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In the framework of the project “The Redesign of the Egyptian museum, Midan Tahrir”, financed by the Directorate General for Development Cooperation of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and implemented by the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities, the Supreme Council of Antiquities and the Embassy of Italy in Cairo -Development Cooperation Office, have the honor to invite You to the Opening Ceremony of the training Courses for Egyptian Curators and Conservators in the field of Museology and Conservation of Cultural Heritage.

The ceremony will be held in Cairo on the 4th of May at 11.30 a.m. at the Supreme Council of Antiquities, 3, el Adel Abu Bakr St., Zamalek.

The ceremony will be introduced by Prof. Zahi Hawass, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, Prof. Giuseppe Proietti, Secretary General of the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities, H. E. Claudio Pacifico, Ambassador of Italy. Reception to follow.


13 Italian firefighting vehicles to the Alexandria Civil Defense and Fire Brigade

In the frame of the Commodity Aid Programme of the Italian Cooperation, the Alexandria Civil Defense and Fire Brigade received a grant for the purchase of 13 firefighting vehicles made in Italy, which amount is € 2.1 Million. At this regard, the day 28/11/2007, in the premises of the Ministry of International Cooperation, the supply contract was signed by Mrs. Zahia M. Abu Zeid, First undersecretary for European Cooperation Sector of the Ministry of International Cooperation, by General Atef Hassan Zaki Gad, Director of the Civil Defence Department in Alexandria, and Mr. Annibale Angelozzi, the Italian Expert of the Commodity Aid Programme in Egypt.

The Italian – Egyptian Commodity Aid Programme, started on 1994 with a budget of € 35 Mio., is an important credit line that provides soft loans for the purchase of essential Italian-made goods and related services, including spare parts and row material. It is primarily, but not exclusively, targeting the sectors of agriculture, irrigation, energy, industry, public health, and environment. The funds are provided to the public and private sector. 


 

Participation of “The Other Egypt” to the Focus Group

with the Egyptian Prime Minister H.E. Ahmed Nazif. (Milan, 17 of July)

 

On behalf of the Director, we all are very pleased to inform you about the results of the Focus Group “Mediterranean Tourism Cooperation” held in Milan with the Prime Minister Dr. Ahmed Nazif and the presence of the Minister of Tourism, Mr. Zoheir Garanah, and the Minister of International Cooperation, Mrs. Fayza Mohamed Aboulnaga. It was a very important Meeting with the selected participation, besides “The Other Egypt”, of the most important Italian and Egyptian Tour Operator and Travel Agencies focused to improve the tourism cooperation between both countries. After the presentation of H.E. Ahmed Nazif, the speech of the Director of “The Other Egypt” Project, Arch. Vincenzo Valenti, was mainly focused:

  • - to express the excellent work realized in strong cooperation with the Governorates of New Valley, Minya, Matrouh, Red Sea, Fayoum involved in our Project;

  • - to underline the importance of promoting and developing new tourist destinations inside the mentioned Governorates in a sustainable approach extending and improving  the traditional and present Egyptian tourist offering;

  • - to inform about the concrete results of our activities (conferences and workshops, training activities, agreements which have been signed, implementation of the “Tourism Development Centres”, new tourist itineraries and packages, the web-site www.theotheregypt.net, etc.);

  • - to inform about the promotional activities of “The Other Egypt” towards the Italian tourist market;

  • - to underline the strategic role of the training activities for the local tourist development  promoting new courses for the incoming year 2008.     

 

Considering that in Egypt the Italian tourist flows are growing in the year 2007 probably becoming again the top international country market, a lot of other important matters have been discussed with the Prime Minister during the Meeting including:

  • - Airport situation and planned development;

  • - flight connections with Matrouh, Kharga, Minya, etc.;

  • - highway connections in the direction not only from north to south but also from east to west;

  • - new Nile Cruises from Cairo to Minya and Luxor;

  • - new tourism training Centres;

  • - strategic importance of environmental and cultural heritage protection; 

  • - new advertising campaigns in Italy;  

  • - etc.

