
Today, Mrs. Rezan Kader, High Representative of the Kurdistan Regional
Government to Italy, met at the representative office, the Italian
Breeders Association (AIA).
Present at the meeting, the General Director of the Association Dr.
Roberto Maddè, the Head of Foreign Affairs Mrs. Alessandra Narciso and
Dr. Michele Blasi, Director of the Department for Agricultural and
Food Quality (DQM), which aims are to guarantee and certify the
agricultural and food production.
AIA, founded in 1944, counts inside 27 national farmers associations,
19 regional associations and 47 provincial and interprovincial
associations. Thanks to this extensive branching in the territory, the
Association supports every livestock sector, assisting Italian
companies that deal with animal husbandry, promoting and enhancing the
Italian product.
The Association collaborated, among others, with the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs and with EU and international bodies.
Purpose of the discussion, the willingness to examine and take joint
action into Kurdistan Region, that, due to its climate and the quality
of the water, has a strong agricultural and livestock vocation.
The High Representative, while stressing the difficult situation of
the Region, actively engaged in the fight against Da'esh, is willing
to accept any projects and collaborations in this sector.