Vaughan Mayor Signs Agreement with Province of Milan

“This Memorandum of Understanding is a very important step towards economic cooperation between Vaughan and the Province of Milan,” said Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua. “As the Province of Milan is the gateway for innovation, entrepreneurial activity and business into Italy and the European Union, this Memorandum of Understanding will provide our City with the ability to pursue economic opportunities that can be achieved with the Province of Milan. I believe it is important that we pursue this strategy. The purpose of this mission is to expand the City's reach on an international level and establish close ties with cities who share in a common vision of global trade, economic growth and job creation.”

 

The signing ceremony took place in Milan as part of the Italian Chamber of Commerce of Ontario (ICCO) Trade Mission to Italy. Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua and Guido Podesta, President of the Province of Milan, signed the agreement.

 

"I am happy to have received at Palazzo Isimbardi the delegation from the City of Vaughan," declared the president of the province of Milan, Guido Podesta. "The political and commercial relations between our institutions, which began last year on the occasion of our mission to Canada, have given way to further developments. We have built the foundations for important relations with the Vaughan community. The signing of the Memorandum of Understanding is an important and meaningful step forward in strengthening our ties. The City of Vaughan is a city on the move and one with a great potential. Its future looks bright."

 

 Vaughan Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua (right) and President of the
Province of Milan, Guido Podesta.