BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 7. Italian Trade Agency (ITA) in Baku is planning to arrange a business delegation from Italy to Azerbaijan, Andrea Maccanico, Director of the ITA said in an interview with Trend.
According to him, the agency strives to bring representatives of some Italian regions to present themselves here. This mission is going to include representatives of the Italian tourism and agricultural sectors. As Maccanico noted, ITA often arranges missions from Italy to Azerbaijan and vice-versa.
"Two months ago we arranged a visit of Azerbaijani delegation to Italy's Piedmont region. There were Azerbaijani journalists, importers, bloggers, and so on. The idea was to make Italian regions more well-known to Azerbaijani businessmen. So, residents of the region were glad to have the opportunity to interact with the Azerbaijani delegation and now are willing to come to Azerbaijan," he said.
Maccanico added that the planned timing for the mission is in September or October 2023.
"The main purpose of it is to build connections and communication. Thus, our main goal for this year is to go on like this and arrange more missions both to Italy and from Italy to Azerbaijan," he added.
Overall, according to Maccanico, there are three main events that are held in Azerbaijan constantly: Italian Design Day, Italian Cuisine Week and Republic Day.
"Also, I constantly keep in touch with local restaurants, bars, and hotels. If they are going to host some events dedicated to Italy, we are here to support them in several ways," he added.
Currently, Italy remains Azerbaijan's largest trading partner with a turnover of $5.9 billion and with a total share of 33.05 percent from January through April 2023.
