The ceremony of presentation to the Captains Regent, Francesco Mussoni and Stefano Palmieri, of the new Ambassadors accredited to the Republic of San Marino has taken place this morning in the Government Building.
After the introductory speech by the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Antonella Mularoni, the Ambassador of Canada, James A. Fox, the Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Alphonsus Hermanus Maria Stoelinga, the Ambassador of South Africa, Thenjiwe Ethel Mtintso, the Ambassador of Switzerland, Bernardino Regazzoni and the Ambassador of Ireland, Patrik Hennessy have presented their Credentials to the Captains Regent.
Subsequently, in Palazzo Begni, the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Antonella Mularoni has signed, with the new Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Agreement for the exchange of information on tax matters (TIEA). With this signing, the agreements concluded according to the 2005 OECD standards have become 21.
San Marino, 27 January 2010