Ottawa – The undersecretary for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Benedetto Della Vedova, is visiting Canada from today to Friday. In Ottawa, the Secretary will meet with the Minister of the Foreign Affairs of the government led by Justin Trudeau, Stéphane Dion, to discuss about the excellent bilateral relations, also in the economic field, and to exchange opinions about major international issues, by migration to fight against terrorism. Della Vedova will also meet the person in charge for Foreign Affairs of the New Democratic Party, Hélène Laverdière, and of the Conservative Party, Tony Clement, as well as a large delegation of Italian-Canadians parliamentarians and members of the Italian community. It is scheduled also a meeting with the Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Justice and with the Assistant Deputy Minister for the Ministry of Public Security. Later, Della Vedova will speak at the conference “Brexit, refugees and security: the EU at the crossroads” organized by the Centre for International Governance Innovation, a Canadian think tank, together with the International Development Research Centre, and Carleton University. In Toronto, the Secretary will be engaged in two meetings: with representatives of the Italian community, and with the Italian companies in Ontario, which includes a mission of Italian companies of the food industry organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Sondrio, together with Canadian buyers and importers. (9Colonne)
