Today, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development (AICS) – Maputo Regional Headquarters, the Embassy of Italy in Mozambique, and Televisão de Moçambique (TVM). The aim of this agreement is to provide visibility to the events and activities of the Italian Embassy, as well as projects financed and implemented by AICS in Mozambique.
The event was attended by the Italian Ambassador to Mozambique, Gianni Bardini, the Chairman of the TVM Board of Directors, Élio Jossane Manuel, the Director of AICS-Maputo Regional Headquarters, Paolo Enrico Sertoli, TVM’s Executive Administrator, Cláudio Ilídio Jone, as well as TVM journalists.
During the signing of the agreement, Paolo Enrico Sertoli, Director of AICS-Maputo Regional Headquarters, thanked TVM for the opportunity, emphasizing that “With its national coverage and network of journalists, we will be able to reach the 32 million Mozambicans, spread across the 11 provinces of the country. Furthermore, thanks to its correspondents in Portugal and South Africa, we will also be able to reach Mozambicans living in the diaspora.”
The Italian Ambassador to Mozambique, Gianni Bardini, emphasized that TVM holds a special place in the history of cooperation between Italy and Mozambique, highlighting that this broadcaster “emerged thanks to the partnership between the two countries,” notably with the technical support of RAI – Italian Radiotelevision S.p.A. He concludes by stating that it was an honor to sign this agreement, as TVM “is the medium that enters every home in Mozambique, informing and entertaining the population.”
Élio Manuel Jossane, Chairman of the TVM Board of Directors, stated that, thanks to the agreement signed today, “the Embassy of Italy and Italian Cooperation will have airtime on various news and entertainment programs of Mozambique’s Public Television,” thus promoting “matters of interest to Italy, including projects financed by AICS.”