The Italian consulate in the Dominican Republic will open again officially today, Wednesday 1 February 2017, after having been closed for the last 25 months.
The office re-opening ceremony will take place at 12:30 pm, in the consulate itself at 4 Manuel Rodriguez Objio Street in Gascue.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Relations, the reopening was due to requests to the Italian government made by thousands of Italian residents in the country.
According to unofficial numbers there are more than 150,000 Italians residing in or visiting the Dominican Republic each year.
The Italian government said the reopening confirmed the solid bilateral ties between both countries.
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El Nacional
1 February 2017
