Asia e Oceania

Press Releases

10 June 2020

Undersecretary Manlio Di Stefano’s Interview with Indonesian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mahendra Siregar

Undersecretary Manlio Di Stefano has had an interview with Indonesian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mahendra Siregar. The meeting allowed to take stock of the excellent state of bilateral relations and highlighted the common wish for a further strengthening of relations especially in the defence, agriculture, environment and energy sectors. As the first ASEAN economy […]

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Diplomatic Network

10 June 2020

Tokyo: Italian Sounds for the “Festa della Musica”

On the occasion of the Festa della Musica (Musci Festival) 2020, the Italian Cultural Institute of Tokyo offers a concert by Remo Anzovino, famous pianist and composer, and Flavio Boltro, one of the most prominent jazz trumpet players on the world stage, who together will perform an unpublished live online. For Anzovino this is a […]

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Diplomatic Network

3 June 2020

Embassy in Jerevan: “La vita è bella” video-concert

We present the video-concert “La Vita È Bella”, realised by the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra, with the support of the Italian Embassy in Jerevan. The Orchestra, conducted by Sergey Smbatyan and Gianluca Marcianò, together with great artists such as Mario Stefano Pietrodarchi, Anna Tifu, Gloria Campaner, Roberto Cominati and Costanza Principe, performs the famous notes […]

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Diplomatic Network

3 June 2020

Embassy in Jerevan: “La vita è bella” video-concert

We present the video-concert “La Vita È Bella”, realised by the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra, with the support of the Italian Embassy in Jerevan. The Orchestra, conducted by Sergey Smbatyan and Gianluca Marcianò, together with great artists such as Mario Stefano Pietrodarchi, Anna Tifu, Gloria Campaner, Roberto Cominati and Costanza Principe, performs the famous notes […]

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Press Releases

29 May 2020

Telephone conversation between Undersecretary Di Stefano and the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan

A telephone conversation took place today between Undersecretary Manlio Di Stefano and the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan, Muzaffar Huseynzoda. The topics discussed included Covid-19 and its social and economic repercussions; bilateral relations and the Italian role in Central Asia, also with the first Italy-Central Asia Conference held in Rome last December; mutual […]

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Press Releases

29 May 2020

Conversation between Di Stefano and the Philippine Minister

Undersecretary Manlio Di Stefano had today a telephone conversation with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Philippines, Teodoro Lopez Locsin jr. The conversation is part of a cycle of contacts with counterparts in Southeast Asian countries to relaunch relations and encourage a rapid recovery after the CoVid crisis. The conversation was […]

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Press Releases

27 May 2020

Mr Di Stefano, interview with Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan, Asadov

As part of a series of telephone contacts with his Central Asian counterparts, today Undersecretary Manlio Di Stefano had a telephone conversation with Uzbek Deputy Foreign Minister Sherzod Asadov. At the centre of the conversation the topics of international cooperation to counter COVID-19, with particular reference to the ongoing trials to find a vaccine that, […]

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Diplomatic Network

27 May 2020

IIC Australia: online conferences by Costantino D’Orazio

The Italian Institute of Culture in Sydney, in partnership with the Italian Institute of Culture in Melbourne, is launching a series of online conferences by Costantino D’Orazio, one of Italy’s most renowned art critics. Thanks to Prof. D’Orazio’s competence and great communication skills, the three conferences – from Caravaggio to Balla – will allow participants […]

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Diplomatic Network

27 May 2020

Made in Italy: Tokyo, focus on fashion sector for relaunch

The fashion sector was the focus of the fifth video link between the Embassy in Tokyo, the companies and compatriots committed to relaunch Made in Italy in Japan. “Textiles, clothing, leather goods, fashion accessories have an absolute strategic importance for us,” Italian Ambassador in Tokyo Giorgio Starace affirmed, speaking about the initiative, which was attended […]

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Press Releases

22 May 2020

Interview of Undersecretary Di Stefano with the Deputy Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan, Margulan Baimukhan

Undersecretary Manlio Di Stefano had a video call with the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, Margulan Baimukhan. The conversation is part of a cycle of contacts that Undersecretary Di Stefano is holding with his counterparts. The purpose is to continue the bilateral dialogue with the Central Asian countries and to plan the post-COVID […]

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Press Releases

21 May 2020

Notice to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs – The repatriation of compatriot Marco Raffaeli has begun

The Air Force flight granted by the Prime Minister’s Office from Ciampino today departed from Ciampino. It will take compatriot Marco Raffaeli, the victim of a severe road accident in Bali on 20 April, back to Italy in the next few days. The humanitarian operation was made possible thanks to the incessant work of the […]

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Press Releases

20 May 2020

Undersecretary Di Stefano Conversation with Turkmen Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov

Today Undersecretary Manlio Di Stefano had a video call with Turkmen Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov, with whom he discussed the revival of bilateral and regional cooperation during and after the health and economic crisis caused by Covid-19. The Deputy Prime Minister expressed his condolences for the Italian victims of the pandemic […]

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