Ankara together with different worldwide gamers, “can certainly make a difference at the diplomatic level” in direction of resolving the battle, stated Italian Deputy Prime Minister Antonio Tajani throughout his go to to Türkiye.
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Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has acknowledged Ankara’s key function in ongoing work to resolve the Russia-Ukraine battle and stated Italy helps Türkiye’s efforts for peace.
“Rome today supports Ankara’s negotiating efforts for a solution to the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine,” stated Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, who was in Türkiye on Friday as a part of a working go to.
“Türkiye plays an important role in starting the negotiation process toward peace thanks to its geostrategic position and relations with all parties,” Tajani stated, including that it was important for efforts to influence Russia to proceed till Moscow is open to speaking in regards to the situations for a cease-fire after which “negotiations over a just peace under Kiev’s full ownership.”
Asserting that there can be “no peace without justice,” the Italian overseas minister stated Türkiye, together with different worldwide gamers, “can certainly make a difference at the diplomatic level.”
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Grain deal
“The grain deal was a prime example of this and Italy applauded the positive outcome of the facilitation process led by Ankara,” he added, referring to an settlement that Türkiye, the UN, Russia, and Ukraine signed final July to renew grain exports from three Ukrainian Black Sea ports, which had been paused after the conflict started in February 2022.
Noting that Italy contributed 2 million euros ($2.16 million) final November by signing the refinancing of a bilateral emergency fund of the World Food Programme as a booster to the grain initiative, Tajani stated: “The donation of grain from Ukraine to countries in acute food insecurity is a demonstration of our collective will to avoid that people around the world suffer from the consequences of the Russian aggression.”
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Tajani stated that Italy additionally launched, with the help of the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), a ministerial dialogue on meals safety within the Mediterranean.
“Türkiye has accepted to co-chair this initiative and to play an active role in the identification and implementation of collaborations with countries of the Mediterranean in order to counter the challenges they are facing due to the disruptions in the global commodities trade caused by the conflict,” he stated, including that this was additional proof of “our strengthening bilateral relations.”
‘Strong dedication to Libya’s sovereignty’
Asked in regards to the widespread floor between Türkiye and Italy on overcoming the political stalemate in Libya, Tajani stated: “Stability in Libya is crucial for the stability of the whole Mediterranean Sea, as well as for NATO’s southern flank.”
“Italy and Türkiye share a strong commitment to Libya’s sovereignty, territorial integrity, and national unity,” he added.
“Our countries are among Libya’s top economic partners, and we both want to see Libya finally stabilized and prosperous.”
“We have repeatedly called for free and fair elections in Libya and we are both fully supportive of the UN efforts in facilitating a Libyan-owned comprehensive political solution,” he stated.
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Common Mediterranean id
Tajani additionally underlined that relations between Türkiye and Italy had been primarily based on “longstanding cultural ties and on a common Mediterranean identity.”
Ties between them have consolidated over time “thanks to a fruitful political dialogue and increasingly close economic-commercial relations, also thanks to vibrant exchanges between civil societies,” he added.
Noting that bilateral commerce between the 2 nations reached document ranges within the final couple of years, Tajani stated that the determine was anticipated to achieve $5 billion in 2023.
“With Türkiye being a leading economic and trade partner for Italy,” Rome shares the aim of reaching a bilateral commerce complete of $30 billion within the coming years, he added.
“Thanks to the presence of more than 1,500 Italian companies in the country, we must work towards seizing the opportunities offered by the shortening of ‘supply chains’ throughout the world.”
Pointing to a typical imaginative and prescient on many safety points between Italy and Türkiye, the Italian overseas minister stated the 2 nations had been “strongly committed to fostering international and regional stability.”
“We share common views on managing migration in the Mediterranean area, and we are ready to cooperate more closely in order to fight against terrorism in all of its forms and manifestations as well as human trafficking and to stop illegal departures,” stated Tajani.
Noting that cultural cooperation between the 2 nations gained “full-speed” momentum following the coronavirus pandemic, he stated that due to cooperation agreements inside the EU framework, the variety of Turkish college students in Italian universities had additionally reached all-time excessive ranges.
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