The ground-breaking ceremony for the
construction of the Italian Pavilion will take place on December
19th on the artificial island of Yumeshima in Osaka Bay, the
site of Expo 2025 Osaka World Expo.
Italy is the first country, among the approximately 160
participating countries, to start building its pavilion, and the
only one that will begin the construction before the end of
2023.
"With this ceremony, Italy is the first country to start
construction on Expo Osaka 2025," said Deputy Premier and
Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani. "This is a very important
result, achieved thanks to the extraordinary partnership between
Italy and Japan," he continued.
"The Italian Pavilion will be an exceptional instrument of
diplomacy for growth," added Tajani.
"We are proud of this first result," said Ambassador Mario
Vattani, Commissioner General for Italy at Expo 2025. "In a
difficult international context in which the cost of materials
has increased by about 20 per cent the cost of the original
estimate, Italy is able to stick to its schedule thanks to the
close collaboration with Japanese firms," he added.
Indeed, the ground-breaking represents an important first
milestone for Italy at Expo 2025 Osaka at a time of major
problems in supply chains. In spite of these challenges, without
increasing its budget, Italy is following its timetable at full
speed, thanks to close cooperation with the important Japanese
companies Nishio and Nomura.
In addition to Commissioner General Vattani, the Governor of
Osaka Yoshimura and the Secretary General of Expo Ishige will
also attend the "Kuwaire" ceremony on December 19th, during
which a traditional hoe will be sunk into the ground on the site
of the pavilion designed by architect Mario Cucinella and which
will also host the Holy See's spaces for the first time.
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