Renewal of the twinning between Cuneo and Santa Fe
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On 5 November 2026 the municipality of Cuneo renewed its twinning agreement with the Argentine city of Santa Fe, signed by deputy mayor Luca Serale and the mayor of Santa Fe, Juan Pablo Poletti, at the end of an institutional mission by the Cuneo delegation to Argentina. The twinning between the two cities dates back to 1991 [1][2].
The delegation and the renewal of the agreement
The mission included, besides deputy mayor Serale, city councillors Flavia Barbano and Claudia Carli and officials Matteo Odasso and Fabio Guglielmi. Cuneo's mayor, Patrizia Manassero, took part remotely in the meeting with mayor Poletti [2]. For the renewal of the twinning, Cuneo presented the Argentine municipality with a commemorative plaque; the Santa Fe administration unveiled one of its own in the Plazoleta Hermanamiento Santa Fe-Cuneo/Piamonte [2]. Serale called the agreement «a solid basis» for building new opportunities for cultural, educational and economic cooperation; the account of the mission does not, however, report a timetable of activities, new agreements or other formal steps already set [2].
Institutional and economic meetings
The delegation held official talks with mayor Poletti and with representatives of the Bolsa de Comercio of Santa Fe, discussing possible cooperation in the agri-food supply chain, without any initiatives already under way being announced [1][2]. The programme also included visits to the Chamber of Deputies of the Province of Santa Fe [1][2].
Meetings with the Piedmontese community and the education sector
On the evening of Friday 6 November the delegation was welcomed at the Centro Piemontese of Santa Fe, where it met members of the large community of Piedmontese descent living in the Argentine province; the Centro helped organise the mission's programme [1][2]. Visits were also made to the Italian school "Dante Alighieri" and to the Universidad Católica de Santa Fe, where, with the director of the Institutional Relations Department, Maria Gutierrez, possible cooperation in training, culture and international relations was explored, without specific courses, exchanges already under way or allocated funds being announced [1][2]. Deputy mayor Serale thanked FAPA and its chairman, Hernán Trossero, the Centro Piemontese and councillor María Ester Valli for their role in liaising with the Cuneo area [1].
Visits to the city's sites
The Cuneo delegation also visited the "1° de Mayo" Municipal Theatre and the National Constitution Museum of Santa Fe [1][2].
Sources
- Cuneo e Santa Fe rinnovano il gemellaggio: conclusa la missione istituzionale in Argentina — Cuneo24, 11 November 2026
- Cuneo a Santa Fe, la missione esplora collaborazioni con scuola e università — Quotidiano Piemontese, 10 November 2026