 

While considering the current main tourism destinations in Egypt (Cairo, Sharm, Luxor, Assuan, Hurghada, Marsa Alam and Abu Simbel), the Director Arch. Vincenzo Valenti strongly appreciated the Prime Minister also mentioning during his speeches Matrouh, New Valley, Fayoum, Minya tourist potential confirming the Governmental strategy focused to promote and develop these areas as new tourist Egyptian destinations in the international market.  

 

Thank you for your attention and best regards.

The Secretary of “The Other Egypt” Project

Dr. Vincenzo Valenti


Seminar on 

Migration Policies: 

The Importance of Investing in Human Resources

and the Role of Media

Under the auspices of H.E. Aisha Abdel Hady, The Minister of Manpower and Emigration

in cooperation with the Italian Embassy

and The International Organization for Migration

 

GREEN CORRIDOR AT THE FAIR:

THE ITALIAN EMBASSY PARTICIPATES IN “FRUTIVEG EGYPT”

“Frutiveg Egypt”, an international exposition of companies operating in the horticulture products’ sector, took place in Cairo between January 11 and 14, 2007.

This exposition, under the sponsorship of the Egyptian ministries of Agriculture, and Industry and Commerce, and the Royal Embassy of the Netherlands in Egypt, was organised by the Union of Producers and Exporters of Horticultural Crops (UPEHC) and the Egyptian Cut Flowers and Ornamental Plants Council.

 The Italian Embassy, in collaboration with the Italian Trade Centre and five Italian operators – namely Alitalia, Onemedit, Villanova, Basso la Frutta, and IT-Synergy) – in addition to the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari (MAI-B), prepared a stand that promoted the two most-significant bilateral cooperation projects in the horticulture sector: the ‘West Nubarya Rural Development Programme’ (WNRDP) and the ‘Green Corridor Pilot Project’ (GCPP).

The theme of the stand was based on the principle and vision of the Green Corridor; the grand initiative between Egypt and Italy. A link was also made to the role of the public sector in supporting the private sector for the integrated planning of the complete supply chain process relative to the production and commercialisation of fresh crops. The aim is to boost the volume of products exchanged, as well as increasing market transparency and compliance with European standards; in addition to promoting respect of the mutual interests of operators in both countries. In this context, there are two key concepts pertaining to the Green Corridor philosophy; namely seasonality and complementation. It is based on these concepts that all stages of the supply chain, from beginning to end, are planned in an integrated manner in order to produce crops that coincide with the Italian market’s demand windows and to promote an equitable market. Green Corridor grants the possibility for medium and small Egyptian producers to have access to the export market, and to thereby increase their income and facilitate the transition from a maintenance only economy to a market one. The Green Corridor initiative, by proposing the planning of the supply chain and promoting the integration of investments for the commercialisation of fresh produce with those for processed products, induces cooperation in the agro-industrial sector through joint venture projects between Italian and Egyptian operators, thus creating new job opportunities and improving the socio-economic conditions of rural areas.

Green Corridor’s participation in the exposition has allowed for the creation of direct contact between operators that have already adhered to the initiative and the new potential Italian and Egyptian partakers, with the purpose of catalysing productive investments and commercial agreements characterised from the beginning by the application of the Green Corridor principles. Furthermore, the innovative traceability system was presented; which was created in “open source” and applied by GCPP for its eventual employment in the private sector.

Participation at the stand was remarkable and beyond expectation. The visiting horticulture operators received information regarding the Green Corridor activities and their details were added to a data base designed to facilitate future contact with Italian and Egyptian operators. The most significant result was the great interest shown by Egyptian operators who have, for the first time, learned about the extent of Italian initiatives in Egypt in this sector and expressed their will to intensify commercial ties to our country.

In the course of the exposition, the Egyptian Minister of Agriculture, Amin Abaza, expressed his appreciation for the Italian stand and the messages it has transmitted to visitors, in addition to the work done so far thanks to Italian Cooperation for Development.


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