Asia e Oceania

Diplomatic Network

8 October 2021

Sydney. Italian Language Week, webinars and exhibition on Dante

On the occasion of the 21st edition of the Week of the Italian Language in the World, which will be held from 18 to 23 October and will focus, this year, on the theme “Dante, the Italian”, the Italian Cultural Institute of Sydney has organised two webinars on various aspects of the literary output of […]

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Press Releases

7 October 2021

Deputy Minister Di Stefano meets the UK Vice Minister for Asia, Amanda Milling

Deputy Minister Manlio Di Stefano met today, on the sidelines of the OECD Ministerial Council in Paris, with the UK Vice Minister for Asia, Amanda Milling. The main topic was the environment-climate, in the wake of the conclusion of the events chaired by Italy in Milan (Youth4Climate and Pre-CoP 26) and on the eve of […]

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Diplomatic Network

5 October 2021

Teheran: Italy donates 1.2 m doses of vaccine to Iran

Italy has donated 1.2 million doses of the Astrazeneca vaccine to Iran. The announcement was made by the Italian Ambassador to Iran, Giuseppe Perrone, during an event organised by the Italian Embassy in Tehran to illustrate to the Iranian authorities and the public our country’s contribution to the fight against Covid-19 in Iran.  “Italy’s donation […]

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Diplomatic Network

4 October 2021

Canton: a journey into the work of Gaetano Pesce

“Nobody’s Perfect”, the first solo exhibition in Asia by the legendary Italian designer Gaetano Pesce, was inaugurated today at the Sea World Culture and Arts Center (SWCAC) in Shenzhen, by the Consulate General of Italy in Canton.   The exhibition, which anticipates the Italy-China Year of Culture and Tourism 2022, is an explosion of colours […]

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Diplomatic Network

30 September 2021

Jakarta: Italy delivers 796,800 doses of Covid vaccines

Today Italy delivered 796,800 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines to Jakarta, donated to Indonesia via the COVAX Facility.The handover ceremony took place this morning in the cargo area of Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta, in the presence of Ambassador Benedetto Latteri. The Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (KEMLU) was represented by the Director for the Countries […]

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Press Releases

30 September 2021

Afghanistan; Sereni chairs the Coordination Panel

Yesterday Deputy Minister Marina Sereni chaired the second meeting of the Coordination Panel on Afghanistan with representatives of civil society organisations, local authorities, and the other administrations involved. At the centre of the discussion was an examination of the humanitarian situation and the identification of priorities with a view to programming the allocation of resources. In […]

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Diplomatic Network

29 September 2021

Young Italian illustrators on exhibition in China

An exhibition inaugurated a few days ago in Dujiangyan (Chengdu), organised in collaboration with the Consulate General of Italy in Chongqing and entitled “Italian Excellences : the new generation of Italian illustrators for children”, was attended by the Vice Consul of Italy, Adriana Lori.   It presents works created with manual, digital, or mixed techniques […]

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Press Releases

28 September 2021

Deputy Minister Di Stefano chaired the 1st session of the Italian-South Korean Strategic Meetings on Industry, Energy and Trade

The first session of the Strategic Meetings on Industry, Energy and Trade with South Korea was held this morning at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. On the Italian side, the meeting was co-chaired by Deputy Minister Manlio Di Stefano and, on the Korean side, by the South Korean Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy, […]

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In detail

28 September 2021

Minister Luigi Di Maio co-chairs the 14th session of the Joint Italy/China Economic Committee, by video conference

Today the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, and the Minister of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China, Wang Wentao, have co-chaired by video conference the 14th session of the Joint Italy/China Economic Committee. Minister Di Maio has expressed satisfaction for the positive trend of bilateral trade and Italian exports to China, which are […]

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Press Releases

28 September 2021

Foreign Ministry Note – 14th session of the Joint Italy/China Economic Committee

Today the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, and the Minister of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China, Wang Wentao, have co-chaired by video conference the 14th session of the Joint Italy/China Economic Committee. Minister Di Maio has expressed satisfaction for the positive trend of bilateral trade and Italian exports to China, which are […]

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Diplomatic Network

28 September 2021

“Youth4Climate”, Ambassador Taffuri meets Azerbaijani youth

Recently, The Italian Ambassador to the Azerbaijan Republic, Claudio Taffuri, along with his British counterpart James Sharp, has recently met the Azerbaijani youth taking part in the “Youth4Climate: Driving Ambition” event scheduled in Milan from 28 to 30 September 2021.  As part of the partnership agreement between Italy and the United Kingdom for the COP26 […]

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Diplomatic Network

27 September 2021

Italian cinema at the 13th Tashkent Film Festival

A review of Italian cinema, “Italian Film Days”, has been organised by the Embassy of Italy in Tashkent as part of the 13th Tashkent International Film Festival (TIFFEST), “The Pearl of the Silk Road”, which will run from 28 September to 3 October 2021. This year’s event resumes a rich tradition that began at the […]

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