About it today on his page in Facebook said the head of the Republic Sergey Aksenov.

The Italian guests came from 5 major regions of the country Veneto, Liguria, Lombardy, Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna. Businessmen also have large years of experience in the manufacture of food products and animal feed.

At the meeting the parties will discuss the supply to Peninsula equipment for collection and processing of fruit and berry production, including grapes. It is also planned the signing of the agreement on the twinning of the cities of Padua and Simferopol. On Saturday, the Italians will visit one of the region's largest wine factory "Massandra", where he will discuss plans for joint work with the winemakers. Also Sergey Aksenov invited foreign guests in 2017 to participate in the third international Yalta economic forum.

S. Aksenov also thanked the Italian tribes for their principled position on the status of Crimea and the removal of anti-Russian sanctions.

"These are people who deeply understand and consistently defend the national interests of their country, their regions, which convey to the Europeans the truth about the Crimea, about the mood of the Crimean people, about the development prospects of the Peninsula", — said the head of the Republic.