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Italian-Sri Lankan relations refer to the relationship between the Italian Republic and the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. Italy has an embassy in Colombo. [1] Sri Lanka has an embassy in Rome. [2] There are about 100,000 Sri Lankans in Italy, [3] making them the second largest Sri Lankan community in Europe, while there are about 5,000 Italians in Sri Lanka, [4] making them the largest European community in the South Asian island.
Italy is the fifth most important export market for Sri Lanka. [5] In 2024, the value of Italian imported goods from Sri Lanka was 623 million euros.
The foreign relations of the Italian Republic are the Italian government's external relations with the outside world. Located in Europe, Italy has been considered a major Western power since its unification in 1860. Its main allies are the NATO countries and the EU states, two entities of which Italy is a founding member. Italy was admitted to the United Nations in 1955, and it is a member and a strong supporter of a wide number of international organisations, such as the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and World Trade Organization, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), the Council of Europe, and the Central European Initiative.
The Sri Lankan diaspora are Sri Lankan emigrants and expatriates from Sri Lanka that reside in a foreign country.
The Italian Embassy in Berlin is the diplomatic mission of the Italian Republic to Germany, and the seat of the Ambassador of Italy to Germany. Germany has an embassy in Rome and consulates in Milan and Naples.
Gaetano Cortese is an Italian diplomat and ambassador.
Angola–Italy relations refers to interstate relations between Angola and Italy. Formal diplomatic relations were established on 4 June 1976. Following the Angolan War of Independence, Italy was the first country of the Western Bloc to recognize the newly-formed Republic of Angola, on 18 February 1976.
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