Asia e Oceania

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17 October 2017

17th Italian Language Week in the World – Perth: “Speech competition – I miei nonni”

Western Australia is preparing for the 17th edition of the Italian Language Week in the World with a competition aimed at testing the oratory skills of young people studying Italian. Open to students of between 10 and 15 years of age, the speech competition will give them an opportunity to recount the story of their […]

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16 October 2017

17th Week of the Italian Language in the World: “Italian at the Cinema, Italian in the Cinema”

Minister Alfano: “Italian is becoming increasingly known abroad as a language capable of transmitting the values of beauty and quality that constitute the cornerstones of a lifestyle appreciated worldwide. With the Week of Italian Language we celebrate the bond that exists between our language and the Country’s great creative and economic points of excellence.” The […]

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Press Releases

12 October 2017

Undersecretary Della Vedova met at the Farnesina Sam Rainsy and Samura Tioulong

“The Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Benedetto Della Vedova, today met at the Farnesina the former leader of the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) opposition party, Sam Rainsy, and CNRP MP Samura Tioulong. The Undersecretary, recalling the European Union’s recent declarations on the subject, expressed great concern for the current political […]

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11 October 2017

Interreligious and inter-cultural dialogue

The Farnesina hosts the Seminar entitled: “Pluralism and integration in the Indonesian and Italian societies: challenges, prospects and opportunities”, organised by the MAECI in conjunction with the Embassy of Indonesia in Rome and the Comunità di S. Egidio. Cooperation between Italy and Indonesia has long pursued interreligious and inter-cultural dialogue: in 2015, at the first […]

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Press Releases

10 October 2017

Minister Alfano meets the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia

  “Indonesia is a very important partner because it is a stable multi-cultural democracy, the largest economy in South-East Asia and a member of the G20. Our strategic partnership offers a sound basis on which to develop our relations in several areas: on the economic front, Indonesia is among Italy’s top commercial partners among the […]

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3 October 2017

Three thousand years of Italian wine

Three thousand years of Italian wine returns to Japan for its seventh edition since 2011. “For the next two months we will be holding 77 events on Italian wine with the involvement of Japanese businesses of the sector, consortia, chambers of commerce, associations, importers, restaurant owners, hotel owners and department stores. B2B meetings, workshops, tasting […]

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Interviews

1 October 2017

Intervista Angelino Alfano – L’ ambasciatore di Kim verrà espulso dall’Italia e sul caso Regeni Londra ci sosterrà

L ‘ ambasciatore di Kim verrà espulso dall’Italia e sul caso Regeni Londra ci sosterrà   Ministro Alfano, il suo collega Rex Tillerson ha detto che gli Usa hanno contatti con la Nord Corea. Finora ne sanzioni ne dialogo hanno funzionato. Che fare?   «Ha un elemento di conforto quel che dice Tillerson ed è più di […]

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27 September 2017

Australia – Lorenzo Micheli recital in Sydney

One of Italy’s most famous contemporary guitarists, Lorenzo Micheli continues his Australian tour. After the recital at the Melbourne Guitar Festival, and before his Brisbane concert, the artist performs on Tuesday, 27 September, at a guitar recital at the Crows Nest Uniting Church in Sydney. Guitar Passion has organised the event in association with the […]

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Press Releases

22 September 2017

UNGA. Alfano attends the Security Council meeting on the North Korea crisis and non-proliferation

The minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, participated in the Security Council ministerial meeting on the North Korea crisis and Non-Proliferation, convened following the nuclear test of last 3 September and Pyongyang’s repeated missile tests during the last few weeks. “As the presiding Country of the Sanctions Committee, we staunchly support any […]

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Press Releases

21 September 2017

Alfano: “Italy to deliver emergency aid to Bangladesh and the Philippines”.

“In order to tackle two of the most severe humanitarian crises -the dramatic issue of the Rohingya refugees fleeing from Myanmar to Bangladesh, and the severe emergency on the Island of  Mindanao in The Philippines –  I am issuing, via the Italian Cooperation, two multilateral funding operations amounting to a total of 1 million euro”.  This was […]

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20 September 2017

China – Leonardo’s dream of flight, a lecture by Prof Plinio Innocenzi

The lecture by Prof Plinio Innocenzi “Leonardo’s Dream of Flight” will be delivered in Italian with a translation in Chinese on Thursday, 21 September, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Auditorium of the Italian Embassy in Beijing. Prof Innocenzi is full professor of Science of Materials and director of the Laboratory of Science of […]

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Press Releases

15 September 2017

Alfano: “Italy categorically condemns the launch of a ballistic missile over Japan”

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano said: “Italy categorically condemns the launch of a ballistic missile over Japan by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea last night, and expresses its solidarity with the Japanese government and its people. Pyongyang’s show of defiance against the non-proliferation regime poses a serious threat to […]

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