Di Maio: The entry into force of the EEZ agreement is a great success for Greece – Italy

Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio, after the meeting with Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias, said:

“Dear Nikos, I am very happy for your visit to Italy, shortly after the meeting, in Athens of our Prime Minister Mario Draghi with Kyriakos Mitsotakis, on the occasion of Med 9. The bilateral visits and the frequent contacts show our strong friendship and fruitful cooperation of our two countries, which have excellent relations, with close cooperation in the main international dossiers, starting from the European agenda “.

Then the Italian Foreign Minister added:

“Nikos Dendias and I discussed many issues: From relations with neighboring, southern countries, to economic and energy issues. An act that marks its entry into force at the international level, it is a great success for our two countries and an important event for cooperation in the Mediterranean, which we hope will be a model and a point of reference for the future. “and a constructive dialogue between all the countries of the region, which Italy will continue to encourage, will be able to achieve stability in the eastern Mediterranean.”

In relation to the other issues that were discussed today, Luigi Di Maio stressed:

“I reiterated to my Greek counterpart the importance of supporting the political process in Libya, in accordance with a broad participation process in view of the important date, the elections of December 24. And the urgent need for mercenaries and foreign fighters to leave.

And in terms of economic cooperation, our relations are very dynamic, since in the first seven months of the year, trade increased by 27%. Thanks to these numbers, Italy is the second supplier of Greece and the first customer – important elements, due to the presence in Greece of many Italian companies. Starting from this broad cooperation, we aim to strengthen our economic exchanges, especially in infrastructure and energy transition, taking advantage of the funds of the National Recovery Plan. It offers us the opportunity to move on to new industrial partnerships, favoring a more sustainable development. We will strengthen our mutual role as an energy hub in Europe, with the aim of new technologies for the production of clean energy “.

Regarding immigration, finally, the head of Italian diplomacy underlined:

“We also mentioned the need to reach a balanced agreement on migration in the EU, with substantial moves in the external dimension of immigration policy. We will also work more closely together to promote the Mediterranean diet, in order to protect our food industry Finally, I expressed to Nikos Dendias the great Italian expectation for the start, in 2021, of the accession negotiations between Albania and Northern Macedonia and for the opening of a new series of negotiation procedures (Cluster) with Belgrade. the candidate countries in order to pursue a course of reforms “.