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Events
18 July 2018
“China in 2018 – Scenarios and perspectives for businesses”

The Farnesina today hosts the presentation of the Annual Report “China in 2018 – Scenarios and perspectives for businesses”, now at its ninth edition.   The Report, drafted by the Centre of Corporate Studies of the Italy China Foundation (CeSIF), surveys the political and economic scenarios and how to access the business sector in China, with […]

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Diplomatic Network
16 July 2018
Midwives deployed to remote Afghanistan to lower maternal death rate

By midnight, Khurshid, 35, was in serious trouble. Five months pregnant and bleeding heavily, she had passed out at home. Her family carried her unconscious body to the nearest – and only – health station in Afghanistan’s remote, mountainous Chesht-e Sharif District. “Her state shocked me, but I knew quickly that it was a miscarriage,” […]

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Events
10 July 2018
Italy-ASEAN cooperation on Higher Education, Science and Research

The group of Southeast Asian Countries comprising the ASEAN is a major player on the global economic scene. Fully aware of its importance, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Italy-ASEAN Association and Uni-Italia organised the Conference titled “Italy-ASEAN cooperation on Higher Education, Science and Research: Public and Private Synergies” on 10 July […]

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Diplomatic Network
2 July 2018
Myanmar: Joint Peace Fund, the six-month Italian Chairmanship has ended

  “After six months of Chairmanship, I believe that Italy has given clear direction on the Joint Peace Fund, outlining a straightforward and efficient path for all future initiatives,” said the Ambassador of Italy Pier Giorgio Aliberti on the occasion of the end of the six-month Italian Chairmanship of the Joint Peace Fund (JPF). It […]

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Diplomatic Network
19 June 2018
Seoul: “Invest in Italy” Roadshow

The “Invest in Italy” Roadshow was held in Seoul last 18 June. The Roadshow is co-organised by the ICE Foreign Trade Agency in Seoul and the Italian Embassy in Korea with the support of the Bank of Italy, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) and the Ministry of Economic Development. The event […]

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In detail
18 June 2018
Meeting between Minister Moavero Milanesi and Abdullah Abdullah, Chief Executive of the Afghan National Unity Government

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, met the Chief Executive of the Afghan National Unity Government, Abdullah Abdullah, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. Mr Abdullah Abdullah was in Rome for a board meeting of the World Food Programme and for face-to-face meetings. Minister Moavero Milanesi and […]

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Press Releases
18 June 2018
Minister Moavero Milanesi meets with his Indian counterpart, Sushma Swaraj

  Today the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, received at the Farnesina his Indian counterpart, Sushma Swaraj, who is in Rome to celebrate the 70th anniversary of bilateral relations between Italy and India. The two ministers reaffirmed their common will to work together to further strengthen all-around bilateral relations, also within […]

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Press Releases
13 June 2018
Singapore Summit. Moavero Milanesi: “We welcome the results of the Summit. Italy is ready to support this dialogue process.”

“We welcome the results of the history-making Singapore Summit between the United States and North Korea, which paves the way to shared solutions of peace and prosperity in the Korean Peninsula,” said Minister Moavero Milanesi. He added: “The American Government’s efforts to promote an open, frank and constructive dialogue with North Korea with the aim […]

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Diplomatic Network
7 June 2018
Italy supports the farmers of Herat and Bamyan

The Italian Government, through the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation, has allocated two million euros to support Afghanistan’s agricultural sector and especially the rural communities of Herat and Bamyan. The project beneficiaries are approximately 5,000 small producers belonging to the high-value supply chain of saffron, honey, raisins, vegetables and fresh dairy products. The technical agreement […]

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Diplomatic Network
31 May 2018
Italian opera in Colombo

The Italian Embassy in Sri Lanka is delighted to present a concert paying homage to Italian opera. The event will be held at the Nelum Pokuna Theatre in Colombo on 6 June 2018. Maestro Sipari, an Italian musical prodigy, will conduct the concert celebrating Italian opera in the impressive Nelum Pokuna Theatre. He will be […]

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