Jongopie Stevens presents Letters of Credence in Italy
His Excellency Mr. Jongopie Siaka Stevens, Sierra Leone’s Ambassador accredited to the Republic of Italy, resident in Berlin, Germany has on Thursday 6th May 2010 officially presented his Letters of Credence to the President of the Republic of Italy, His Excellency Mr. Giorgio Napolitano at his Quirinale Presidium in Rome, Italy. He was accompanied by Mr. Aiah E. Mbawa, First Secretary of the Sierra Leone Embassy in Berlin, Germany. (Photo: President Napolitano greets Ambassador Stevens)
The presentation ceremony was climaxed by fruitful bilateral discussions with the Italian President, aimed at further strengthening the existing strong bonds of friendship and cooperation between the two countries.
Ambassador Jongopie Siaka Stevens presenting his Letters of Credence to President Napolitano
Preceding the presentation ceremony were series of courtesy-calls paid to authorities at the Italian Foreign Ministry, among which were visits to the Chief of the Diplomatic Protocol of the Italian Republic, Ambassador Leonardo Visconti di Modrone, the Director General for Sub-Saharan African Countries, Minister Plenipotentiary Giuseppe Morabito and the Deputy Director General for Development Cooperation, Minister Plenipontentiary Mario Sammartino, respectively.
Ambassador Stevens and President Napolitano chat as they stroll
Those visits provided Ambassador Stevens the opportunity to articulate priority areas such as the Bumbuna Hydro Electricity Project Phase Two, the Affordable Housing Scheme, Oil Palm and Sugar Production etc., for which the Government of Sierra Leone would require the assistance from the Italian Government and investors.
At one of the meetings, Ambassador Stevens held discussions with Palamara Group, an Italian company that has already signed an MOU with NASSIT with a view of establishing an affordable housing scheme. Palamara would also want to embark on oil palm production and would field a visit to Sierra Leone on the 17th May 2010, to put modalities in place for the commencement of their projects.
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