Asia e Oceania

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6 April 2016

Official visit by Minister Gentiloni to Myanmar

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, has arrived in Myanmar for a two-day official visit to the Country. The Minister, who is the first member of a Western government to visit Myanmar since the installation of the new government, met the leading representatives of the newly elected government led by the […]

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6 April 2016

Minister Gentiloni’s mission to Myanmar

Minister Paolo Gentiloni started a mission in Myanmar today that will last until 8 April. Mr Gentiloni met Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi, making him the first Western foreign minister to meet her following her appointment to Myanmar’s foreign ministry. The minister’s agenda includes meetings with President Htin Kyaw, the Minister of Religious and Cultural Affairs, Thura U Aung Ko, […]

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5 April 2016

Gentiloni: Pakistan offers opportunities for Italian businesses

Opening the ‘Pakistan Trade and Investment Forum’ at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today, Minister of Foreign Affairs Paolo Gentiloni said that with its 200 million inhabitants, its 4.5-6% rate of growth and the progress made in terms of security and stability, Pakistan represents a “significant opportunity for Italian companies”. Italy, the minister pointed out, […]

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4 April 2016

Pakistan Trade and Investment Forum – Foreign Ministry to host the Forum on Trade and Investment Opportunities in Pakistan

On Tuesday, 5 April, the Italian Foreign Ministry will host the Forum on Trade and Investment Opportunities in Pakistan. The event will be opened by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, and by the Chairman of the Board of Investment of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Miftah Ismail. The Forum is organised […]

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4 April 2016

Dunhuang – Matera to unite with China through a twinning inspired to history and culture

Matera, the City of the “Sassi” (stone houses carved out of the caves), has twinned up with Dunhuang, the city whose name means “shining beacon”, one of the most famous cultural and historical cities of China’s Jiuquan Prefecture, known as the “Singing-Sand Mountain”. Matera will take part in the Expo of cultural cooperation scheduled to […]

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4 April 2016

China – Italian Consulate in Chongqing holds photo competition for Chinese tourists

The Italian Consulate General in Chongqing recently organised a photographic competition for Chinese nationals who applied for Italian visas in 2015. The aim was to reward Chinese tourists who have visited Italy and highlight their stories and the emotions they experienced on their trips, in a bid to attract new visitors. The “Meeting with You […]

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1 April 2016

Jakarta – Giovanni Allevi debuts in Indonesia

Composer and pianist Giovanni Allevi will make his debut in Indonesia performing live at Usmar Ismail Hall (PPHUI) in Jakarta, on 8 April. The concert is organized by the Embassy of Italy in Jakarta and the  city’s Italian Institute of Culture (IIC). Maestro Allevi will meet students of the “Ananda Sukarlan Center” Conservatory on 7 April at […]

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31 March 2016

Pakistan Trade and Investment Forum to take place in Rome on 5 April

Strengthening economic and industrial relations between Italy and Pakistan, illustrating opportunities the country offers and tools available to Italian businesses: these are the aims of the Pakistan Trade and Investment Forum that will take place on 5 April at the International Conference Room of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. The Forum is […]

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30 March 2016

China – New Board to coordinate the promotion of Italy in China

The Italian Embassy in Beijing has established an executive Board for the strategic planning and coordination of all the initiatives promoting and providing economic and commercial support to Italian companies in China. The Board – which includes the Embassy, the Consuls General in Shanghai, Chongqing, Guangzhou and Hong Kong and the coordinator of the Italian […]

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29 March 2016

China – 400 years of Venetian art in Beijing Museum

Venetian paintings from the last 400 years have arrived in Beijing for the exhibition “Glory of Light and Colour. Four Centuries of Painting in Venice”. The show was officially opened at the National Museum of China in Tiananmen Square by Italian Ambassador to China, Ettore Sequi, and a delegation from the Ministry of Cultural Heritage […]

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Press Releases

28 March 2016

The Farnesina’s comment on the Turkish Foreign Ministry’s summons of European diplomats in Ankara

With reference to the Turkish Foreign Ministry’s summons of European diplomats in Ankara to protest against the attendance of some European diplomatic and consular representatives at the first hearing in the trial against two journalists of the Cumhuriyet, Can Dundar and Erdem Gul, which was held in Istanbul on Friday, the Farnesina informs that the […]

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25 March 2016

Bangkok – Italian Festival in Thailand to hold over 50 events

A packed programme of more than 50 events will take place in Thailand over the course of 2016, including art, music, design, architecture, cinema, dance, photography and the promotion of brand “Italy”. The calendar of events was developed by the Italian embassy in Thailand. “Bangkok, which now has over 15 million inhabitants, is a dynamic […]

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