(21 June 2017) In recent days, Italy’s ambassador to Mexico, Luigi Maccotta, went on a mission to the state of Chiapas, where he was received by Secretary of State Juan Carlos Gómez Aranda and representatives of the Secretariats of Public Safety and Tourism. “During the meeting with the consular correspondent Miriam Stival, possible collaborations between Italy and Chiapas in the economic, tourist, and cultural sector were explored” according to the Embassy website. At Hotel Villa Mercedes in San Cristobal de las Casas, Ambassador Maccotta then met many members of the Italian community in Chiapas upon invitation by Miriam Stival and Claretta Gagna. The meeting was also attended by President Municipal, Marco Antonio Cancino Gonzalez. Simultaneously to this visit there was a mission by the head of the Consular Chancellery, Paolo Epifani, which allowed to collect fingerprints of the compatriots requesting issuance / renewal of the passport. (Red)
