Prime Minister Meloni co-presidents together with the president of the European Commission the summit with the African countries: “It is there that our future is decided”.
For some time the Italian premier Giorgia Meloni hoped for “Europeanization” of Piano Matteithe development plan conceived by the government To increase strategic partnerships with the countries of Africa. Today in Rome, more precisely at Villa Pamphilj, an important summit was held, covered by the Premier and the President of the European Commission Ursula von der leyenentitled “The Mattei Plan for Africa and the Global Gateway: A Common Effort with the African Continent“.
The co-president summit has as its objective to give shape to the harmonization of the Mattei Plan and the Global Gatewaythe European foreign investment plan which includes 150 billion for Africa. The goal is to give concrete form to a new cooperation paradigm, less focused on simple assistance and more marked by a partnership for mutual development, with particular attention to strategic sectors such as energy, logistics, digital and agro -industry.
The leaders of theAfrican Unionthe leaders of Angola, Zambia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania, in addition to the most important banking institutions such as the African development bank And Africa Finance Corporation.
In the opening declarations of the summit, held today at 11, Premier Meloni said that “Today’s summit represents a fundamental step in the internationalization of the Mattei Plan. We have always been aware that in order to achieve the pre -established ambitious objectives it was necessary to work in synergy with the European partners, starting with the European Commission “. The premier then added that “Africa is a continent in which our future is played. We think that strengthening Africa means strengthening Europe too and build together the conditions of common stability ».
According to the Premier, the purpose of today’s summit is to offer concrete answers to the priorities expressed by African partners on strategic infrastructures, on safe and modern digital connections and on the relaunch of the local agricultural chains.
Among the most relevant projects in the realization phase is the “Corridor of Lubito”an 830 km railway line destined to connect Angola and Zambia through the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with possible future developments to the Tanzanian port of Dar Es Salaam. The initiative aims to create a regional logistical axis for transit not only of strategic minerals, but also of agricultural and energy resources, thus promoting an integrated economic development.
At the same time, interventions are planned to enhance the digital interconnection of the optical fiber cable cable “Blue-Ran”which will strengthen the connections between India, Europe and the Middle East, together with measures to support African agri -food supply chains and the consolidation of supply chains, in order to improve their efficiency and stability.
