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Asia e Oceania

Diplomatic Network
30 January 2019
Japan, an international research team discovers a new form of matter

A new type of ‘strange matter’, which could provide new information on the origin of the mass of the universe following the Big Bang, was discovered by the scientists of an international team in Japan, partially financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. The E15 experiment conducted at the Japan Proton Accelerator […]

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Press Releases
29 January 2019
Italian military contingent in Afghanistan

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirms that it was never informed of the intentions of the Minister of Defence, Elisabetta Trenta, before she released a statement to the press on the decision to withdraw the Italian military contingent from Afghanistan.  

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Diplomatic Network
28 January 2019
Remembrance Day commemorated in Beijing

The story of over 18,000 Jews being saved from Nazi persecution by taking refuge in Shanghai led the programme of events to mark Remembrance Day 2019 for the conference ‘China and the Shoah’, which was organised by the Beijing Cultural Institute. Presentations were made by Elisa Maria Giunipero of the Italian Association of Chinese Studies (AISC) and […]

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Press Releases
25 January 2019
Joint Statement on the 9th Meeting of the China-Italy Joint Government Committee

Joint Statement on the 9a Meeting of the China-Italy Joint Government Committee   ( Rome, 25 January 2019) 1. At the invitation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Italy, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, the State Councilor and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, Wang Yi, […]

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Press Releases
25 January 2019
​9th Meeting of the Joint Italy-China Committee

  The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, Wang Yi, had a very busy working day in Rome today. The two Ministers co-chaired the plenary session of the 9th meeting of the Italy-China Government Committee at the Farnesina: the […]

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Diplomatic Network
25 January 2019
A photography exhibition, “Un bagaglio leggero”, opens in Tokyo

Two Italian photographers travelled through Japanese cities taking photos with mobile phones instead of their professional cameras. The photographic exhibition entitled ‘Un bagaglio leggero’ by Giorgio Cosulich de Pecine e Giulio Napolitano, gives a visual rendering of the artists’ journey. It opened at the Tokyo Italian Cultural Institute on 23 January, where it will run until 9 […]

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Diplomatic Network
23 January 2019
Beijing: Italian ski resort and gear industry showcased in China

Supported by the Italian Embassy in Beijing, the Italian ski resort and gear industry, featuring its ski resorts, brands and high-tech ski gear manufacturers, was among the exhibitors at the 11th edition of Alpitec China in Beijing organised by Fiera Bolzano. The fair is a particularly important point of reference for the whole Asia Pacific area […]

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Press Releases
20 January 2019
Mission by Minister Moavero Milanesi to Brussels (21-22 January)

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, is on a mission to Brussels on 21 and 22 January to attend the EU Foreign Affairs Council and the EU–ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) and EU-AU (African Union) Ministerial Meetings.  The Foreign Affairs Council will have the following points up for discussion: […]

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Diplomatic Network
17 January 2019
Tales through images by Paolo Longo on show in Lisbon

“Stories of persons, true life stories, and images of everyday life that could appear to be trivial and unoriginal but that conceal the politics, history, culture, emotions, wishes and secrets of a society,” said Paolo Longo, a journalist of the RAI public broadcaster and a foreign correspondent for 25 years, in describing the photographs he […]

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Diplomatic Network
15 January 2019
The best Italian cinema takes centre stage in Seoul

For six days, Italian cinema will take centre stage in Seoul. For the seventh consecutive year, the ‘Venice in Seoul’ festival will offer the Korean public the best Italian films presented at the 2018 Venice Film Festival. The event, which will screen 18 films, will kick off on 22 January and run until 27 January, […]

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In detail
24 December 2018
Tsunami in Indonesia

“We Italians stand by the people of Indonesia in a spirit of great solidarity and sincere friendship in these terrible times,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, while expressing “the deepest grief” for the families of the numerous victims claimed by the tsunami in Indonesia. The Foreign Ministry’s Crisis […]

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Press Releases
20 December 2018
Sesta seduta annuale del Comitato Congiunto per la Cooperazione allo Sviluppo

La Farnesina ha ospitato oggi la sesta seduta annuale del Comitato Congiunto per la Cooperazione allo Sviluppo, presieduta dalla Vice Ministra con delega alla Cooperazione, On. Emanuela Claudia Del Re. In apertura dei lavori, la Vice Ministra, ha riferito della sua lunga missione da poco conclusasi nel Corno d’Africa, dove ha visitato Eritrea, Etiopia, Gibuti […]

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