On October 17 the Bilateral Intergovernmental Commission Italy-UAE meeting took place at the Ministry of Economic Development (Rome). There were attended two delegations: the Italian part was represented by is maximum level of representation, On. Luigi Di Maio, Prime Ministry of Italy and, for what concerns the UAE, by Sultan Bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Ministry of Economy of the UAE; the Italian institutions were represented by H.E. Liborio Stellino, Italian Ambassador in the UAE and by the Director of ICE Dubai, Mr Gianpaolo Bruno; finally, the Italian entrepreneurs system was represented by the Italian Chamber of Commerce in the UAE in the persons of its Vice President, Mr Silvano Martinotti and its Secretary General, Mr Mauro Marzocchi. Important bilateral agreements have been signed:

• ICE & Sharjah (FDI Office) Invest in Sharjah
• Etihad Credit Insurance of UAE & SACE.

The final evening was held at Villa Brancaccio. The next Bilateral meeting will be held on the occasion of Expo 2020.