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{{Infobox Geopolitical organization
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| admin_center_type = Headquarters
| admin_center = {{nowrap|[[Rome]]}}
| official_website =[http://www.conferenzaitaliaamericalatina.org/ Italy-Latin America Conference]
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The '''Italy-Latin America Conference''' or '''Italo-Latin America Conference''', formally the '''Italy-Latin America and Caribbean Conference''', is an inter-governmental forum for encounter between [[Italy]] and the countries of [[Latin America]]. A biennial summit is organised in Italy by the "Italo-Latin American Institute" located in Rome, with many initiatives marking the "preparatory path". The institute's aims are to develop and coordinate research and documentation regarding the problems, achievements and prospects of its Member Countries in cultural, scientific, economic, technical and social contexts. The conferences are an effective and well-established foreign policy instrument in Italy’s relations with the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean.<ref>[http://www.esteri.it/mae/en/politica_estera/aree_geografiche/americhe/conferenzaamericalatina]</ref>

Italy's presence in the region is marked by the large number of [[Italian  diaspora|people of Italian origin]] living in [[Brazil]], [[Argentina]], [[Uruguay]], [[Mexico]], [[Venezuela]], [[Paraguay]], [[Peru]], [[Chile]] and [[Bolivia]]. Italy is also a point of reference in Latin America because of the [[Roman Catholic Church]] and for its status as a [[G8]] nation with large investments in the region, especially in the energy field. There is also a strong collaboration between Italy and nations such as [[Colombia]] and [[Mexico]] in combating [[drug trafficking]], because of Italy's expertise in the fight against [[organized crime]]. As a [[Inner Six|founding]] and [[EU big four|leading]] state of the [[European Union]], Italy plays a particularly active role in strengthening the partnership between Latin America and Europe. The Italian linguistic, juridical, architectural and musical traditions have become an integral part of the national identity of many Latin American countries. Two nations, Colombia and Venezuela, are named after the Italian explorer [[Christopher Columbus]] and the Italian city [[Venice]] respectively, while Latin America itself is indirectly named after the Italic language [[Latin]] and the Italian explorer [[Amerigo Vespucci]]. The ''Latin America'' term was coined in the 19th century to emphasize the common heritage of the three [[Romance languages|Romance-speaking]] areas of America, namely French, Spanish and Portuguese (see ''[[Latin America#Etymology and definitions|Latin America § Etymology and definitions]]'').

==See also==
*[[Organization of Ibero-American States]]
*[[Latin Union]]


==References==
*[http://www.esteri.it/mae/en/politica_estera/aree_geografiche/americhe/conferenzaamericalatina Italy-Latin America Conference]
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[[Category:Foreign relations of Italy]]
[[Category:Latin America]]