(ANSA) - PRAGUE - Italian mechanical manufacturing companies are on display at the Brno Fair in the Czech Republic, where ''Italy Area'' was opened on Wednesday, the show case set up by the Italo-Czech Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Pavilion 5 at Brno Exhibition Center.

The event was attended by numerous guests, including Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry Vladimir Bartl, Italian Ambassador Aldo Amati, French ambassador Roland Galharague, the President of the Italo-Czech Chamber of Commerce and industry Gianfranco Pinciroli and the President of the Franco-Czech Chamber of Commerce and industry Constantin Kinsk. In the last three years, Amati underlined, ''the volume of trade between the Czech Republic and Italy grew by 22% , up to 12bn euros ''. And between January and August this year, '' there was a further 5% growth''. According to the President of Italo-Czech Gianfranco Pinciroli, ''Italy and the Czech Republic already have a strong relationship, and now it is necessary to make the leap in quality by tackling the issues of automation, industrial robotics and industry 4.0 ''. Italian exhibitors at Brno are they are Bausano & Figli Spa, Bru Impianti Group srl, Camozzi sro, Cosberg Spa, Mollificio Italiano srl, Serrmac International srl, Tech Con sro, TMP Engineering srl, Italian Automation Association Mechatronics and the Italo-Czech Chamber of Commerce and Industry. (ANSA).