(April 28th, 2016) The annual rendezvous with the Italian business mission to the Caucasia. “Italy Meets Caucasus” takes place once again in May. The initiative is organised under the auspices of the Italian Embassy in Moscow, the Italian Trade Agency, the Honorary General Consulate of Italy in Krasnodar and the Italo-Russian Chamber of Commerce. It aims to explore the investment opportunities for Italian businesses in the North Caucasus Federal District and in the South Federal Distrit. This is an opportunity to facilitate the process of learning about the area and to promote investment opportunities and cooperation between Italian and and local realitites. The 2015 mission was attended by representatives of more than 100 Italian companies and senior representatives of Italian institutions were present. The mission kicks off in the city of Stavropol (Southwestern Russia) from May 18th to the 20th and will continue in Georgia from the June 3rd to the 5th and in the Kavkazkye Mineralnye Vody, Kabardino-Balcaria, Karachay-Cherkessia regions from June 20th until the 22nd. The conference will also make a stop in Sochi from September 1st to the 4th and in Kranodar from the 7th to the 9th, coming to an end in Dagestan from the 15th to the 17th of September.