After talks with Giorgio Napolitano, the President of Russia awarded the Order of Friendship to the President of Italy’s Diplomatic Counsellor, Antonio Zanardi Landi, for his contribution to developing Russian-Italian relations. In previous years Mr Landi acted as Italian Ambassador to Russia.
On November 26, the President of Russia will visit Trieste, where the eighth round of top-level Russian-Italian interstate consultations in expanded format will take place, with members of both countries’ governments taking part.