Since October 1990, the President of the ICRC, Mr. Cornelio Sommaruga, has carried out missions to Italy, Denmark and Switzerland.

The ICRC President, accompanied by Mr. Francis Amar, deputy Delegate General for Europe and North America, and Mr. Jean-Luc Blondel, head of the Division for Principles and Relations with the Movement, took part in a meeting of National Society Presidents from the countries of the European Economic Community (EEC). The meeting was organized by the Italian Red Cross and held in Asolo, near Venice, from 8 to 11 October 1990.