Asia e Oceania

Press Releases

24 May 2024

Joint Statement on Myanmar

We, Australia, Canada, the European Union, the Republic of Korea, Malta, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States, are deeply concerned by the escalating conflict in Myanmar and in particular the increasing harm to civilians, which are driving a worsening and devastating human rights and humanitarian crisis across the country. Since […]

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Economic Diplomacy

21 May 2024

China – conference on sustainable development in Chongqing

A conference focusing on sustainable development and cooperation in the field between Italy and China was held at the Chengdu Century City Holiday Inn on the sidelines of Italy’s participation in the 18th edition of Ecomondo China – Chengdu International Environmental Protection Expo (CDEPE). The event, co-organised by the Consulate General of Italy in Chongqing, […]

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Press Releases

20 May 2024

Italy’s participation in the 10th World Water Forum in Bali, Indonesia

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, together with the AICS-Italian Agency for Development Cooperation, represented Italy at the 10th World Water Forum, taking place in Bali from 20 to 25 May. Minister Tajani delegated Professor Francesco Corvaro, Special Envoy for Climate, for participating in the most important international event on water. As Head […]

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Press Releases

14 May 2024

Minister Tajani opens the Conference Growth Diplomacy towards Expo 2025 Osaka

The Deputy prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Antonio Tajani, opens the Conference Growth Diplomacy towards Expo 2025 Osaka  at the Foreign Ministry.  Minister Tajani said: “Since the beginning of my term of office, I have placed support for the internationalisation of Italy’s business system at the centre of the […]

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Diplomatic Network

13 May 2024

Mongolia, Caravaggio’s painting Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy on show

Thanks to the Italian Embassy in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia is hosting its first exhibition on Caravaggio. The exhibition, focusing on the painting Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy and its restoration, will be open to the public until 30 June 2024 at the Genghis Khan National Museum. This event is part of a significant moment of Italian cultural […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

6 May 2024

Sydney, conference on the construction of the Opera House

The Italian Cultural Institute in Sydney will organise a meeting on 9 May focusing on Paolo Stracchi and Luciano Cardellicchio‘s multi-year research project entitled Vele, Piovre e Gru Telescopiche: la costruzione dell’Opera House di Sydney” (Sails, Octopuses and Telescopic Cranes: the Construction of the Sydney Opera House). Over the last 50 years, the Sydney Opera […]

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Press Releases

3 May 2024

Undersecretary Tripodi signs a Memorandum at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to launch the Year of Cultural Exchange between South Korea and Italy

Acting on behalf of Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani, Italy’s Undersecretary of State to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Maria Tripodi signed with the Minister of Culture of the Republic of Korea Yu In Chon the Memorandum on the Year of Cultural Exchange between South Korea […]

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Press Releases

3 May 2024

Mongolia – Caravaggio exhibition inaugurated

The Director General for Public and Cultural Diplomacy of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) Alessandro De Pedys and the Italian Ambassador to Mongolia Giovanna Piccarreta today inaugurated the first exhibition of Caravaggio’s works in Mongolia at the Genghis Khan Museum in Ulanbataar. The event was attended by Mongolia’s Minister of […]

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Diplomatic Network

3 May 2024

Sydney – investment attraction initiative launched for Australia and New Zealand

The Italian Ambassador to Australia, Paolo Crudele, and the Director of the Italian Trade Agency in Sydney, Simona Bernardini, presented to a qualified group of guests a new initiative to support Foreign Direct Investments. The aim is to attract Australian and New Zealand economic operators and facilitate their investments in Italy. The launch event was […]

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Cultural Diplomacy

16 April 2024

Shanghai, “National Forum on the Renaissance”

The Italian Cultural Institute in Shanghai, in cooperation with Italy’s Consulate General in Shanghai and the Faculty of Humanities at Tongji University, presented the 11th “National Forum on the Renaissance”. The Forum, held at the Shanghai Library East on 13 and 14 April, organised several workshops to orient Chinese researchers towards a more in-depth study […]

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Events

15 April 2024

Country Presentation – Tajikistan

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, in cooperation with ICE Agenzia, organises the “Country Presentation” dedicated to Tajikistan. The event will be held on 24 April 2024, from 10.00 a.m. (registration of participants starts at 9.30 a.m.), at the headquarters of ICE Agenzia (Via Liszt 21, Rome). The initiative aims to illustrate to […]

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Interviews

12 April 2024

Tajani: China is a strategic partner for Italy (MF)

A new season opens with regard to business relations with China. Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani had already assured that leaving the Silk Road would not compromise channels with China – on the contrary, it would allow bilateral cooperation to be further developed and strengthened. In December 2023, the decision […]

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