-The sea at Italy Pavilion with excellences of the Blue Economy-

ROME, Nov. 13, 2024 /ANSA=Kyodo JBN/ --

Expo signs memorandum of understanding with Sea Federation The sea at Italy Pavilion with excellences of the Blue Economy The sea is the protagonist of the Italy Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka with the Italian excellences of the Blue Economy. This is the objective of the memorandum of understanding between the General Commissioner for Italy at Expo 2025 Osaka Mario Vattani and the Federazione del Mare (Sea Federation) signed in the presence of the Minister for Civil Protection and Sea Policies Nello Musumeci, expected at the Italy Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka on July 21st on the occasion of the celebrations of the Day of the Sea in Japan.

The collaboration agreement was signed by the President of the Federazione del Mare Mario Mattioli and the General Commissioner for Italy at Expo 2025 Osaka, Mario Vattani, during the conference "The Mediterranean in history: from Sea to Middle Ocean" held at the Italian Institute for Historical Studies. The event was organized by the Federazione del Mare, on the occasion of its 30th anniversary, as part of the Naples Shipping Week.

"The great tradition linked to the Sea that unites Italy and Japan today translates into a strong economic collaboration" said the President of the Federazione del Mare, Mario Mattioli.
"The economy of the Sea is a strategic resource for our country, and the participation of the Federazione del Mare in Expo 2025 Osaka represents an important opportunity to promote Italian excellence in the key sectors of the Blue Economy, at the center of global challenges related to innovation, sustainable growth and the green and digital transitions. Blue economy companies are essential to achieving these goals, demonstrating Italy's leadership in the world. It will be an honor to accompany Minister Musumeci to Osaka because we are convinced that it is necessary to recognize the value of marine and maritime activities - be it cultural, social or economic - especially in the current phase of economic recovery where the blue economy plays a strategic role". "Thanks to this agreement, we will bring to Expo 2025 Osaka the excellence and high technology of Italy linked to the Blue Economy, a strategic and qualifying sector for updating the image of our country," explained the General Commissioner for Italy at Expo 2025 Osaka, Mario Vattani.

"This is an important opportunity to bring together the best of Italian entrepreneurship linked to the sea with international realities such as the Japanese one, with which we share a long maritime tradition. "Our Minister for Civil Protection and Maritime Policies, Nello Musumeci, will be at the Italy Pavilion for the Day of the Sea on July 21, 2025, with a delegation of companies, universities and research institutes in the maritime sector. "We will showcase the Italian cutting edge in the sectors of underwater, underwater pipelines, submarines for civil use, shipbuilding, cruises, recreational boating, tourism and sports, fishing, aquaculture and underwater agriculture."

Furthermore, to strengthen the centrality of the discussion on the marine theme, the Italy Pavilion will host the 2025 edition of the Ocean Decade Foundations Dialogue thanks to a special partnership with the Sasakawa Peace Foundation, one of the main Japanese private foundations and a globally active charitable force. This event, held annually under the auspices of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, is an initiative within the framework of the United Nations Decade of Marine Sciences for Sustainable Development (2021-2030).

Expo 2025 will be held in Osaka from 13 April to 13 October 2025 under the theme "Designing the society of the future for our lives". Italy presents itself with a Pavilion designed by the architect Mario Cucinella whose theme is "Art regenerates life".

Source: General Commissioner’s Office of Italy for Expo 2025 Osaka