America Latina e Caraibi

Diplomatic Network

26 August 2024

Nine archaeological artefacts recovered and returned to El Salvador by the Carabinieri Command for the Protection of Cultural Heritage

Thanks to the efforts of the Carabinieri Command for the Protection of Cultural Heritage (TPC), nine archaeological artefacts of pre-Hispanic origin attributed by experts to the populations that inhabited present-day El Salvador between 600 and 900 A.D. and illegally detained by private collectors in Italy have been returned to their birthplace. This is the first […]

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Diplomatic Network

22 August 2024

Dominican Republic – Undersecretary Silli’s visit

Italian Undersecretary of State Giorgio Silli paid an institutional visit to the Dominican Republic by proxy of Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani. He attended the inauguration ceremony for the President of the Republic Luis Abinader Corona, who was re-elected for a second term of office on […]

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Diplomatic Network

21 August 2024

La Paz – Ambassador Messineo visits the ‘Qalauma’ social Reintegration Centre

On the occasion of the 13th anniversary of the founding of the ‘Qalauma’ Youth Social Reintegration Centre, Ambassador Fabio Messineo visited the penitentiary located on the Andean plateau, two hours from La Paz. In it, some 500 young people are imprisoned, following a course of study and/or work aimed at facilitating their re-entry into society. […]

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Press Releases

17 August 2024

Undersecretary Silli’s institutional visit to the Dominican Republic for the swearing-in of the President of the Republic

From 16 to 17 August, Italian Undersecretary of State Giorgio Silli paid an institutional visit to the Dominican Republic – by proxy of Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani – to attend the swearing-in ceremony for the President of the Republic Luis Abinader Corona, who was re-elected for a second term in the elections […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

9 August 2024

Colombia, la mostra sul cartografo ed esploratore Codazzi

È aperta fino a sabato 10 agosto l’esposizione “Codazzi: cartografías de un archivo global”, inaugurata lo scorso 31 maggio presso il Museo de Arquitectura Leopoldo Rother dell’Universidad Nacional de Colombia di Bogotà. Grazie alla mostra, che è stata realizzata da docenti, ricercatori e specialisti dell’Università di Torino e dell’Universidad Nacional de Colombia  in collaborazione con […]

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Press Releases

7 August 2024

Establishment of the Venezuela Task Force

At the direction of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, a permanent task force was established today at the Farnesina to monitor developments in Venezuela. In the first meeting, chaired by Secretary General Ambassador Riccardo Guariglia, all issues related to the Venezuela emergency were addressed, and some […]

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In detail

6 August 2024

Hearing of Minister Antonio Tajani before the Foreign Affairs Committees of the Chamber of Deputies and of the Senate on the latest developments in the Middle East and in Venezuela

Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani will hold a hearing before the Foreign Affairs Committees of the Chamber of Deputies and of the Senate on the recent developments in the political situation in the Middle East and in Venezuela.

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Cultural Diplomacy

5 August 2024

“Forme e colori dell’Italia preromana” in Messico

Il 12 luglio 2024 è stata inaugurata, al Museo Nazionale di Antropologia di Città del Messico, la mostra “Forme e colori dell’Italia preromana. Canosa di Puglia”, uno dei progetti del “Racconto della bellezza”, programma di collaborazione tra Ministero degli Affari Esteri e Ministero della Cultura mirato a promuovere all’estero il patrimonio culturale italiano. La mostra […]

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Press Releases

5 August 2024

Venezuela: Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on post-election developments

The European Union continues to follow developments in Venezuela with great concern. Reports from international election observation missions clearly state that the presidential elections on 28th July did not meet international standards of electoral integrity. Despite its own commitment, the National Electoral Council of Venezuela (CNE) has not yet published the official voting records (“actas”) […]

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Press Releases

2 August 2024

Tajani: Italy supports the Venezuelan people

“Italy stands alongside the Venezuelan people, who have expressed their will,” declared the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, emphasising the urgency of respecting the democratic vote, which has been undermined by numerous manipulations of the vote’s outcome, especially in the transmission of data, as recorded by independent […]

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Press Releases

31 July 2024

G7 Foreign Ministers’ Statement on Venezuela

We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and the High Representative of the EU, express our solidarity with the people of Venezuela, who peacefully exercised their right to vote in large numbers on July 28 to shape the future of their country. […]

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Economic Diplomacy

25 July 2024

Costa Rica, advancing the liberalisation of the electricity market

In Costa Rica, significant strides are being made in the liberalisation of the electricity market. In 2022, the government presented a draft project for the “Harmonisation of the National Electricity System” to open up the energy market following years of crisis. In October 2023, a new version of the text proposes the creation of the […]

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