(13 September 2016) President of the Friuli Venezia Giulia region, Debora Serracchiani will visit Munich on 14 September where she will meet the Bavarian Minister of European Affairs and Regional Relations, Beate Merk with whom she will take part in the presentation of Trieste Harbour in Gasteig, the conference centre for Culture and Education of Munich. “Trieste Harbour and its economic importance of Southern Germany” is the name of the the event. The Italian Ambassador to Germany, Pietro Benassi will be present, with whom Serracchiani met with in the adjacent “Leonardo Da Vinci” Bilingual School along with the Italian community. The president of Friuli Benezia Giulia will be greeted in Munich by the Italian General Consul, Renato Cianfaraini. Serracchiani’s visit follows the President of Bavaria, Horst Seehofer’s visit to Trieste last May 4th during which time a collaboration agreement on freight transport, collaboration and sustainable development and innovation was signed with Friuli Venezia Giulia. President Seehofer expressed his appreciation for Trieste’s resources and also shared a strengthening strategy between Friuli Venezia Giulia’s port and Bavaria. (Red)