Italian delegation to visit Thailand
About 200 Italian businessmen will join the official delegation to Thailand around July 2014, according to Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Niwatthumrong Boonsongpaisan.
They will represent the banking, manufacturing and trade sectors. They will include small and medium-sized business owners.
Leading the delegation is Italian prime minister Enrico Letta, who has just accepted the Thai government's invitation to visit Thailand.
Niwatthumrong revealed the information after a discussion with Italian deputy prime minister Carlo Calenda on the sidelines of the 9th WTO Ministerial Conference in Bali, Indonesia.
He also said that in March, an Italian team will make a preliminary visit and to promote the bilateral trade and investment in the long term, it will meet with several Thai agencies inlcuding the Board of Investment, the Federation of Thai Industries and the Thai Chamber of Commerce.
