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| Italian President Sergio Mattarella (photo by Francesco Ammendola) |
The President of the Italian Republic Sergio Mattarella was in Helsinki for a
three-day official state visit to Finland. On Tuesday, September 26, I was invited by the Italian Ambassador Gabriele Altana and Mrs Alessandra Magalotti to a reception hosted at the official residence of the Italian Ambassador. Here, as a representative of the Italian community in Finland, I had the
great honour to meet our President Sergio Mattarella.
The state visit was hosted by Sauli Niinistö, President of the Republic of Finland. The agenda included a
bilateral discussion between the presidents. Sergio Mattarella expressed his pleasure of making a state visit to Finland when the country is celebrating its 100 years of independence. Themes of the discussion included migration, security policies and climate issues.
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| Italian President Sergio Mattarella and Ambassador Gabriele Altana |
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President spoke about the broad convergence of Finland and Italy on global issues and highlighted the longstanding cultural relations between the two countries, which constitute a bond of deep friendship between Finnish and Italian people. You
can find here the video. During his visit, President Mattarella met also the Speaker of the Finnish Parliament Maria Lohela and Prime Minister Juha Sipilä. Themes of the meetings included political and economic relations between Finland and Italy and other current international questions.
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