Asia e Oceania

Press Releases

30 June 2019

Message by Minister Moavero to commemorate the third anniversary of the Dhaka massacre

“Tomorrow we will commemorate the third and very sad anniversary of the Dhaka massacre in which nine Italian citizens were killed. We are close to the families of the victims, with sincere affection and solidarity keeping alive the memory of their beloved ones. Commemorating those who died in heinous terrorist attacks is a way for […]

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Diplomatic Network

27 June 2019

Beijing: Italian music at the Baroque Music Festival

A five-day cycle of concerts of Italian Renaissance and Baroque music closed the 2019 edition of the “CCOM Baroque Music Festival and Pipe Organ Week”, organised every year in Beijing by the Central Conservatory of Music, the most prestigious classical music conservatory in China. Thanks to the Italian Cultural Institute, Italian and Chinese music experts and […]

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Diplomatic Network

27 June 2019

Beijing: Italian music at the Baroque Music Festival

A five-day cycle of concerts of Italian Renaissance and Baroque music closed the 2019 edition of the “CCOM Baroque Music Festival and Pipe Organ Week”, organised every year in Beijing by the Central Conservatory of Music, the most prestigious classical music conservatory in China. Thanks to the Italian Cultural Institute, Italian and Chinese music experts and […]

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Diplomatic Network

19 June 2019

Korea: the Italian Cultural Institute sets up an Italy stand at the Seoul Book Fair 2019

The Italian Cultural Institute in Seoul, with the support of the Italian Embassy in Korea and in partnership with the Italian Publishers Association (AIE), set up an Italian stand at the “Seoul International Book Fair”, this year at its 25th edition. The Italy stand was inaugurated by Ambassador Failla and the Director of the Cultural Institute, […]

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Diplomatic Network

12 June 2019

Italian music on stage in Colombo as a sign of solidarity

“Italia ♥Sri Lanka” is the title of the concert organised by the Italian Embassy in Colombo to present a piece of Italian music which represents a symbol of our culture – Antonio Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons” – and offer a sign of solidarity to Sri Lanka, a country dramatically hit by an act of terrorism […]

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Diplomatic Network

11 June 2019

First Italy-Armenia Business Forum

The first Italy-Armenia Business Forum that just closed in Yerevan turned out to be a great success, with the attendance of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and of the Minister of Economy Tigran Khachatryan. The event was promoted by the Italian National Association of Builders (ANCE) and the OICE engineering consulting and organised by the Italian […]

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Diplomatic Network

10 June 2019

Yerevan: Armenian manuscripts conserved in Florence now on show

Three Armenian manuscripts from Florence dating back to the 13th and 14th centuries are now on display at the Matenadaran Museum in Yerevan thanks to the efforts of the Italian Embassy and the Italian Research Council (CNR). The exhibition is a perfect mix of science, art, history and technology and, thanks to spearheading techniques developed by the […]

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Press Releases

5 June 2019

Meetings of Minister Moavero with Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe and with Akira Amari, President of the Italy-Japan Parliamentary Friendship Association

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, had a meeting today in Tokyo with the Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe. It was an opportunity to reaffirm the numerous synergies between Italy and Japan in foreign policy scenarios. Indeed, as Minister Moavero pointed out, “Italy and Japan are firmly united by the […]

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Press Releases

4 June 2019

Meeting of Minister Moavero with the Japanese Foreign Affairs Minister

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, had a long and thorough meeting today in Tokyo with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Taro Kono. This is the fifth meeting between the two Ministers over the last twelve months, testifying to a friendship and very close collaboration, underpinned by regular […]

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Press Releases

3 June 2019

Mission to Japan of Minister Moavero Milanesi

The mission has the objective of re-launching the already solid, special and articulated relations between Italy and Japan and is concrete evidence of the great interest Italy has in the Asian continent. The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, will be in Japan, in Tokyo, on 4 and 5 June. The […]

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Diplomatic Network

31 May 2019

Sydney: Mezza and Ginsburg together to play jazz at the Italian Cultural Institute

The partnership between Italian pianist Vittorio Mezza and South African saxophonist Mark Ginsburg gave rise to the concert organised in Sydney by the Italian Cultural Institute. The two musicians, together with Karl Dunnicliff at the bass and Tim Firth at the drums, presented their latest album Convergence, which will also be performed at the Sydney Conservatorium International Jazz festival, […]

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Diplomatic Network

24 May 2019

Ashgabat: Italian-Turkmen Business Forum

The Italian Ambassador in Turkmenistan, Diego Ungaro, hosted in the Ambassador’s Residence the new edition of the informal Italian-Turkmen Business Forum. The Forum was attended by the Italian Foreign Trade Agency ICE and representatives of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, of the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, of the European Bank for Reconstruction and […]

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