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Press Releases
25 August 2022
Myanmar: Joint Ministerial Statement Marking the 5th Anniversary of the Myanmar Military’s Attack against Rohingya and Ensuing Crisis

The following is the text of a joint statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union, and the Foreign Ministers of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States, marking the fifth anniversary of the Myanmar military’s attack against Rohingya. Five years ago, the Myanmar military launched a […]

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Diplomatic Network
23 August 2022
Shanghai – “Uffizi Self-portrait Masterpieces”

As part of the Italy-China Year of Culture and Tourism 2022, the Italian Cultural Institute and the Consulate General of Italy in Shanghai have announced an important exhibition focusing on self-portraits by celebrated artists. The exhibition, “Uffizi Self-portrait Masterpieces”, was organised in collaboration with the Bund One Art Museum and the Gallerie degli Uffizi and […]

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Press Releases
11 August 2022
Nota Farnesina – Connazionale trattenuto in India

L’Ambasciata d’Italia a New Delhi, in stretto raccordo con la Farnesina, segue con la massima attenzione il caso del connazionale Federico Negri, trattenuto dalle Autorità di frontiera indiane con l’accusa di essere entrato illegalmente in territorio indiano dal Nepal. Al momento il connazionale si trova in stato di custodia cautelare in vista della definizione del […]

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Press Releases
9 August 2022
​Italy–Australia. Meeting between the Secretary General of the Farnesina, Ettore Francesco Sequi, and the Ambassador of Australia, Margaret Twomey

The Secretary General of the Farnesina, Ettore Francesco Sequi, met the Ambassador of Australia, Margaret Twomey, today. Ambassador Sequi expressed his satisfaction over the growing amount of high-level contacts between Italy and Australia, which confirms the high quality of bilateral relations. In this context, Ambassador Sequi expressed his hope that the recent introduction of a […]

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Press Releases
3 August 2022
G7 Foreign Ministers’ Statement on Preserving Peace and Stability Across the Taiwan Strait

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, reaffirm our shared commitment to maintaining the rules-based international order, peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait and beyond. We are concerned by recent and announced threatening actions […]

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Diplomatic Network
26 July 2022
​Beijing – Masterpieces from the GNAM in Rome

The Ambassador of Italy in Beijing, Luca Ferrari, recently opened an exhibition dedicated to Italian art entitled “The Infinite Universe of Wuji: Masterpieces from the Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Roma”. The exhibition is open to the public until 30 October 2022 at Beijing’s World Art Museum. The initiative was organised as part […]

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Press Releases
25 July 2022
Strong condemnation of the capital executions carried out in Myanmar

Italy strongly condemns the capital executions carried out in Myanmar, on the basis of anti-terrorism laws which deny respect for fundamental rights and contradict the most basic legal and judiciary guaranties, and despite the repeated calls of the international community and of Italy. We express our deepest sympathy for the bereaved families; stand by the […]

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Diplomatic Network
21 July 2022
Masterpieces from the Capodimonte Museum on display in Hong Kong

For the first time, the masterpieces from the Capodimonte Museum in Naples are on display in Hong Kong in an exhibition opened on 15 July 2022 at the Hong Kong Museum of Art and made possible thanks to the support of the Consulate General of Italy as part of the celebrations for the Italy-China Year […]

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Diplomatic Network
21 July 2022
The “Jodice/Canova” itinerant exhibition lands in Melbourne

To mark the 200th anniversary of the death of Italian sculptor Antonio Canova (1757-1822), the Italian Cultural Institute in Melbourne announced the opening of “Jodice/Canova”, an itinerant exhibition hosted at the LCI Gallery Space in Collingwood after making a stop in Bassano del Grappa, Milan, Arezzo, Mexico City, San Marino, and Hong Kong. The exhibition […]

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Diplomatic Network
15 July 2022
Shenzhen hosts new exhibition by Maurizio Cattelan

The Consulate General of Italy in Canton has inaugurated an exhibition featuring some of Maurizio Cattelan’s most iconic works. The exhibition is named “Wish You Were Here”; it has been set up at the Sea World Culture and Arts Center in Shenzhen and will close on 16 October. It features iconic works such as Comedian, […]

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Press Releases
14 July 2022
Afghanistan. Emergency contribution from Italian Cooperation to address the consequences of the earthquake of 22 June

Italian Cooperation has arranged an emergency contribution of over 396,000 euro to the World Food Programme (WFP) in response to the earthquake that struck Afghanistan on 22 June and its consequences. The earthquake hit the provinces of Paktika and Khost in particular, destroying numerous homes in the region and, according to the latest estimates, over […]

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