Asia e Oceania

Diplomatic Network

28 July 2023

Australia, Mosa-Nakagawa music duo in concert

Italian cellist Emanuela Mosa and Japanese pianist Mayaka Nakagawa will perform in a mini Australian tour organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in Sydney in collaboration with the Italian Music Council in Rome (CIDIM). After the break imposed by the pandemic, the programming of the “Suono italiano” music series, which sees emerging artists, but already […]

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Diplomatic Network

20 July 2023

Perugino’s work on display in Jakarta

The Italian Cultural Institute of Jakarta is hosting an exhibition on Italian artist Pietro Vannucci, known as Perugino, in its premises until 28 July. The initiative, organised on the occasion of the 500th anniversary of the painter’s death, aims to illustrate to a non-specialist public the life and places that influenced the artist’s work. The […]

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Diplomatic Network

18 July 2023

Tokyo, Conference on the history of the Italian Embassy garden

On 20 July the Italian Cultural Institute in Tokyo is organising a Conference on the history of the garden surrounding the Italian Embassy. The building located on a hill in Mita, Minato-ku, is a precious place from a historical viewpoint: formerly the residence of the daimyo of Matsudaira in the Edo period, it is surrounded […]

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Press Releases

13 July 2023

G7 Foreign Ministers’ Statement – On the launch of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile by North Korea

We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, and the High Representative of the European Union, condemn in the strongest terms North Korea’s brazen launch of another Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) conducted on July 12, 2023, following the launch using ballistic missile technology conducted […]

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Press Releases

13 July 2023

G7 Ministers of Foreign Affairs’ statement condemning the new ballistic missile launch by North Korea

The G7 Ministers of Foreign Affairs have signed a statement condemning a new ballistic missile launch by North Korea into the Sea of Japan. “This act of provocation by North Korea represents a serious threat to regional peace and international stability, yet another act by North Korean authorities that undermines the non-proliferation policy”, commented Italian […]

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Press Releases

7 June 2023

Bilateral political consultations with Bangladesh

Today at the Farnesina, Italian Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Maria Tripodi opened bilateral political consultations between Italy and Bangladesh. The meeting, held the day after the celebrations of the 50th anniversary of Italy-Bangladesh diplomatic relations, provided an opportunity to sign a Memorandum of Understanding establishing a mechanism for political dialogue […]

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Press Releases

6 June 2023

Deputy Minister Edmondo Cirielli opens the Italy-Uzbekistan Business Forum

Today, the Italian Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Edmondo Cirielli, opened the Italy-Uzbekistan Business Forum, an event organised at the headquarters of Confindustria by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in collaboration with the Italian Trade Agency – ICE and Confindustria. The event was attended by over 90 Uzbek companies and 215 […]

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Diplomatic Network

5 June 2023

Geronimo Stilton, A Thousand Wonders from Italy in Vietnamese language

The Vietnamese edition of Geronimo Stilton A Journey to Discover Italy – A Thousand Wonders was presented today in Hanoi. The publishing project promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and made in collaboration with the Italian National Commission for UNESCO aims at disseminating the Italian artistic and cultural treasures. The book […]

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Press Releases

29 May 2023

Italy Pakistan Joint Economic Commission meeting

Today, Italian Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Maria Tripodi chaired the fifth session of the Italy-Pakistan Joint Economic Commission, the main instrument for deepening the economic partnership between Italy and Pakistan, at the Farnesina. On the Pakistan side, the meeting was chaired by the Federal Minister for Climate Change and Environmental Coordination, Senator […]

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Diplomatic Network

26 May 2023

“I Love Italian Olive Oil” in Beijing

Over the past few days, the Italian Embassy in Beijing and the Italian Trade Agency – ICE have organised the “I Love Italian Olive Oil” event, dedicated to the promotion of Italian olive oil in China. A delegation from the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry arrived in Beijing for the occasion, composed of […]

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Diplomatic Network

24 May 2023

“La Grande Visione Italiana” (The Great Italian Vision) stops in India

The Italian Cultural Institute of New Delhi announces the arrival in India of the exhibition “La Grande Visione Italiana. Collezione Farnesina” (The Great Italian Vision. Farnesina Collection) which will open on 26 May. More than 70 Italian masterpieces of modern and contemporary art, selected from the works that make up the Farnesina Collection – the […]

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Diplomatic Network

24 May 2023

Shanghai, Italian companies exhibiting at major industrial fairs

The Consulate General of Italy in Shanghai is currently promoting the presence of Italian companies at two important trade fairs held in China. The 87th China International Medical Equipment Fair (CMEF) is hosting an Italian pavilion, organised by the Italian Trade Agency – ICE, with 16 Italian top companies. The biomedical sector is a leading […]

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