Want To Consolidate Trade Ties With India: Italian Agri Minister

New Delhi: Italian Agriculture Minister Francesco Lollobrigida has called for the consolidation of reciprocal trade relations with India, highlighting the very strong relationship between the two governments.

His remarks came against the backdrop of the two-day ‘Vinitaly’ trade promotion fair India Roadshow that began on Saturday. Talking about ‘Vinitaly’, the Italian Agriculture Minister said it is a platform where “the best Italian wine companies and others represent themselves, meet, discuss” and it allows “deepening of the topics related to the development of this industry from every point of view”. In a video message, the Italian Minister of Agriculture pointed out the “very strong relationship between the two governments” and said, “It must be consolidated through mutual export”.

He further said, “We want to renew not only the friendship but also consolidation of reciprocal trade relations”. In his address at the gala dinner ahead of ‘Vinitaly’, Italian Ambassador to India Antonio Bartoli spoke about the vibrant trade of black pepper and wine between the Roman empire and India along the Golden Road. “So, we are not reinventing something ... We are trying to revamp this. This link, there is steady growth in the market.