America Latina e Caraibi

Diplomatic Network

7 February 2019

The Year of Leonardo in Chile, a contest to fly to Florence

The Year of Leonardo, commemorating the 500th anniversary of the death of the Italian Renaissance genius in 2019, is the fulcrum of a number of initiatives launched by the Italian Embassy in Santiago. After a big event organised at the Embassy on 26 January to present all the activities that will be offered by Brand Italy […]

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Diplomatic Network

4 February 2019

Rio de Janeiro to host a seminar for Italian power companies

A seminar on Italy and the energy revolution in Brazil will take place in Rio de Janeiro on 13 February. The initiative, co-organised by the Italian Embassy together with Enel, Terna, ICE Industriali and the Chamber of Commerce of Rio, aims to analyse the innovation and investment opportunities for Italian businesses in Brazil. The seminar intends to […]

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Press Releases

4 February 2019

International Contact Group on Venezuela

The International Contact Group on Venezuela The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, attended the meeting of the International Contact Group on Venezuela that was convened in Montevideo last 7 February.

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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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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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