Asia e Oceania

Diplomatic Network

16 October 2018

Archaeology: Mongolia asks Italy for help

In order to leverage the extraordinary archaeological and historic heritage of the area of Kharkhorin, in Mongolia, an agreement was signed between the Centro Ricerche Archeologiche e Scavi of Turin, the Kharakhorum Museum and the State University of Ulaanbaatar with the aim of supporting museums in the effort of enabling local communities to know and enjoy […]

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Diplomatic Network

12 October 2018

Turkmenistan and the Silk Road – A tribute by Italy to Ashgabat

The Silk Road and its intense programme of cultural, artistic and technological interactions is at the core of the exhibition “The Silk Road and Turkmenistan – A tribute by Italy”, staged by the Italian Embassy in Ashgabat’s principal museum with the sponsorship of the UNESCO. Throughout the month of October, 150 High-Definition photographic reproductions, accompanied […]

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Diplomatic Network

9 October 2018

Italian wine lands in Japan’s expanding market

The “6000 Years of Italian Wine” campaign promoting still and sparkling Italian wine with the participation of Italian wine producers and consortia, kicked off in Japan with approximately 70 events scheduled. In the first semester of 2018, Italy exported to Japan 14,844,000 litres of still wine worth 8,236 million Yen, and 2,961,000 litres of sparkling wine […]

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Diplomatic Network

3 October 2018

An Italian hamlet in the heart of China

An Italian hamlet in the heart of China: it is the HB Italian Town Changsha, the new theme park dedicated to the excellence of Italian products recently inaugurated in Changsha, the capital of the province of Hunan. The town is the reconstruction of an ideal Italian town by a group of Italian consultants, architects and […]

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Press Releases

2 October 2018

Undersecretary Di Stefano attends the plenary meeting of Task Force China

The Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Manlio Di Stefano, attended the plenary meeting at the Ministry of Economic Development of the Task Force China, which was established with the aim of developing a systemic approach to China within the context of the orientations given by the Situation Room on Internationalization.The meeting highlighted the […]

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Press Releases

2 October 2018

Humanitarian financial contribution for Indonesia

Upon the initiative of the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, in response to an appeal launched by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the Italian Cooperation Agency has arranged for an emergency financing of 200,000 euros in support of the Red Cross’s action in Indonesia […]

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In detail

25 September 2018

Minister Moavero meets with his Japanese counterpart

On the occasion of today’s United Nations General Assembly in New York, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, had a meeting with the Foreign Minister of Japan, Taro Kono.   During the in-depth conversation, the two Ministers agreed on establishing a permanent mechanism to assure systematic consultations between the Foreign Ministries […]

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Press Releases

24 September 2018

Condolences for the demise of President Tran Dai Quang

On behalf of himself and of all the people of Italy, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, in the spirit of friendship that binds the Vietnamese and Italian people, today conveyed a message to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Pham […]

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Diplomatic Network

21 September 2018

Tokyo: “Michelangelo, the ideal body” visited by more than 180,000 people

Over 180,000 people visited the Tokyo exhibition ‘Michelangelo and the ideal body’ in the three months that it was on display. The exhibition was organised by the Japanese editorial giant NHK in partnership with ‘Mondo Mostre’ and with the sponsorship of the Italian Embassy. Hosted in the National Museum of Western Art in Ueno Park, […]

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Press Releases

20 September 2018

Menoona Safdar

Il Ministro degli Affari Esteri Enzo Moavero Milanesi, conferma con grande soddisfazione che la giovane, Menoona Safdar, trattenuta contro la propria volontà in Pakistan dalla sua famiglia, si è appena imbarcata su un volo diretto in Italia. Il positivo esito, che ha posto fine a una grave violazione dei diritti fondamentali della giovane donna, è stato […]

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Press Releases

20 September 2018

Menoona Safdar

Press ​Note from the Foreign Ministry The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, confirms with great satisfaction that Menoona Safdar, the young woman detained by her family in Pakistan against her will, has just embarked on a direct flight to Italy. This positive outcome was made possible thanks to the good offices of the Minister and to […]

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Diplomatic Network

19 September 2018

Italia ospite d’onore alla Fiera di Chengdu

Milleduecento metri quadrati espositivi, una circular dark room per viaggi a 360 gradi in realtà virtuale e 55 aziende che già operano in Cina a presentare le eccellenze del Made in Italy. Questi sono in sintesi i numeri del Padiglione Italia alla mostra di Chengdu, che si svolgerà dal 20 al 24 settembre e di […]

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