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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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Diplomatic Network
15 January 2018
Export: design and wine allied in China.

The symbol of Made in Italy at the next Design Shanghai (14-17 March 2018), the major show in Asia dedicated to design, will be a 300 sqm home designed by Veronafiere. It is a collectively designed home curated by architect Mauro Felice, which will feature the major Italian brands in the design sector – from […]

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Diplomatic Network
15 January 2018
Jazz concert by Luca Ciarla and Enrico Zanisi in Jakarta

As their first event of the year, the Italian Embassy and Cultural Institute in Jakarta will present a jazz concert by Luca Ciarla (violin) and Enrico Zanisi (piano). Before the performance, the Ciarla-Zanisi duo will hold a musical workshop on the creative approach to their musical compositions. The Workshop will be attended by the students […]

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In detail
15 January 2018
Minister Alfano in Parliament

Minister Alfano and Defence Minister Pinotti will take part today, at 3 p.m., in a joint session of the Foreign Affairs and Defence Committees of the Senate and Chamber of Deputies, on progress in international missions authorised last year and extended throughout 2018, as well as missions to take place this year.

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Diplomatic Network
8 January 2018
Myanmar: Italy holds the chair of the Joint Peace Fund Board

“I believe that pressing ahead with the peace process is of the essence for the future of Myanmar. I also believe the resolution of ethnic conflicts, which have been going on for too long, will be a key step to ensure the development of the country. In this respect the people of Myanmar will have […]

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Press Releases
21 December 2017
NOTE BY THE FOREIGN MINISTRY – Cooperation

COOPERATION: PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES FOR 165 MILLION EUROS APPROVED The Joint Committee for Development Cooperation held a meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation today. “We approved a package of programmes and initiatives for a total amount of about 165 million euros for countries from all major geographic regions including Africa, the […]

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Press Releases
21 December 2017
Azerbaijan. Telephone conversation between Alfano and Mammadyarov

“I am particularly pleased at how strong our trade dealings are: Italy is Azerbajain’s leading European trading partner and its second-largest at global level. We are the leading importer of Azerbaijani products and the main purchaser of energy resources. Our aim is to further boost this economic partnership”. The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International […]

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Press Releases
15 December 2017
Sri Lanka. Telephone conversation between Alfano and his counterpart, Marapana

“Relations between Italy and Sri Lanka are excellent, due in part to the increasingly successful integration of the Sinhalese community in Italy: more than 100,000 Sri Lanka natives have chosen Italy as their second home,” Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, said when he greeted his colleague from Sri Lanka, Tilak Janak […]

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