Santiago – Further strengthening the already solid ties between Italy and Latin America was the main objective of foreign minister Federica Mogherini’s visit to Chile and Colombia, which concluded with her attendance at the inauguration of new Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos. It is in this spirit that the annual Italy-Latin America Conference will be held in Milan in the margins of the EXPO. The minister is also planning to complete a tour in October of three other Latin American nations. One being Argentina, which she was unable to visit on this trip as a result of a scheduled report to Copasir on the crises in Libya, Mexico and Cuba. (9colonne)