Asia e Oceania

Diplomatic Network

4 February 2022

Undersecretary Gava’s successful mission in Azerbaijan

During an official visit to Azerbaijan, Undersecretary of State for Ecological Transition, Vannia Gava, accompanied by the Italian Ambassador in Baku, Claudio Taffuri, had bilateral talks with the Minister of Economy, Mikaiyl Jabbarov and the Minister of Energy, Parviz Shahbazov. “The issues on which we exchanged opinions – said Undersecretary Gava – were stable gas […]

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Diplomatic Network

2 February 2022

Sydney, Italy takes centre stage at Antenna Film Festival

The Italian Cultural Institute in Sydney confirmed its ten-year old collaboration with the Antenna Documentary Film Festival. For the 2022 edition, to be held from 2 to 13 February, the Festival artistic committee, chaired by David Rokach, selected two films related to Italy: “We are the thousand” and “Chef Antonio’s recipes for revolution”. In “We […]

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Press Releases

1 February 2022

Telephone conversation between Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Manlio Di Stefano and Azerbaijan Minister of Energy, Parviz Shahbazov

Mr Manlio Di Stefano, Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation held talks by phone today with Azerbaijan’s Minister for Energy, Mr Parviz Shahbazov, informing him that the Italian government is interested in increasing procurement of Azeri natural gas. Some eight billion cubic metres of Azeri gas are conveyed every year to Italy […]

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Diplomatic Network

31 January 2022

“Tracce”, exhibition by Patrizia Posillipo in Yerevan

“Tracce – Fotografia in viaggio tra Italia e Armenia” [Traces – Photography travelling between Italy and Armenia] is the title of Patrizia Posillipo’s exhibition , inaugurated in Yerevan at the Modern Art Museum, and organized in partnership with the Italian Embassy in the Armenian capital city. The exhibition, curated by Isabella Indolfi, will run until […]

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Diplomatic Network

28 January 2022

Remembrance Day: screenings and a concert in Beijing

The Italian Embassy in Beijing and the Italian Cultural Institute commemorated Holocaust Remembrance Day with two initiatives: the screening of the film “L’uomo che visse tre volte” by film director Irish Braschi and a video concert. The film screening was introduced by the Embassy’s Deputy Chief of Mission, Minister Counsellor Emanuele di Lorenzo Badia, at […]

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Press Releases

27 January 2022

US-Europe Joint Statement on Afghanistan

Special Representatives and Special Envoys of the European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States met in Oslo on 24 January 2022 to discuss the situation in Afghanistan, including sessions with representatives of the Taliban and civil society actors. The Special Envoys and Special Representatives: Focused on the urgency in […]

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Diplomatic Network

27 January 2022

Remembrance Day: Tokyo hosts a concert and a film screening

The Italian Cultural Institute in Tokyo celebrated Holocaust Remembrance Day with a concert and the screening of the film ‘’1938. Quando scoprimmo di non essere più italiani’’, by director Pietro Suber. The concert is a journey into the Klezmer music culture and Yiddish songs, a genre that vaunts a four-century-old history and having travelled through […]

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Diplomatic Network

24 January 2022

Holocaust Day. Hong Kong hosts Klezmer concert

Marking January 27’s International Holocaust Remembrance Day, which commemorates the victims of the Holocaust, the Italian Cultural Institute in Hong Kong is to host a Klezmer music and Yiddish song concert. Guest performers include sax player and leading contemporary Klezmer musician Gabriele Coen, pianist Pietro Lussu and, with three feature performances, singer Barbara Eramo. Seeking […]

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Diplomatic Network

21 January 2022

New Delhi: “Objective India” webinar for enterprises in Piedmont

The Italian Ambassador to India, Vincenzo de Luca, together with Fabrizio Tricca, Piedmont’s Regional Councillor for Internationalization, organized a webinar entitled “Objective India. Opportunities for the enterprises of Piedmont”. The aim was to analyse the key points of the economic partnership between Italy and India, which hinges on priority sectors of the energy transition, advanced […]

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Diplomatic Network

21 January 2022

Sydney, Italy’s great (and hidden) beauty on display

The Italian Cultural Institute in Sydney is organising a history and art course to uncover the great beauty of Italy’s lesser known UNESCO World Heritage sites. Guide Kathleen Olive, art historian with a PhD in Italian Studies, will take you on a virtual tour across the sites that are off the beaten track but just […]

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Interviews

21 January 2022

Alberti «Così abbiamo protetto gli italiani nei giorni duri delle rivolte in Kazakistan» (Resto del Carlino Cesena)

È giunta anche in Italia l’eco delle violente proteste che, nelle scorse settimane, hanno messo a ferro e fuoco il Kazakistan, stato transcontinentale, a cavallo tra Europa e Asia, nato dalla dissoluzione dell’ex Unione Sovietica. Circa 200 morti e almeno 6mila arrestati negli scontri, esplosi il 2 gennaio scorso per dar voce al malcontento contro […]

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Diplomatic Network

20 January 2022

Melbourne hosts the Milano Design Film Festival

This year, the Italian Cultural Institute in Melbourne will open the 17th edition of the Milano Design Film Festival with a long documentary by Carlos Saura ”Renzo Piano: Architect of Light” and with the film ”The Importance of being an Architect” on Antonio Citterio and Patricia Viel, partners and co-founders of the famous Milan-based ACPV […]

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