Asia e Oceania

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4 July 2016

Dhaka terrorist attack: Minister Gentiloni holds a phone conversation with Japan’s Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, had a telephone conversation with Japan’s Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida  today to coordinate the two Governments’ diplomatic and intelligence activities in the aftermath of the dramatic terrorist attack in Dhaka in which 9 Italians and 7 Japanese were killed. The two Ministers stressed the importance […]

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Press Releases

2 July 2016

Attack in Dhaka: there is no Italian missing​

Following further investigations, the Foreign Ministry’s Crisis Management Unit found out that the Italian citizen who was reported missing was not in the restaurant at the time of the terrorist attack. The Italian concerned has contacted his family.

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2 July 2016

Terrorist attack in Dhaka: the names of the Italians killed

The Foreign Ministry informs that the Italian citizens killed in last night’s terrorist attack in Dhaka are: Adele PUGLISI, Marco TONDAT, Claudia Maria D’ANTONA, Nadia BENEDETTI, Vincenzo D’ALLESTRO, Maria RIBOLI , Cristian ROSSI, Claudio CAPPELLI and Simona MONTI.

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2 July 2016

Attack in Dhaka: Gentiloni on the phone with Bengali Foreign Affairs Minister

Paolo Gentiloni, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, talked on the phone with Abdul Hassan Mahmood Ali, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh, who confirmed the killing of some twenty hostages and the release of thirteen. The Bengali Minister said that the local authorities do not have information about the nationality of the victims […]

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1 July 2016

Beijing – The Quadriennale d’arte of Rome “unveiled” in China

It has never happened before. The first presentation of the Quadriennale d’arte of Rome outside our country was held in Beijing at the Auditorium of the Italian Institute of Culture. The event, organised by the Italian Embassy and the Institute, was attended by Franco Bernabé, president of the Fondazione Quadriennale and  about 100 guests who […]

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28 June 2016

Jakarta – Italy’s commitment for development cooperation

The exhibition “4 Projects for Development”, highlighting Italy’s commitment for development cooperation, opened in Jakarta. The event was organised by the Italian embassy in the Indonesian capital with the Italian Cultural Institute and Agenzia Contrasto. Development projects are an essential component of Italy’s foreign policy. The exhibition, which will run until the end of the […]

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27 June 2016

Italian Economic Diplomacy – 27 June: latest news from around the world

Vietnam: Delegation from Binh Duong province visits Emilia-Romagna Exploring new business opportunities and sharing knowledge on setting up Smart Cities are the main subjects of a round table, on 29 June, at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia. It is being promoted as part of the Destination Vietnam II: Food Factory project. It will […]

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27 June 2016

Tokyo – Wine, Ornellaia and the Harvest d’Auteur celebrate elegance at the Embassy

Every harvest is different from the previous one: this is something the Ornellaia wine producer (Livorno) knows all too well. Since 2009, Tenuta dell’Ornellaia has been celebrating the exclusive characteristics of each year’s production through the project entitled “Harvest d’Auteur”. Each year a contemporary artist is invited to sign a work of art and a series […]

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24 June 2016

Tokyo – Leonardo takes centre stage for 150th anniversary of Japan-Italy relations

Massimiliano Finazzer Flory – Friuli-born actor, playwright and director – will once again play the part of Leonardo Da Vinci.  The popular play “Essere Leonardo da Vinci. Un’intervista impossibile” (“Being Leonardo da Vinci. An impossible interview”) – a play based on authentic quotations from the words of the Italian genius combining his thought, science and […]

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24 June 2016

Shanghai – Milan Polytechnic given Golden Panda Award for academic research in China

The Milan Polytechnic is a scientific and technological university that trains engineers, architects and industrial designers and that has always focused on quality and on innovative teaching systems and research but, most of all, on internationalisation. A few days ago the Polytechnic received a new and prestigious award from China: the Golden Panda Award, under […]

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23 June 2016

China 2016 – Scenarios and Prospects for Enterprises

The Farnesina is hosting today the presentation of the 7th edition of the Annual CeSIF Report: “China 2016  Scenarios and Prospects for Enterprises” drawn up by the Business Research Centre of the Italy-China Foundation (CeSIF).The annual Report, published by the Italy-China Foundation, is currently Italy’s  most important observatory of China. The outlook it provides on […]

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Press Releases

22 June 2016

North Korea: serious concern about new medium range missile tests

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expresses great concern about the firing of at least two “Musudan” ballistic missiles by North Korea last night. Repeated test-fires of missiles capable of carrying non-conventional warheads are a further threat to international peace and security. North Korea has returned to openly violating Security Council Resolutions, endangering the resumption of dialogue for the denuclearisation […]

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