The Italian city of Turin has been chosen as the host city of the Eurovision Song Contest 2022. The city is an important business and cultural centre in northern Italy.

Italy reported 51 coronavirus-related deaths on Saturday against 66 the day before, the health ministry said, while the daily tally of new infections rose marginally to 4,578 from 4,552, Trend reports citing Reuters.

In an interview with an Italian media member of the Italian Senate from the Forward Italy party, Senator Urania Papatheu praised the activity of the Azerbaijani peacekeeping contingent to ensure the security of the Kabul international airport, Trend reports on Aug. 30.

Italian wine exports recovered enough to surpass pre-pandemic levels during the first half of this year, according to a preliminary report released by the consultancy Nomisma, Trend reports citing Xinhua.

Opera stars Yusif Eyvazov and Anna Netrebko have performed at the concert in Italy.

Italy was Azerbaijan's largest trade partner in the first half of 2021 with the trade turnover between the two countries amounting to $3.3 billion, the State Customs Committee has reported.

Azerbaijan Composers' Union has awarded national composer and pianist Kamala Alizade with a special diploma for her new music piece.

Defence Minister Zakir Hasanov and newly-appointed Italian ambassador Claudio Taffuri have discussed the latest tension on the Azerbaijani-Armenian state border, including the liberated territories and bilateral military cooperation, the Defence Ministry reported on July 16.

Azerbaijani composer Kamala Alizade has recorded a music piece to mark Italy's victory at EURO-2020.

A documentary "Creators" has won a special jury prize at Vesuvius International Film Festival 2021.