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Accreditation Notices
7 December 2017
Press accreditation notice – 8th Italy – Latin America and Caribbean Conference (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, 13 December 2017)

On Wednesday 13 December, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., the “Objectives and proposals to grow together” 8th Italy-Latin America and Caribbean Conference will be held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, organised as part of the fiftieth anniversary celebrations of the Italy-Latin America Institute (IILA). Referring to the event, Minister Alfano said […]

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1 December 2017
Italy’s Economic Diplomacy, 1 December: latest news from the world

BRAZIL – ELITE EXPANDS TO SOUTH AMERICA   ELITE, the international platform to support growth and funding launched in 2012 within the Italian Stock Exchange in association with Confindustria, announces the signing of an agreement with the Instituto Mineiro de Mercado de Capitais (IMMC) and the Federation of Industries of the State of Minas Gerais […]

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14 November 2017
Minister Alfano holds a meeting with his Brazilian counterpart

        “Brazil is a strategic interlocutor for us. Italy’s confidence in Brazil is demonstrated by the increase in investments in recent years despite the complex economic situation. We believe that the measures adopted and those currently being adopted will help boost Brazil’s role as a global player, and we would certainly like […]

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Press Releases
13 November 2017
Visit by Minister Aloysio Nunes Ferreira in Italy – Joint Press Release

1. The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, on 13 November received at the Farnesina, the Minister of External Relations of the Federative Republic of Brazil, Aloysio Nunes Ferreira, for an intense and fruitful meeting.   2. The two ministers agreed that, within the context of the Brazil-Italy Strategic Partnership, it is […]

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Press Releases
26 October 2017
Cooperation. Projects and initiatives worth more than 18 million euros approved

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, chaired the Joint Committee for Development Cooperation today.   “We have approved a package of programmes and initiatives for a total of more than 18 million euros, to the benefit of Countries in all major geographic areas, from Africa to the Middle East, and from […]

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Press Releases
26 October 2017
Italy and Barbados embolden cooperation on taxation

During his mission to the Caribbean Countries, the Special Envoy to the region, Paolo Serpi, together with the Minister of Finance and Industry of Barbados, Donville Inniss, exchanged the instruments of ratification of the Convention on Double Taxation that they themselves signed in 2015. The agreement is expected to supplement the two countries’ bilateral cooperation […]

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Press Releases
26 October 2017
​Italy and WFP join forces to promote food security in Cuba

“The Farnesina has finalised today an agreement to donate 500,000 euros to the World Food Program (WFP) to promote food assistance programmes in Cuba,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano. “Our contribution will strengthen the National Plan for the Prevention and Control of Anaemia, through assistance services to pregnant and […]

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20 October 2017
17th Week of the Italian Language in the World – Guatemala City

On Monday 16 October, the Italian Cultural Institute in Guatemala City hosted the lecture “ACCENNI DI RICERCA PER LA COMPRENSIONE DELL’ARTE CONTEMPORANEA” [Suggestions for Research on the Understanding of Contemporary Art], by contemporary artist Anna Maria Angelucci. During the lecture, the artist suggested a reflection on the great socio-cultural changes which occurred in the 20th […]

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18 October 2017
Meeting between Minister Alfano and his Mexican counterpart, Luis Videgaray Caso

“The fifth Meeting of the Mexico-Italy Binational Commission was held over two days of highly intense but productive work, further cementing the excellent relationship between Italy and Mexico. Both countries take similar positions on the most important international policies such as reform of the UN Security Council, supporting free trade, combatting terrorism, the fight against […]

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Press Releases
4 October 2017
Alfano: “Humanitarian flight departs today to deliver 12 tons of aid for Mexican Civil Protection Agency”

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, said: “Italy will provide relief aid to the victims of the devastating earthquake that recently struck Mexico. Italy’s Development Cooperation agency has organised a humanitarian aid flight that took off today with a load of 12 tons of relief supplies to be dispatched to the country’s […]

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