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Asia e Oceania

Press Releases
5 November 2024
Undersecretary Tripodi leads a System Mission to the Philippines

The Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Maria Tripodi, is in Manila for a system mission to the Philippines, attended by a delegation of Italian companies and institutional representatives of ICE, CDP and SACE.  Undersecretary Tripodi chaired a meeting aimed at supporting the participation of Italian companies in tenders of the Asian […]

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Press Releases
5 November 2024
Statement by the Foreign Ministers of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, the United States and the High Representative of the European Union on the deployment of DPRK troops to Russia

We, the Foreign Ministers of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, the United States and the High Representative of the European Union express our grave concerns regarding the deployment of DPRK troops to Russia, potentially for the use on the battlefield against Ukraine. Several thousands of DPRK […]

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Press Releases
4 November 2024
G7 FM Statement on the Launch of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile by the DPRK

We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, and the High Representative of the European Union, condemn in the strongest terms the DPRK’s October 31 (local time) launch of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM), following other launches using ballistic missile technology. We deplore that […]

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Press Releases
31 October 2024
Minister Tajani meets Li Xi, Member of the Chinese Communist Party Politburo

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, met today at the Farnesina with Li Xi, a member of the Standing Committee of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party. The discussions focused on strengthening economic cooperation, with particular attention to growth and the rebalancing of trade exchange, the […]

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Press Releases
31 October 2024
At the end of Deputy Minister Cirielli’s visit to Kazakhstan

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Edmondo Cirielli, has concluded a three-day visit to Kazakhstan, during which he co-chaired the IX session of the Kazakh-Italian Intergovernmental Working Group on Industrial and Economic Cooperation – the first in the last six years. Representatives from the Ministry of Agriculture, Italian Trade Agency, Confindustria, SACE, […]

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Economic Diplomacy
30 October 2024
Thailand, 13 mega infrastructure projects awaiting the green light

Thirteen mega infrastructure projects with a total value of around EUR 19 billion are just waiting for the Thai government’s approval to start. Among them, the railway sector is particularly central, with nine projects announced. Feasibility studies have already been carried out; the necessary funds have been set aside in the budget, and tenders could […]

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Economic Diplomacy
30 October 2024
Georgia, electricity interconnection project with Europe gets underway

The submarine power cable project across the Black Sea that will transport electricity from renewable sources from the South Caucasus to Europe is progressing apace. Now that the Italian energy engineering consulting firm, CESI, has announced the positive outcome of the technical and economic feasibility study, Georgia is ready to enter the “implementation phase” of […]

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Events
29 October 2024
Progetto “ASEAN-Italy Cooperation Initiative on Space and Smart Technologies”

Si è concluso con un evento presso la sede dell’Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI) a Roma il progetto ASEAN-Italy Cooperation Initiative on Space and Smart Technologies. L’iniziativa, finanziata dal Ministero degli Affari Esteri e la Cooperazione Internazionale, Direzione Generale per la Mondializzazione e le Questioni Globali, rientra nel quadro formale della partnership stipulata tra il MAECI e […]

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Cultural Diplomacy
22 October 2024
Almaty celebrates Marcello Mastroianni

The Italian Cultural Institute in Almaty is hosting an unprecedented photographic exhibition (28 September-1 November) dedicated to Marcello Mastroianni and his special bond with Federico Fellini. Inaugurated byAmbassador Marco Alberti and the Director of the Institute of Culture, Edoardo Crisafulli, the exhibition, entitled ‘Happy Birthday Marcello’, was conceived and curated by journalist and writer Francesca […]

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Economic Diplomacy
21 October 2024
Vietnam relies on rail development to sustain growth

The modernisation of the infrastructure sector is one of the biggest bottlenecks Vietnam has to face to maintain current growth rates (forecasts for 2024 range between 6 and 7 per cent) and continue to attract high value-added investment from abroad. The physical conformation of the territory also contributes to the severe shortcomings of the railway and motorway […]

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Cultural Diplomacy
16 October 2024
Inaugurated in Almaty SPAZIO-D, dedicated to Italian design

Spazio-D, a “concept room” dedicated to Italian design, was inaugurated at the La Prima centre in Almaty. The project was promoted by the Embassy of Italy in Astana, the Italian Cultural Institute in Almaty, and the Italian Trade Agency (ITA), and curated by Milan architect Marco Poletti. “We conceived Spazio-D as an idea made up […]

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