DIPLOMATS TO PLAY IN ITALO-TUNISIAN FRIENDSHIP TOURNAMENT

(VELINO) Roma, 29 Sep - Foreign Affairs PlenipotentiaryMinister Luigi Vignali will be in goal for the Italiandiplomatic team due to compete in the seventh tournament offriendship between Italy and Tunisia from Oct 10 to 12. Theproceeds of the event will go to support the activities of anon-profit organisation that provides health care to elderlyItalians resident in Tunisia, and to help some Tunisiansstudents pay their annual fees for the Italian School. Theother teams are Selinunte Amateurs, the Italo-Tunisian Chamberof Commerce and Kimetal, a team of Italians living in Tunisia.The tournament also aims to strengthen the friendship betweenthe two peoples through the most played and loved sport on bothsides of the Mediterranean. The event will take place at theAvenir sports complex of La Marsa, a Tunisian first divisionteam. The Italian diplomatic team has always been closelylinked with the promotion of sport values and the rule of law.The team plays regularly at events dedicated to solidarity andcharity, often raising funds for situations of suffering andhardship. vel.