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Mattarella, 'Italy and Germany are great friends'

'Historic and strong relationship between these two countries'

18 January, 14:37
(ANSA) - BERLIN, 18 JAN 18 - ''Italy and Germany are great friends''. That is what Italy's president Sergio Mattarella said at the Italian Embassy in Berlin, where he met some representatives of the Italian community based in Germany. ''The relationship between Germany and Italy is significantly strengthened by your presence in Germany'', he said, addressing those who were attending the meeting. Mattarella underlined ''the relationship based on friendship, collaboration, and the bonds of every kind, political, cultural, economic, tourist'', that tie the two countries. ''In the Italian community - the president added addressing teachers, researchers, scholars and representatives of the economic and scientific world - this relationship finds the most experienced, most authentic interpreters''. ''It's impossible for us to list all the profiles of our Italian citizens who play an active role in Germany in different fields and at different levels of commitment - the president added -, because there is no sector of social and civil life, which does not see here Italian presence. This attests to the historic and strong link between these two countries''.

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