(July 1, 2016) Italy continues to support Myanmar’s transition, rural development, governance and support of the private sector. Italian Ambassador in Yangoon Pier Giorgio Aliberti has assured this in a meeting with the Burmese Minister for Budgeting and Finance U Kyaw Win at Nay Pyi Taw. “Italy continues to support Myanmar’s transition to democracy and is defining concrete models for assisting mechanisms for the coordination of donations”. Over the course of the meeting, in addition to revisiting the ability to facilitate the coordination of international interventions, the Ambassador underlined in particular sustainable tourism and the protection of cultural heritage. In addition, a new intervention in assistance for urban planning in the centre of Yangon which will also see the restoration of a historic building owned by the Ministry of Finance. (Red)
