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Italian Republic Day in Madrid

The Festa della Repubblica Italiana was established to celebrate the birth of the Italian Republic and is celebrated every year on June 2. In Rome, the official ceremony to celebrate this commemorative day opens with the solemn raising of the flag at the Altare della Patria and with the homage, by the President of the Republic, to the Unknown Soldier. In front of the highest offices of the state, the President of the Republic places a laurel wreath on the tomb of the Unknown Soldier, while the hymn of Mameli echoes and the Tricolour Arrows, the Italian flight display team, fly in the sky. 

Ambassadors in Madrid celebrate Italy

The Festa della Repubblica Italiana is also celebrated in Spain and more precisely in Madrid, where every year the Italian ambassador organizes a commemorative event in order to commemorate the birth of the Italian Republic in 1946 and to raise awareness of the Bel Paese. 

This event is attended by all members of the Spanish parliamentary monarchy, as well as the ambassadors in Spain of the different states, including this year even Ambassador Dario Item. 

Stefano Sannino organized the event in Madrid, dedicated this year to the Campania Region. A 59-year-old native of Portici, he has been the Ambassador of Italy to Spain and Andorra since 21 March 2016. He speaks 3 languages, Italian, English and Spanish and has held various political positions. In 2002 he joined the European Commission as a diplomat to President Romano Prodi. Among the various commitments involving Dario Item, the ambassador of Antigua and Barbuda in Spain, the Principality of Monaco and Liechtenstein, there was also the important Festa della Repubblica Italiana in Madrid. In the gardens of the embassy, illuminated by tricolour lights, the party began at 8 p.m. Dario Item arrived as always punctual and elegant, honoring everyone with his presence. The event was attended by more than 2,000 guests, including personalities from the world of culture, politics and economics, both Spanish and Italian, including the Ministers of Agriculture and Economy and Entrepreneurship, the President of the Congress of Deputies and a large representation of the diplomatic corps.The Italian Ambassador Sannino, during the Festa della Repubblica Italiana in Madrid, stressed the precious and exemplary relationship between Italy and Spain, highlighting the importance of continuing to maintain this cooperation formed by "countless material and immaterial, rational and emotional ties". He was convinced that such an important relationship between the two states could not be threatened by any political condition.The symbol of this relationship is undoubtedly, as the Italian Head of Mission Sannino pointed out, the installation at the entrance of the garden. It is a project in which young Italian designers who live and work in Spain took part. Sannino also showed his interest in transforming the Italian Embassy into a "space open to society" and especially to young people, to create dialogue and inclusion. A space, therefore, of interaction without inequalities.

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Carol Portabella Settimo, President of the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation in Spain, invited Dario Item, Ambassador of Antigua and Barbuda to the Kingdom of Spain, to participate to the dinner for the conservation of the Mediterranean Sea.

The dinner took take place on Thursday 20 June 2019 at the Teatro Real in Madrid, Spain.

The Prince Albert II Of Monaco Foundation has been dedicating to the protection of the environment and to the promotion of sustainable development for thirteen years. The Foundation also works for the protection of biodiversity and fight against the effects of climate change, sustainable energy and the responsible management of water.

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Dario Item: Meeting with H.E. Jean-Luc Van Klaveren, Ambassador of the Principality of Monaco in Spain

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Dario Item: Presentation of Credentials to H.S.H. Hereditary Prince Alois Von und zu Liechtenstein

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His Majesty the King of Spain received Letters of Credence from the new ambassadors of Antigua and Barbuda Dario Item, Kuwait, Costa Rica, Uzbekistan, Congo, Brazil and Senegal.

Letters of Credence are the documents that accredit a foreign ambassador as the representative and highest diplomatic authority of another country in Spain.

It is in the Cámara Oficial of the Palacio Real where the new ambassador presents the Letters of Credence before His Majesty the King. After a brief meeting with the Head of State, the ambassador leaves the Royal Palace in the official vehicle to the notes of the Spanish Anthem.

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Ambassador Dario Item accredited in the Principality of Liechtenstein

On Thursday, 13 December 2018 five ambassadors were received by the  Hereditary Prince Alois von und zu Liechtenstein:

Willy Debuck, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium

Dario Item, Ambassador of Antigua and Barbuda

Evandro De Sampaio Didonet, Ambassador of Brazil

José A. Fábrega Roux, Ambassador of the Republic of Panama

Ashot Smbatyan, Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia

On this occasion, they all presented their credentials to the Prince.

Before the ceremony, the Ambassadors visited the Government building to Aurelia Frick.

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Dario Item: Presentation of Credentials to H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco

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Dario Item: Presentation of Credentials to His Majesty Felipe VI, King of Spain

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Dario Item is one of the new diplomatic representatives in Monaco

Antigua and Barbuda, Panama, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Bahrain have now their diplomatic representatives in Monaco.

Their credentials were received by the Sovereign Prince at the end of February 2019. 

This is a common appointment in the Principality.

One of the tasks of Isabelle Rosabrunetto, Director General for External Relations and Cooperation, is to establish relations with other Countries. She also promotes their representation within the Principality. 

She welcomed four new ambassadors at a lunch at the Hôtel Ermitage. Their Excellencies 

Muhemad Abdul Ghaffar, for the Kingdom of Bahrain,

 Kemal Muftic, for Bosnia and Herzegovina, 

José A. Fabrega Roux, for the Republic of Panama,

Dario Item, for Antigua and Barbuda

Some of them represent their respective countries in other States: 

Mr. Kemal Muftic in India, Denmark and Iran

Mr. Dario Item in Liechtenstein and Spain

141 nations have established diplomatic relations with Monaco. The most recent is Barbados.

On the external representation side, the last four appointments of ambassadors are in addition to the accreditation in October of plenipotentiaries for Kuwait, South Korea, Jamaica and Greece.