00:00I'm certain it will be a decisive moment to intensify our relations and make them even more sound, long-lasting
00:10and strategic.
00:12And this is not a path that begins today, but one we have been pursuing together for some time.
00:22Italy was the first nation in the EU to decide to invest in relation with Central Asia and its individual
00:32member nation, launching a permanent format in order to share ideas.
00:38We have shown the way and our example has indeed led the path, as proven by the first EU Central
00:50Asia Summit last April, which not surprisingly elevated the relations between the region and the European Union to a strategic
01:01partnership.
01:01We are proud of this choice, since the capacity to create bridges and opportunities for dialogue by exploring avenues that
01:17others have not had the courage to pursue is in the DNA of Italian people.
01:24This is a legacy we learned from one of the most famous Italians in history, Marco Polo, who centuries ago
01:36crossed these lands to reach the farthest borders in the then-known world.
01:42There is no better symbol to describe what we celebrate today, cooperation, vision, responsibility, but also the ability to look
01:53beyond the horizon and to learn to understand others.
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