Official visit of the Secretary-General to Italy (22-24 February 2007)

During his official visit to Italy, OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría met with:

• Romano PRODI, Prime Minister
• Massimo D'ALEMA, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs
• Pierluigi BERSANI, Minister for Economic Development
• Emma BONINO, Minister of International Trade and European Affairs
• Giuseppe FIORONI, Minister of Education
• Fabio MUSSI, Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology
• Luigi NICOLAIS, Minister of Reform and Innovation in Public Administration
• Tommaso PADOA-SCHIOPPA, Minister of Economy and Finance
• Enrico LETTA, Under-Secretary of State, Prime Minister's Office
• Lamberto DINI, President, Commission of Foreign Affairs of the Senate
• Letizia MORATTI, Mayor of Milan

Additionally, Mr Gurría's speaking engagements during the visit included:

• An address to the Foreign Relations Commission, House of Deputies, in the context of a series of "hearings" on globalisation
• An address to government ministers and business representatives highlighting the benefits that countries can draw from OECD membership, in particular on the political economy of reform, at a dinner hosted by the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs.
• A statement on economic liberalisation in Italy at a Round Table organised by the newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore

Further information

• Find out more about OECD work on Italy.