The mayors of the Lombardy cities of
Milan and Bergamo said Friday that they are ready to host the
2021 Global Health Summit that will take place in Italy.
Earlier this week European Commission President Ursula von der
Leyen said the EU was working with Premier Giuseppe Conte for
Italy to host this summit as part of its presidency of the G20.
Lombardy is the Italian region that was worst affected by the
COVID-19 pandemic and Bergamo and its surrounding province were
hit particularly hard.
"Our cities are ready to host the global summit devoted to
health, which will take place in Italy next year, as announced
by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen," said
Milan Mayor Giuseppe Sala and Bergamo Mayor Giorgio Gori
"We hope the government agrees to our proposal".
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