The Embassy of Japan in Italy in Tuesday hosted a meeting of great importance, involving mayors, councilors and officials of the various Italian municipalities who have Japanese exchanges or exchanges in active. And the city of Tropea certainly could not be missing from the appealwhich since April 2024, following the dissolution for mafia infiltrations, is led by the extraordinary commission made up of Vito Turco, Roberto Micucci and Antonio Calenda.
In Rome, 19 were present among municipalities, provinces and associations from 7 Italian regions, as well as representatives of the Farnesina, the Japanese Institute of Culture, the Italy Japan Foundation and the Japan National Tourism Organization. Certainly an unmissable opportunity for the pearl of the Tyrrhenian Sea, also because said meeting offers an important opportunity for comparison and lays the foundations for possible future collaborations with the country of the Rising Sun. To represent Tropea and the extraordinary commission, in the embassy was Commissioner Antonio Calenda, who had the opportunity to actively contribute to the discussion, sharing projects and good practices, and acquiring useful indications to further institutionalize the collaboration relationships. “The Commission – highlighted Calenda – accepted the invitation, received by the Japanese Embassy, of participating in the meeting also in order to define the actions to be carried out in more precise terms. The meeting was also necessary to acquire the Useful indications to institutionalize the collaboration relationship in more precise terms “. The meeting at the Embassy therefore represents an important opportunity to expand the horizons of collaboration and also collect indications to continue the path of internationalization and cultural exchanges. It must certainly be detected, how the participation of Commissioner Calenda demonstrates the commitment and determination of the three State officials, in taking every occasion to project Tropea on each stage (this time international), looking at new prospects for development and enhancement of the territory, with a view to structure the synergy between Tropea and Japan, thus opening the doors to new cultural and tourist opportunities.