While in Rome, Minister for Foreign and
European Affairs and Trade Ian Borg continued with a
series of bilateral meetings being held in various
countries to continue explaining Malta’s work priorities.
Minister Ian Borg had a meeting with the
Minister for European Affairs, Cohesion Policy and Italy’s
National Recovery and Resilience Plan Raffaele Fitto. During this meeting, the
strong relations our countries have which go back to 1964 were discussed. The
two ministers
discussed the possibility of more cooperation between the two countries also on
a European basis, in particular when it comes to the challenges and
opportunities that the Mediterranean region is facing from time to time. A
topic of priority on the agenda was immigration.
During another meeting, Minister for
Foreign and European Affairs and Trade Ian Borg met with the Italian
Parliamentary Commission for Foreign and Community Affairs led by the Giulio
Tremonti and the Members of Parliament Paolo Formentini and Andrea Orsini. The
themes of the Mediterranean region and the importance of stability continued to
be discussed. Several other current affairs themes were also discussed.
In the last meeting, Ian Borg met Minister
for Enterprise of Italy Adolfo Urso to discuss the commercial relationship
between the two countries. “Despite the fact
that the commercial relations between the two countries are among the best, we
still aim to continue improving them. We will continue to work to make our
country a strategic place for learning English whilst also increasing tourism
between the two countries,” claimed Minister
Borg. The two ministers
agreed on the need for cooperation for the benefit of both peoples.
