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Press Releases
24 May 2016
Italy gives Sri Lanka​ 200,000 Euros in humanitarian aid

The Italian Cooperation service has made available a 200,000 Euro multilateral emergency contribution to support the activities carried out by UNICEF in Sri Lanka in responding to the extremely serious emergency situation created by the passing of Cyclone Roanu.    Italy’s financing will assure the delivery of relief supplies, the temporary shelter for displaced people […]

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23 May 2016
Islamabad – ICoN student Patrizia Anastasio works at the Embassy

Patrizia Anastasio is enrolled in the Master’s course in translation offered by ICoN – Italian Culture on the Net – while working for the Italian Embassy in Pakistan. ICoN is a consortium of 19 Italian universities that aims to promote and disseminate the Italian language and culture in the world through e-learning initiatives and technologies. […]

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23 May 2016
Melbourne – Promoting Italy as a tourist destination begins in Australian airports

In Australia promoting Italy begins in airports. The Italian Consulate General in Melbourne has launched a campaign to promote Italy as a tourist destination at Melbourne’s international airport. The Consulate has leased eight advertising panels in the baggage claim area of the international terminal which will alternate the screening of three short video clips on […]

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18 May 2016
Japan – Tazio Nuvolari Trophy race inaugurated at Consulate

The 2016 Tazio Nuvolari Trophy, a race for classic car collectors held in Hokkaido from July 16 to 18, was inaugurated at the Kyoto residence of the General Consul of Italy in Osaka, Marco Lombardi. He recalled the figure of Tazio Nuvolari, who managed to accomplish extraordinary enterprises and who still exercises great magnetism on […]

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17 May 2016
Italy-Sri Lanka: Undersecretary Della Vedova heads a delegation of companies to revive economic ties

The Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Benedetto Della Vedova, will be visiting Sri Lanka from today to 19 May. His agenda includes meetings with representatives of the Government and members of Parliament in Colombo, including Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera, the Minister of International Trade, Malick Samarawickrama, the Minister of Energy, Ranjjith […]

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17 May 2016
Abu Dhabi – Italy celebrates record exports to UAE

The Italian Business Council of Abu Dhabi (IBCAD) and the Italian Embassy in the UAE held an evening to celebrate the excellent results for 2015 thanks to the strategic relations between the two Countries. The evening was also an opportunity to present the IBCAD’s new board of directors and launch a membership programme, with services […]

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16 May 2016
China – Beijing Career Day

More than 100 young people and businesses attended the third Beijing Career Day, organised by the Italian Embassy in Beijing with the Italian Chamber of Commerce and the Association of Young Italians in China. It was opened by the Italian Ambassador, Ettore Sequi, and included a session of themed workshops and meetings with young people […]

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16 May 2016
Myanmar – Italian Mezzotono vocal group to perform in Yangon

Italian group Mezzotono are going to Myanmar for the”Mad in Italy” concert. They will perform on Sunday at Yangon‘s Novotel to celebrate Europe Day 2016, as part of the promotional programme “Italy in Myanmar 2016: our legacy from the past, our vision of the future”. The concert will be a voice-only performance by the five […]

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12 May 2016
Yangon – Italy and Myanmar consolidate relations in the name of art

Italy and Myanmar have joined forces in the name of art. Proof of this is the Myanm/ART exhibition project to be presented at the 21st edition of the Triennale di Milano.  Pier Giorgio Aliberti, the Italian Ambassador in Yangon, is an enthusiastic and convinced supporter of the project. He said: “The Italian Embassy staunchly supports […]

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12 May 2016
China – Italy opens 11 new visa centres

Applying for a visa to Italy is becoming increasingly easier in China, with the opening last month of 11 new visa centres across the country. Fifteen Chinese cities now have visa centres: Beijing, Changsha, Chengdu, Chongqing, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Jinan, Kunming, Nanjing, Shanghai, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Wuhan and Xi’an. In 2015 Italy issued 541,000 visas in […]

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