Premier Giorgia Meloni will visit the
Amerigo Vespucci on Saturday, January 25, in Jeddah after the
Italian Navy's training ship arrived in the beautiful Saudi
Arabian port on Friday.
It will be the premier's first visit to the tall ship, which
departed from Genoa on July 1, 2023, for a two-year world tour
taking in five continents, 30 counties and 35 ports before its
return to the Mediterranean.
With the stage in Jeddah, the 33rd of the world tour, the
Vespucci has travelled more than 43,000 nautical miles, over
twice the length of the equator.
The ship crossed the Bāb el-Mandeb Strait accompanied by the
frigate Alpino and the destroyer Caio Duilio to reach Jeddah.
The opening ceremony of Villaggio Italia, the touring exposition
of Italian excellence that is set for its eighth and final stage
before the Vespucci returns to the Mediterranean, takes place on
Monday.
Defence Minister Guido Crosetto will take part in the event.
On the same day, Crosetto will present the Vespucci's
Mediterranean tour together with Luca Andreoli, the CEO of the
ministry's Difesa Servizi agency.
It will be possible to find out what's in store for the "most
beautiful ship in the world" in view of its return to Italy
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