Yaounde-Cameroon: President Paul Biya to visit Italy

After receiving Sergio Mattarella, on a state visit to Cameroon, from 17 to 20 March 2016, the Cameroonian president will be paying a return visit  to Italy from 20 to 22 of March 2017.

During the visit of the Italian president in Cameroon last year, the two Heads of State had given an overview of the regional and international issues facing the International Community, particularly those related to terrorism, namely the assistance of Italy to Cameroon in the fight against Boko Haram.

At the bilateral level, the two heads of state expressed the desire to further strengthen cooperation between their two countries. They had agreed on the need to strengthen economic and trade exchanges between Cameroon and Italy.

Numerous cooperation agreements had been signed between Yaoundé and Rome during this visit.

In recent days, there has been a strong presence of Italian businessmen in Yaoundé, led by Mario Giro, the Italian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs. Many transalpine investors, have come into contact with Cameroonian business circles.