February 15, 2016 at the city Hall of Moscow (Tverskaya street, 13) held a meeting of the delegation of the city of Turin (Piedmont, Italy), representatives of the Department for external economic and international relations of Moscow and the Moscow chamber of Commerce and industry. The main directions of bilateral cooperation were discussed by the Deputy head of the Department for external economic and international relations of Moscow -Ilya Kuzmin and by the Deputy Mayor, Minister for urban development and strategic planning of Torino - Stefano Lo Russo. The parties noted the positive dynamics in the partnership. Italian guests stressed that the cooperation develops not only between administrations of the two cities, but also in business.

Stefano Lo Russo told interlocuters about the successful implementation of information technology in urban governance. Work on the project of creating "smart cities" in Torino is in process, the renovation of industrial zones successfully goes, public transport system is updating.

The President of the MCCI Italian Commission K.V. Krokhin discussed with Mr. Stefano Lo Russo and the head of the international relations of the chamber of Commerce of Turin Federico Zardi questions of organization of March Business event in Turin with the participation of Italian and Russian entrepreneurs in the third decade.

Paying tribute to the football traditions of Turin and considering the preparation in Russia to the FIFA World Cup 2018., russian side expressed a wish to visit the Juventus stadium and get familiar with the control system during sports and other international events.