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Diplomatic Network
29 October 2019
Italian Language Week: Italian and the Opera in Tashkent

Music, and especially opera music, was the key theme chosen by the Italian Embassy in Uzbekistan for the initiatives organised for the Italian Language Week in the World. The central event was the lecture in Tashkent on “Italian on Stage” by Maestro Daniele Agiman, professor of orchestral conducting at the G. Verdi Conservatory in Milan. In […]

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Events
28 October 2019
Bangladesh: Di Stefano: intensify economic relations

The Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Manlio Di Stefano, received at the Farnesina the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh, Abdul Momen. The Undersecretary firstly recognised the positive contribution made to Italy’s economy and society by the Bangladeshi diaspora (amounting to 140,000 people, the largest community in continental Europe). Di Stefano then recalled […]

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Events
28 October 2019
Bangladesh: Di Stefano, intensificare i rapporti economici

Il Sottosegretario agli Affari Esteri e alla Cooperazione Internazionale, Manlio Di Stefano, ha ricevuto alla Farnesina il Ministro degli Esteri del Bangladesh, Abdul Momen. Il Sottosegretario ha innanzitutto riconosciuto il contributo positivo che la diaspora bengalese (140.000 persone, la più numerosa comunità nell’Europa continentale) apporta all’economia e alla società italiane. Di Stefano ha quindi ricordato […]

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Press Releases
28 October 2019
Di Stefano receives the Foreign Minister of Bangladesh: intensify economic relations

The Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Manlio Di Stefano, received at the Farnesina the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh, Abdul Momen. The Undersecretary firstly recognised the positive contribution made to Italy’s economy and society by the Bangladeshi diaspora (amounting to 140,000 people, the largest community in continental Europe). Di Stefano then recalled […]

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Diplomatic Network
28 October 2019
The Italian Language Week in the World: Boccaccio’s Decameron in Yangon

To celebrate the Italian Language Week in the World, the Italian Embassy in Yangon staged a theatre performance based on Giovanni Boccaccio’s Decameron to honour the theme of this year’s edition “Italian on Stage” and to pay tribute to the father of Italian literature in prose. The re-adaptation of Boccaccio’s masterpiece in a modern key […]

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25 October 2019
Italian Language Week: a full calendar of events in Beijing

Films, comics, puppets, conferences, a training course and a pronunciation contest constitute the rich calendar of events organized by the Italian Cultural Institute of Beijing and by the Italian Embassy for the 19th edition of the Italian Language Week. A calendar of in-depth discussions on various topics began on October 11th with the Training Course […]

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Diplomatic Network
24 October 2019
Tokyo: the campaign kicks off to promote Italy through the Manga

Italy in Japan is also promoted through the Manga. It will be Lucius, the main character in Mari Yamazaki’s “Thermae Romae” cartoon strip, to guide the public across the Italian territory, historic cities, culture, food and the music scene, with a special focus on Japanese readers and especially the younger generations. The Italian Embassy in […]

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21 October 2019
Week of the Italian language: opening ceremony at Chongqing​

Fragments of Italian culture: literature, theater, music and cinema in Chongqing for the ‘Week of the Italian language’ dedicated this year to the Italian used in drama. The nineteenth edition of the event, which was inaugurated at the headquarters of the Consulate General of Italy in Chongqing by the Deputy Consul Davide Castellani, features a […]

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18 October 2019
Dhaka, a group exhibition to celebrate Contemporary Art Day

The Contemporary Art Day was celebrated in Dhaka with a group exhibition of Italian and Bangladeshi artists organised by the Italian Embassy with the support of the Durjoy Bangladesh Foundation and in association with the Venice-based publishing company Lightbox. For three days, the artists of the two Countries exchanged ideas and prospects in a number […]

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17 October 2019
Contemporary Art Day: Seoul, from Arte Povera to the present day

The Seoul Italian Cultural Institute organised two events with Fabio Cavallucci, the main curator of the Biennale of City Planning / Architecture in Shenzhen, China to celebrate the 15th Contemporary Art Day.  Cavallucci, former Director of Prato’s Pecci Contemporary Art Centre and of the Contemporary Art Centre in Warsaw, addressed an audience of professionals and students presenting […]

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