A film festival dedicated to the 80th jubilee of Italian actor Adriano Celentano has solemnly opened at the Landmark Hotel Baku on September 9.

Azerbaijani opera singer, laureate of international competitions Maharram Huseynov (baritone) performed for the first time on the stage of the world famous La Scala theater in Milan.

The head of Iran-Italy Chamber of Commerce said Italy has agreed to revive a number of its bankrupt banks with euro so that they could trade with Iran.

Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has sent a letter of condolence to Italian President Sergio Mattarella in connection with the tragedy caused by a motorway bridge collapse in the northwest Italian city of Genoa, the Turkmen government said in a message.

There are no Azerbaijanis among the victims of the bridge collapse in the Italian city of Genoa, Spokesman of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Hikmet Hajiyev told Trend Aug. 14.

A piano concert dedicated to an outstanding Azerbaijani composer Gara Garayev will be held in Italy.

Azerbaijani young people took part in Giffoni Experience as jury members.

The recent meeting between Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and Mayor of Italy’s Melendugno city Marco Poti testifies to the commitment of the Italian government to implement the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) project, a high ranking source in Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR told Trend Aug. 3.

Italian Saipem oil and gas company is pursuing new opportunities in Azerbaijan, the company said in its statement for Trend following the Azerbaijan-Italy business forum held in Baku.

Italy can become Azerbaijan’s reliable partner not only in trade, but also in the development of industrialization programs, diversification of the economy and additional potential in the field of hydrocarbons, Italian President Sergio Mattarella said.