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Cultural Diplomacy
21 November 2024
Tokyo, Kudan Minami – Salvatore Sciarrino in concert

With “Al limite della notte”, the 17th event in the series of “Concerti di Tokyo Kudan Minami”, the week dedicated by the Institute to Salvatore Sciarrino, a leading figure in contemporary Italian music, came to a close on 15 November at the Auditorium of the Italian Institute of Culture of Tokyo. Organised in collaboration with […]

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Diplomatic Network
18 November 2024
Contest “Italian Capitals of Creativity in the World”

The evaluation committee – made up of representatives from the relevant Directorates General of the Foreign Ministry and the Ministry of Culture – of the contest “Capitals of Italian Creativity in the World”, annually announced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for the network of our Embassies, Consulates and Italian Cultural Institutes […]

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Press Releases
8 November 2024
Beijing – Italian Minister Tajani signs agreements at the Italy-China Cultural Forum: “Culture brings our peoples together”

Today, on the occasion of the State visit of the President of the Italian Republic, Sergio Mattarella, to the People’s Republic of China, Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani, together with the Chinese Minister of Culture Sun Yeli, inaugurated the third plenary meeting of the Italy-China Cultural […]

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Press Releases
6 November 2024
Manila, Undersecretary Tripodi speaks at the 8th High-Level Dialogue on ASEAN Italy Economic Relations and meets with Philippine Authorities

Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Maria Tripodi, continues her system mission in the Philippines. Today, on behalf of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Tajani, she chaired the 8th edition of the High-Level Dialogue on ASEAN Italy Economic Relations, co-organised by The European House-Ambrosetti and the Philippine Department […]

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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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