February 11, 2016. The President of the Italian Commission K. V. Krokhin carried out negotiations with the Vice President of the Lombardy region Mr. Fabrizio Sala at the headquarters of the regional Government in Milan. The participants discussed the results of the Italian-Russian Business Conference ”Made with Italy” held earlier in Moscow, which has shown a real ability and willingness of the regions of the two countries to go to a new level of economic cooperation.

Konstantin Viktorovich has outlined the most promising areas of cooperation between the Lombardy region and Moscow, Bashkortostan or Nizhny Novgorod region, with the presentations of which the delegation of the Lombardy region was briefed during his visit to Moscow on 20 January 2016.

K. V. Krokhin emphasized that today the Russian and Italian business circles are willing to look at the European sanctions situation in a new way: they can see that sanctions policy has allowed us after decades of purely commercial relations to move on to the next stage - the production of a joint product. It’s the new age of relations under the slogan " ".

The talks were carried out in the presence of world renowned Italian architect and designer ICO Migliore, President of the company Migliore+Servetto Architects, working with the largest cities and museums, international brands in the industry and the world of fashion. He had also visited Urban Forum in Ufa (the capital of Bashkortostan) in November 2015.

As a result of negotiations that were held, a workflow cooperation on the the principle of "Made with Italy" was launched between Lombardy and the Republic of Bashkortostan. Both the parties agreed on main directions of cooperation, among them the petrochemical industry, processing of agricultural products, culture and sports, healthcare, and information technology. In order to enhance cooperation, an agreement was reached at the meeting for early preparation and signing of memorandum between the Lombardy region and the Republic of Bashkortostan.

On the same day after the meeting with parliamentarians from the Lombardy region Mr. Konstantin visited the BIT Fair - International Travel Fair in Milan 2016, for which almost all Italian regions were represented. Within the largest Tourism Italy Fair, the President of the MCCI Italian Commission discussed the forthcoming visits of the representatives of the Municipality of Milan to Moscow Tourism fair MITT in 2016, and organizational moments of the visit of the Moscow delegation to Turin this spring.

Interview of the President of the Italian Commission K.V. Krokhin Radio 24 (Il Sole 24 Ore, Milan)

 

Media about the Event:

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m316K2ApxnQ

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