EU Relations with Latin America: from Social Resilience to Global Governance”

Europe takes stock of its relations with Latin America and chooses Italy as the venue for the meeting. The Italian Foreign Ministry today hosts the conference entitled “EU Relations with Latin America: from Social Resilience to Global Governance”, organised by the Foreign Ministry and the Institute for International Affairs (IAI), with the contribution of the […]

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14 January 2016
Incontro del Ministro Gentiloni con il Segretario Generale dell’Organizzazione degli Stati Americani Luis Almagro

Il Ministro degli Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale Paolo Gentiloni ha ricevuto oggi alla Farnesina il Segretario Generale dell’Organizzazione degli Stati Americani (OSA) Luis Almagro. L’incontro è stato un’occasione per uno scambio di valutazioni aggiornate sui principali dossier regionali, in particolare sulle recenti elezioni in Venezuela, e per fare il punto sul sostegno italiano all’Organizzazione. […]

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14 January 2016
Foreign Minister Gentiloni meets Luis Almagro, the Secretary General of the Organization of American States

Italy’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, met with the Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro, at the Foreign Ministry’s headquarters in Rome today. During the meeting, Mr Gentiloni and Mr Almagro exchanged opinions on major regional matters, particularly the recent elections in Venezuela, and updated information […]

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