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Italian Cooperation in
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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:
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- to express
the excellent work realized in strong cooperation with the Governorates of New
Valley, Minya, Matrouh, Red Sea, Fayoum involved in our Project;
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- 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;
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- 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.);
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- to inform
about the promotional activities of “The Other Egypt” towards the Italian
tourist market;
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- 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:
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- Airport
situation and planned development;
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- flight
connections with Matrouh, Kharga, Minya, etc.;
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- highway
connections in the direction not only from north to south but also from east
to west;
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- new Nile
Cruises from Cairo to Minya and Luxor;
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- new
tourism training Centres;
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- strategic
importance of environmental and cultural heritage protection;
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- new
advertising campaigns in Italy;
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- 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
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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
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