US Mission to Lo Rosso and Sirio between International Cooperation, Culture, Food and Wine – Torino Oje

The week started today mission to the United StatesOn the occasion of the Winter Universiade which will end on Sunday in Lake Placid (New York) with official delivery by Fisu in Turin and Piedmont which will return to host the event in 2025.

Besides the great sport, the champions of Overseas Days will be the many franchises Turin and Piedmont must submit to American public and international, ranging from food, wine and cultural products.

Excellencies, whom the Municipality of Turin and the Region of Piedmont have decided to promote in synergy with a series of meetings and events organized also in collaboration with the Italian Consulate in New York, INET, ICE, Sibimonte, the Turin Chamber of Commerce, VisitPiemonte, Edisu Piemonte and the Universities of Piedmont.

First stop today in New York for the Mayor of Turin Stephen Le Russo and President of the Piedmont Region Albert Siriowho met with the Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations Maurice MassariChief of the Cabinet of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ambassador Guterres Courtenay Rattray. The aim is to consolidate and strengthen the presence of the United Nations in Piedmont, in particular through the Turin Office of the International Labor Organization, the International Training Center of the International Labor Organization founded by the United Nations in 1964 in collaboration with the Italian Government, the College and Unicrei. United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute.

The first day in the United States was also an opportunity to strengthen diplomatic and commercial relations, and to meet with the Consul General of Italy in New York, Fabrizio DeMicheleVice Consul Richard Corsialong with the Director of ICE of NY (Foreign Trade Institute) Antonio Laspina.

Another objective of the mission is to create new synergies and opportunities for the cultural system in Turin and Piedmont. In the afternoon, the Mayor and President met with the Director of the International Program for MoMa Jay A. Levenson, while tomorrow they will meet with the Director of the Guggenheim Museum.

“The first day was very interesting because first of all we had the opportunity to officially invite the Secretary-General of the United Nations Guterres to Turin. With MoMa, on the other hand, we are evaluating the possibility of holding an exhibition in partnership to Turin in agreement with the government and the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Culture – Lo Russo Mayor and Cirio District Chief Explained – Our aim is to promote the international vocation of our territories and to do this together is the way to give a strong institutional guarantee, even more so with international interlocutors.“.

“This visit is very important for the role that the local reality plays in implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Turin is therefore one of the poles of the United Nations. – Ambassador Massari confirmed – Italy is relaunching its strategic partnership with the United Nations and in this context it is promoting local best practices such as those of Turin and Piedmont, which are very important to us.“.

Among other events scheduled for tomorrow, the meeting will take place with the mayor of New York in particular Eric Adams. There will also be moments of discussion with the Bloomberg director and with GEI, the Italian Actors Group that brings together entrepreneurs and high-profile professionals of Italian descent and roots in the United States.