00:00Italy was the first nation in the EU to decide to invest in relation with Central Asia and its individual member nation,
00:13launching a permanent format in order to share ideas.
00:17We have shown the way, and our example has indeed led the path,
00:25as proven by the first EU-Central Asia Summit last April,
00:31which not surprisingly elevated the relations between the region and the European Union to a strategic partnership.
00:40We are proud of this choice,
00:44since the capacity to create bridges and opportunities for dialogue
00:51by exploring avenues that others have not had the courage to pursue,
00:58is in the DNA of Italian people.
01:03This is a legacy we learned from one of the most famous Italians in history, Marco Polo,
01:12who centuries ago crossed these lands to reach the farthest borders in the then-known world.
01:21There is no better symbol to describe what we celebrate today.
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