The United States and Italy are set to hold the first one-on-one space dialogue in 2024 “with a particular emphasis on innovative industry,” said Chirag Parikh, the White House National Space Council Executive Secretary, on Friday. He announced this alongside the Italian Ambassador to the US, Mariangela Zappia, during the Italian National Space Day event held at the Italian embassy.

He hailed the entrance of a “new era” of space cooperation, expanding from the national to the international level, where Italy remains an “indispensable partner” in all areas of civil, security and commercial space cooperation. Italy will also host the 75th International Astronautical Congress in 2024, a further opportunity to showcase the country’s ambition to play a leading role in the international space sector.