Meeting in the Province between Succurro and the president of the Kaolack Departmental Council, Ahmed Youssouf Bengelloune

COSENZA – «We strongly believe in international partnerships, fundamental to build new opportunities for mutual growth”, this is the comment of the President of the Province, Rosaria Succurro, during the meeting held yesterday evening with the President of the Departmental Council of Kaolack (Senegal), Ahmed Youssouf Bengelloune, accompanied by his delegation.

The meeting with the president of the Senegalese Province was also attended by the president of the ASeCo Association (Senegalese Association of the province of Cosenza), Ibrahima D. Diop; the secretary of the ASeCo Association, Talla Diakhoumpa, together with his deputy; the president of the FO.CO Cooperative, Alessandro Brullo; and the interpreter who promoted dialogue between the parties.

In thanking Ahmed Youssouf Bengelloune for the visit, President Succurro underlined that the meeting «is a reunion with the Senegalese communitybecause thanks to contacts with Ibrahima from ASeCo years ago we had already started this mutual relationship of exchange and above all friendship. Today the organization that I lead allows us to materialize this relationship, starting from the subscription of a Friendship Pact between the two territories aimed at sharing those issues of interest to our communities – agriculture, slow and eco-sustainable tourism which represents a driving force for economic growth – which will enrich both territories”.

Also the President Bengelloune confirmed the desire to talk about territorial cooperation between the Province of Kaolack and that of Cosenza: «I am happy and I thank Succurro for the welcome and hospitality. In Italy the two central governments are in contact, but it is essential that this cooperation starts in the territories and with the populations and I am here for this reason. We want to sign partnership agreements between our two provinces to ensure that both populations can benefit from them” the comment.

The appointment is for a next meeting, again at the provincial headquarters, for the signing of the Protocol which will in the meantime be prepared by the provincial offices and shared with the Senegalese partner.

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