(Sept. 19) – To relaunch the cooperation between Italy and Brazil, focusing on important economic and industrial dossier such as, for example, infrastructure, telecommunications, shipbuilding and pharmaceuticals. This the objective of the mission that the Minister of Economic Development, Infrastructure and Transport Corrado Passera christened yesterday in Brazil. The mission, which will end tomorrow, took off from Brasilia where the Minister met his Brazilian counterpart, Fernando Pimentel, and Italian entrepreneurs present in the capital. Today there will be bilateral meetings with the Minister of Mines and Energy Marcio Pereira Zimmermann and with the Minister of Transport Paulo Sérgio Passos. a meeting of the Minister of Science and Technology Marco Antonio Raupp will close the day. Still Minister Passera will held a lectio on ‘industrial and economic relations between Italy and Brazil in the global economy’ at the Getulio Vargas Foundation, in São Paulo. Tomorrow Passera will conclude his mission with a panel discussion hosted by the Federation of the Industries of the State of São Paulo (FIESP). The meeting, which will focus on attracting investments in Italy, will be participated by a qualified group of local entrepreneurs and the Italian Minister will meet the President of the FIESP, Paulo Skaf, and the heads of Italian companies with presence in Brazil. (red)
