Lombardy Region protagonist at the Italy Pavilion

(ANSA) - ROME, DEC 4 - Lombardy will participate in Expo 2025 Osaka: the official confirmation came from Raffaele Cattaneo, regional undersecretary for international and European relations of Lombardy on the occasion of the opening of the new All Nippon Airways route between Milan Malpensa and Tokyo Haneda.
    "We are truly delighted that Lombardy will also be a protagonist at Expo" declared Ambassador Mario Vattani, Commissioner General for Italy at Expo 2025 Osaka. "Councillor Guido Guidesi had given me a preview, but now the official confirmation, announced by the regional undersecretary for international and European relations Raffaele Cattaneo, is truly excellent news, which comes at a time when we are facing the final stages of preparations for Expo 2025 Osaka, which will open on April 13".
    The massive presence of the Italian regions at Expo 2025 Osaka" continued Vattani "an absolute record of 18 Regions out of 20, including now also Lombardy, shows the determination with which our Country System is working to conquer the Asian markets, a strategic objective for our economy. The choice of the Commissariat to invest in the participation of the Italian Regions at Expo 2025, ensuring them an important space in the exhibition path of the Italy Pavilion, was strategic. Promoting territorial excellence in this way, through a collaboration agreement signed last March with the President of the Conference of Regions and autonomous provinces, Massimiliano Fedriga, also means enhancing our entrepreneurial fabric and Made in Italy in the prestigious global setting of Expo 2025 Osaka. We are very grateful to President Fontana and the regional council of Lombardy for this far-sighted decision and we are certain that this important Italian region will make a significant contribution to best represent our nation on a global stage, promoting innovation, research and the many excellences that make us unique in the world. Starting next April, we will have a precious semester to multiply new collaborations and consolidate priority relationships for our future".
    The regional council of Lombardy has approved participation in Expo 2025 Osaka and the next step will be the organization of an institutional delegation to further strengthen the already solid relations between Lombardy and Japan. With trade exchanges amounting to 4.2 billion euros, Milan and Lombardy confirm themselves as strategic partners in the bilateral relationship with Japan, not only on an economic level, but also from the point of view of industrial and technological collaborations, as well as culture and tourism. (ANSA).