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Asia e Oceania

Cultural Diplomacy
3 December 2024
Yangon – “Rethink Beato: from Italy to Burma”

The exhibition “Rethink Beato: from Italy to Burma (1832-1909)”, organised by the Italian Embassy in collaboration with the Myanmar Photo Archive, was inaugurated on 30 November in Yangon and will be open to the public until 15 December. Through works, the exhibition retraces the footsteps of Felice Beato, the Italian-born photographer who immortalised the spirit […]

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Cultural Diplomacy
27 November 2024
Singapore – “Happy Valley” by Pierfrancesco Celada

“Happy Valley”, the first solo exhibition in Southeast Asia by Italian photographer Pierfrancesco Celada, opened at the Esplanade Tunnel (Basement 1) in Singapore and will remain open to the public until 5 January. The exhibition was presented during the Singapore International Photography Festival (SIPF), with the support of the Embassy of Italy in Singapore. Celada’s […]

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Economic Diplomacy
27 November 2024
India – growth in agribusiness and domestic production

The agri-food sector in India has shown significant growth in recent years (+8.4% on average per year over the last five years). The sector represents about 9% of overall value added of the manufacturing industry and 12% of related employment. Over the past ten years, the sector has attracted USD 6 billion of foreign direct […]

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Diplomatic Network
27 November 2024
Canberra, Ambassador Crudele inaugurates red-painted bench

The Italian Embassy in Canberra is participating in the ‘Orange the World: End Violence against Women Now!’ campaign, promoted by Un Women. Ambassador Paolo Crudele inaugurated a red-painted bench to show the commitment to fight gender-based violence on this important international day. “It is my pleasure and honour to inaugurate on this symbolic date the red […]

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Press Releases
22 November 2024
Undersecretary Tripodi meets with the State Secretary for Transport of the Republic of Mongolia

Italian Undersecretary of State to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Maria Tripodi and the State Secretary of Ministry of Roads and Transport of the Republic of Mongolia Sandagdorj Batbold today had a meeting at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Farnesina). The meeting was an opportunity to reaffirm mutual interest in strengthening […]

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Cultural Diplomacy
21 November 2024
Tokyo, Kudan Minami – Salvatore Sciarrino in concert

With “Al limite della notte”, the 17th event in the series of “Concerti di Tokyo Kudan Minami”, the week dedicated by the Institute to Salvatore Sciarrino, a leading figure in contemporary Italian music, came to a close on 15 November at the Auditorium of the Italian Institute of Culture of Tokyo. Organised in collaboration with […]

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Diplomatic Network
18 November 2024
Contest “Italian Capitals of Creativity in the World”

The evaluation committee – made up of representatives from the relevant Directorates General of the Foreign Ministry and the Ministry of Culture – of the contest “Capitals of Italian Creativity in the World”, annually announced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for the network of our Embassies, Consulates and Italian Cultural Institutes […]

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Press Releases
8 November 2024
Beijing – Italian Minister Tajani signs agreements at the Italy-China Cultural Forum: “Culture brings our peoples together”

Today, on the occasion of the State visit of the President of the Italian Republic, Sergio Mattarella, to the People’s Republic of China, Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani, together with the Chinese Minister of Culture Sun Yeli, inaugurated the third plenary meeting of the Italy-China Cultural […]

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Press Releases
6 November 2024
Manila, Undersecretary Tripodi speaks at the 8th High-Level Dialogue on ASEAN Italy Economic Relations and meets with Philippine Authorities

Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Maria Tripodi, continues her system mission in the Philippines. Today, on behalf of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Tajani, she chaired the 8th edition of the High-Level Dialogue on ASEAN Italy Economic Relations, co-organised by The European House-Ambrosetti and the Philippine Department […]

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Press Releases
5 November 2024
Undersecretary Tripodi leads a System Mission to the Philippines

The Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Maria Tripodi, is in Manila for a system mission to the Philippines, attended by a delegation of Italian companies and institutional representatives of ICE, CDP and SACE.  Undersecretary Tripodi chaired a meeting aimed at supporting the participation of Italian companies in tenders of the Asian […]

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Press Releases
5 November 2024
Statement by the Foreign Ministers of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, the United States and the High Representative of the European Union on the deployment of DPRK troops to Russia

We, the Foreign Ministers of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, the United States and the High Representative of the European Union express our grave concerns regarding the deployment of DPRK troops to Russia, potentially for the use on the battlefield against Ukraine. Several thousands of DPRK […]

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