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In detail
19 December 2019
Minister Di Maio met with his Singapore counterpart, Vivian Balakrishnan

Minister di Maio met with Singapore’s foreign affairs minister Balakrishnan at the Farnesina today. The meeting focused on the relations of the two countries with special attention to economic cooperation, investment promotion and innovation, Eurasian connectivity and the relations between Italy and ASEAN. ​  

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Press Releases
17 December 2019
Scalfarotto meets with the Secretary General of the ASEAN​

At the Asia – Europe Foreign Ministers Meeting (ASEM) in Madrid, Undersecretary Ivan Scalfarotto met with the Secretary General of the ASEAN, Lim Jock Hoi. The talks focused on the regional security, the connectivity issue arising from the ASEAN Master Plan on Connectivity 2025, which sets forth projects worth up to 110 billion a year up […]

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Diplomatic Network
16 December 2019
Scalfarotto holds bilateral meetings on the fringes of the ASEM Asia-Europe Meeting

On the fringes of the 14th Asia – Europe Foreign Ministers Meeting (ASEM), Undersecretary Ivan Scalfarotto had two bilateral meetings with the delegations of Australia and New Zealand. With the Australian Deputy Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Tony Sheehan, the issue that was addressed was the negotiation between the EU and […]

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Press Releases
16 December 2019
Scalfarotto holds bilateral meetings on the fringes of the ASEM Asia-Europe Meeting

On the fringes of the 14th Asia – Europe Foreign Ministers Meeting (ASEM), Undersecretary Ivan Scalfarotto had two bilateral meetings with the delegations of Australia and New Zealand. With the Australian Deputy Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Tony Sheehan, the issue that was addressed was the negotiation between the EU and […]

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Press Releases
16 December 2019
Scalfarotto speaks at the 14th Asia-Europe Foreign Ministers Meeting (ASEM)

Today in Madrid, Undersecretary Scalfarotto spoke at the opening of the 14th Asia-Europe Foreign Ministers Meeting (ASEM) dedicated to revitalising the multilateral system and strengthening the international order on the basis of common rules. In his address, the Undersecretary highlighted the importance of the World Trade Organization in settling disputes and underscored the leading role […]

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Press Releases
16 December 2019
Undersecretary Scalfarotto to attend the Asia-Europe Foreign Ministers Meeting (ASEM)

Undersecretary Scalfarotto will represent the Government at the 14th Asia – Europe Foreign Ministers Meeting (ASEM) scheduled to be held in Madrid on Monday, 16 December and dedicated to the theme: “Europe and Asia: Together for an Effective Multilateralism”. Bilateral meetings are scheduled on the fringes of the Meeting to discuss themes of specific interest […]

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In detail
13 December 2019
Minister Luigi Di Maio meets Kyrgyz Foreign Minister, Chingiz Aidarbekov

Minister Di Maio met Kyrgyzstan’s Foreign Minister, Chingiz Aidarbekov on the sidelines of the Italy – Central Asia Conference. The Minister said “Italian companies can contribute towards the development of Kyrgyzstan with cutting edge products and technology. The upcoming opening of the Kyrgyz Embassy in Rome will help strengthen our ties”.

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13 December 2019
Minister Di Maio meets Uzbek Minister, Abdulaziz Kamilov

Minister Di Maio met Uzbek Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov who was in Rome to attend the Italy-Central Asia Conference. “Italy wishes to play a more active role in Central Asia and take full advantage of the opportunities in the region. Uzbekistan plays a key role thanks in part to its industrial capacity and dynamic work force”.

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13 December 2019
Minister Di Maio meets Tajikistan’s Foreign Minister, Sirodjidin Muhriddin

On the sidelines of the Italy – Central Asia Conference, Minister Di Maio met Tajikistan’s Foreign Minister, Sirodjidin Muhriddin. “The geo-political and economic capital of Central Asia is set to grow. The upcoming visit by Tajik President Rahmon to Italy will open up new prospects for bilateral cooperation”.    

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13 December 2019
Minister Luigi Di Maio at the Italy – Central Asia Conference

Minister Luigi Di Maio opened the Italy – Central Asia Conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, referring to it as “an important occasion to make public institutions and Italian enterprises in particular more aware of opportunities in the countries in the region”. The conference was organised by the Ministry of Foreign […]

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Diplomatic Network
12 December 2019
High Street Italia opens in Seoul, a showroom of Italian products of excellence

A great opportunity has opened for Italian companies in Korea: yesterday, ‘High Street Italia’, a permanent showroom for Italian products of excellence, was opened in Seoul. Located in one of Seoul’s trendiest shopping districts, High Street Italia is an instrument and a container available to all Italian companies that want to promote and advertise their […]

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Diplomatic Network
10 December 2019
​Seoul: extraordinary success of “I Magnifici Tre”

Three Italian soloists – Francesco Buzzurro at the guitar, Giuseppe Milici at the harmonica, Nicola Giammarinaro at the clarinet – who have long been performing under the label of ‘I Magnifici Tre’ (The Magnificent Three), recorded an extraordinary success in their Seoul concert. Organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in conjunction with the Italian Embassy, […]

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