Thanks to financial arrangements with big banks, Chinese sovereign wealth funds will be available for the realization of a strategic program for the Sicilian infrastructures, notably the Bridge on the Strait of Messina. This emerged from three different meetings that concluded the Chinese trip of the Sicilian delegation today.
Departments involved in this agreements are the department of Special Investments of the China Invest Corporation, International Cooperation Business Department of China Development Bank and the Bureau of Maritime Transport and Ministry of Communications. The Sicilian delegation has been represented by the assessor Mario Centorrino and the general manager Francesco Attaguile.
One last meeting for today, between the deputy director of the National Museum in Beijing Huang Zhen Chun and Gesualdo Campo "The Sicilian Region - said the general manager - will certainly offer reciprocal hospitality on the occasion of the Year of Chinese culture in Italy.
As follows from yesterday's meeting between the department for Supervision and Quarantine of Animals and Plants of China and President of the Technology Park of Sicily Antonino Catara. The Mediterranean Region has been invited to take part in the Canton Fair, the biggest and most important in Asia dedicated to the food industry.
"Common interests, projects of cooperation and cultural exchanges programs lay between Italy and China - Mario Centorrino declared at the end of this mission - we believe we set the terms to increase the Chinese tourism to Sicily".