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Minister Moavero Milanesi’s mission in Vietnam and Singapore

May 2019

From the 6th of May until the 9th, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, has visited Vietnam and Singapore. The aim of the visit, as previously stated by the Ministry, has been to strengthen ties with the two countries in the South-East Asia region, which are of particular interest to Italy from the tri-polar perspective of the current geopolitical situation, the economic and commercial strategy focusing on expanding markets and the parallel development of cultural exchanges, which are a valuable channel for mutual understanding and friendship between peoples.

The Socialist Republic of Vietnam is Italy's most important commercial partner in the region and there have been important and regular dealings between the two countries for some time. The mission also discussed the technologies and skills that Italy offers to the Asian country to reduce flood risk.

The Minister had the opportunity to meet with the representatives of the Italian community and the companies operating locally: among them was Eng. Pedrini, vice president and founder of CAE, who accompanied the Minister on a path that allowed him to see first-hand CAE’s environmental monitoring technology displayed in Hanoi at “Casa Italia”, since 2013 a center for spreading culture, language, products and the Italian way of life in Vietnam, which aims to become a permanent showcase for the friendship between Italy and Vietnam.

As a company operating in the area, CAE, together with others such as Piaggio, Ariston and Danieli, contributed to the creation of "Casa Italia" and has in fact, over the years, carried out numerous projects in Vietnam; namely, over 200 monitoring stations have been installed with the respective operational centers. Currently, in addition to a contract for river discharge monitoring, CAE is working on the project "Improving the Flood Forecasting and Warning System in Vietnam - Phase II" which involves the installation of 114 new monitoring stations in a geographical area adjacent to that in which the first phase was implemented. In particular, this new phase will affect the river basins located in south-central Vietnam, in the provinces of Binh Dinh, Phu Yen, Khanh Hoa, Ninh Thuan and Binh Thuan (see more).

 

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