Quito – With the aim of strengthening bilateral relations between Italy and Ecuador ended on April 13 the visit in Quito by the President of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Senate, Pier Ferdinando Casini who, with the support of our Embassy, had a series of institutional meetings. The stay in Quito of President Casini has been paced by many meetings, including his participation, as a speaker, at the conference on the 60 years of the European Union organized by the Pontifical Catholic University, as well as numerous meetings with the local press, which gave wide coverage to the mission. Between the many events on his agenda, were particularly appreciated his visits to the headquarters of the Dante Alighieri Society of Quito and to the Italian community in Ecuador, event that saw the partecipation of many compatriots. (9colonne)