On Wednesday 27 July at 10:00 am, the Farnesina will host the presentation of the new Italian Cooperation Development System.Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni, and Deputy Minister Mario Giro will open the meeting. Giampaolo Cantini, Director General of the Foreign Ministry’s Development Cooperation, Laura Frigenti, Director of the Italian Development Cooperation Agency and Bernardo Bini Smaghi, Director of Business Development at Cassa Depositi e Prestiti will attend. The reform of the Italian Development Cooperation has led to a new institutional framework designed to make it more effective and Cooperation policies more consistent. Under the new system, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation is seen to give guidance in the definition of cooperation policies, while the Italian Development Cooperation Agency, established following the reform, is in charge of implementing policies. New innovative public-private development mechanisms are expected to be set up thanks also to the help of Cassa Depositi e Prestiti.
Deputy Minister Mario Giro will conclude the meeting.
Journalists, photographers and TV crews interested in following the event are requested to apply for online accreditation by using the interactive form at http://mae.accreditationsystem.info/ITA/Indice.asp. They should include, unless already provided, the information requested in digital format (letter from the media organisation and, for representatives of foreign media, a Note Verbale from the Rome embassy of the media organisation’s country).
If it is not possible to complete the online procedure, applications should be sent by email to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation’s Institutional Press and Communication Service at: accreditamentostampa@esteri.it (tel. + 39 06/3691.3432 or 8573 or 8210).
Accredited journalists, photographers and TV crews should enter the Farnesina from the main entrance, left-hand side at 9:30 am.
