Asia e Oceania

Press Releases

6 February 2018

Minister Alfano: “We are deeply concerned about the latest developments in the Maldives. We expect local authorities to fully comply with the Supreme Court ruling”

“We are deeply concerned about the latest developments in the Maldives. The news about the declaration of the State of Emergency is alarming. We expect local authorities to fully comply with the Supreme Court’s ruling, and refrain from doing something that could jeopardize the stability and security of the Country. We also expect them to […]

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Events

5 February 2018

“I am very pleased with the overall budget of the first joint committee of 2018, which approved 42 projects for a total of about 265 million euros”

“I am very pleased with the overall budget of the first joint committee of 2018, which approved 42 projects for a total of about 265 million euros, with 95 earmarked for aid credit and 150 as voluntary funding to international organisations”. The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, used these words to […]

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Diplomatic Network

2 February 2018

Second edition of Italian Design Day Shanghai to be held in March

Italian Design has always been synonymous to global excellence thanks to the high quality of the materials, the great creativity and innovativeness of Italian designers, the respect for the environment throughout the production phases, in addition to the care for graphic design, advertising and packaging. Conceived by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation […]

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Diplomatic Network

1 February 2018

Maire Tecnimont and SOCAR sign contract for the Baku refinery upgrade

Baku hosted the signing ceremony today for the 800 million dollar contract between the subsidiaries of the Italian Group Maire Tecnimont and the Azerbaijani state-owned oil company, SOCAR. The aim of the partnership is to upgrade and reconstruct the Heydar Aliyev refinery, a major Azerbaijani crude oil refining plant. The Italian Ambassador in Baku, Augusto Massari, […]

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Press Releases

27 January 2018

Alfano meets South Korea’s Foreign Minister, Kang Kyung-wha:”We hope that the recent positive signals may foreshadow a change in Pyongyang’s direction “

“This year we will celebrate the 134th anniversary of the establishment of bilateral diplomatic relations, which are characterized by an excellent level of cooperation, especially in the economic sector, also thanks to the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and South Korea. We believe there is ample margin to further expand our cooperation. While […]

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Diplomatic Network

25 January 2018

Italy takes centre stage at Bangkok Design Week

A symbolic maze made up of 2,500 cardboard boxes will take visitors on an evocative adventure showcasing iconic Italian design works: ‘A*Maze*ing Journey to the Italian Design House’ is an installation commissioned by the Italian Embassy in Thailand for the Bangkok Design Week 2018. The event, which runs from 27 January to 4 February, takes […]

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Diplomatic Network

25 January 2018

The Italian Embassy in Tokyo celebrates the tenth anniversary of Danieli Engineering Japan

The tenth anniversary of Danieli Engineering Japan was celebrated at the Italian Embassy in Tokyo with the attendance of high-profile Japanese guests representing the steel industry and the media. Ambassador Giorgio Starace’s guests included Antonello Mordeglia, president and CEO of Danieli Automation, bearing witness to the attention focused by the Danieli Group to the Land […]

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Events

24 January 2018

Foreign Investment in Italy – An overview of the Italian Labour Law

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation hosted a seminar today entitled “Foreign Investment in Italy – An overview of Italian Labour Law”, with a special focus on Chinese investments.As Italy’s Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Senator Benedetto Della Vedova, said in his opening remarks, foreign investment is key to supporting economic growth […]

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Press Releases

19 January 2018

India admission in the Australia Group

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy, Angelino Alfano: “Italy welcomes India in to the Australia Group international regime, convinced that as a strong producer and exporter of biological and chemical materials and technologies  India will strengthen the Regime’s non-proliferation mission and the global non-proliferation architecture. The Italian Government has joined all […]

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Press Releases

16 January 2018

Vancouver Meeting

“The Vancouver meeting on the Korean Peninsula released a clear message of cohesion and solidarity,” stated Minister Alfano. He went on: “The international community will continue to work to fully implement the resolutions unanimously adopted by the Security Council. North Korea must fulfil its obligations and get back into the course of international legality. The […]

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Diplomatic Network

16 January 2018

Italy-Thailand, 150 years of diplomatic relations

Sixty-nine events with an Italian hallmark will be scheduled in Thailand throughout 2018 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the diplomatic relations Between Rome and Bangkok. The intense schedule of events, the most outstanding of which includes 8 opera singing events – including the ones with the orchestra of the San Carlo Theatre directed by […]

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Press Releases

15 January 2018

Vancouver Conference. Alfano: “Italy will be present”

“Italy will attend the Vancouver Conference on the Korean Peninsula on 16 January to favour the efforts of the international community to find a diplomatic solution to the crisis,” said Minister Alfano today. “The recent resolutions unanimously adopted by the Security Council have confirmed the broad cohesion and consensus on the goal of complete, verifiable […]

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