Asia e Oceania

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4 October 2016

China – Italian driver sets record on the most hazardous road in the world

With the amazing time of 10 minutes and 31 seconds, Italian driver Fabio Barone broke the world’s record speed on the “Tianmen Mountain Road”, in China’s Hunan Province, known as the most dangerous road in the world.    Fabio Barone was awarded the winner’s trophy by the Italian Consul Laura Egoli, who attended the Roman-born pilot’s […]

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30 September 2016

Afghanistan: Italy gives WFP 800,000 euros to assist refugees and the internally displaced

The Italian Cooperation allocated 800,000 euros in emergency aid to WFP (World Food Programme) to support the extraordinary plan the organization launched. The WFP plan faces up to the very severe humanitarian situation generated by the return of an increasing number of Afghan refugees from Pakistan and by a growing number of the internally displaced […]

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29 September 2016

India: today Undersecretary of State Della Vedova received the Indian Minister of Food Processing Industries Badal at the Farnesina

Today at the Farnesina Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs Benedetto Della Vedova received India’s Minister of Food Processing Industries, Ms Harsimrat Kaur Badal. The meeting aimed to ratify, the Undersecretary said, “the relaunching of economic, trade and industrial cooperation between the two Countries” following the meeting of 4 September with Indian Foreign Minister, Sushma […]

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28 September 2016

Italian Marine Latorre to stay in Italy until the end of the arbitral proceedings

Italian Marine Massimiliano Latorre will remain in Italy. The Foreign Ministry welcomes with great satisfaction the Indian Supreme Court’s decision released today extending Latorre’s right to remain in Italy until the end of the arbitral proceedings, as requested by Italy. With this provision, the Court extended to Latorre the decision issued last 29 April by […]

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28 September 2016

Japan – Italy-Japan: “Fascination” of Italy” exhibition and conference in Kyoto

“The Fascination of Italy: Perceptions and Images of Contemporary Japan” is the title of the conference scheduled for 1 October in Kyoto to wind up this year’s numerous celebrations for the 150th anniversary of Italian-Japanese relations. The meeting – sponsored by the Italian Embassy in Japan and organised by the Kyoto University of Foreign Studies, the […]

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27 September 2016

Iran – Potlach fascinates Tehran with ’20,000 Leagues under the Sea’

“Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea” is the title of the 3D performance that the Italian theatre company Potlach has staged in Tehran, the capital of Iran, in partnership with the “Baran Theatre”, one of the most prestigious labels in Iran’s theatre scene. The performance, which is running from 16 September, has already fascinated the […]

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26 September 2016

A piece of Afghanistan showcased at Turin’s Salone del Gusto

A piece of Afghanistan will be showcased from 22 to 26 September at Turin’s Salone del Gusto, one of the world’s most important events dedicated to food. Afghanistan will be represented by more than 300 kg of Herat Abjosh raisins, one of the traditional food products that the Slow Food Foundation classifies as being at […]

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23 September 2016

Ca’ Foscari – University in Venice dedicates a two-day event to India

The two-day conference ‘Conversations with contemporary India’ was opened at the Cá Dolfin campus of the Cá Foscari University in Venice, at the presence of Indian Ambassador to Italy, Anil Wadhwa. The meeting, organised by the Venetian University in partnership with the Italian Embassy in New Delhi, with the sponsorship of the Ministry for Foreign […]

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22 September 2016

Australia – Piero Addis and his shoots from high above in the exhibition “Blue Codes blue”

The Italian Cultural Institute in Sydney will host “Blue Codes blue” by Piero Addis. The exhibition, running from 6 October to 3 November, is curated by David Galloway and comprised of 10 works rivisited in blue specifically for Sydney. The “Blue Codes” can be traced back to the tradition of the sketchbooks in which travelling […]

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Press Releases

19 September 2016

Italy condemns Kashmir terror attack. Minister Gentiloni offers his condolences

Italy strongly condemns yesterday’s terrorist attack in Indian-administered Kashmir. Minister of Foreign Affairs Paolo Gentiloni offers his deepest condolences to the families of the victims and to the Indian authorities. Gentiloni also confirmed Italy’s solidarity with India in a common fight against terrorism to promote peace and security in the world.

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19 September 2016

Italy-China – “New Media to Promote the Countries’ Economic Systems”

The Farnesina hosted today “Italy and China – New Media to Promote the Countries’ Economic Systems”. The event, organised by Uni-Italia in conjunction with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI), China Radio International and the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China, was dedicated to the cooperation between the two Countries in the […]

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13 September 2016

Minister Gentiloni holds a telephone conversation with Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida​

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, had a telephone conversation with Japanese Foreign Minister, Fumio Kishida. During the conversation, Minister Kishida expressed great concern for the unprecedented frequency of North Korea’s nuclear tests and missile launches, also towards Japan’s Exclusive Economic Zone​. Mr. Kishida called to the international community to give […]

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