Energy and diplomatic relations: the mission of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to Abu Dhabi to strengthen strategic relations

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni spoke in Abu Dhabi at the Sustainability Week, where she participated in the signing of a trilateral agreement between Italy, the United Arab Emirates and Albania for the development of renewable energy. During the mission, she had a bilateral meeting with Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to discuss strategic cooperation in energy, artificial intelligence, defense and migration, with a focus on the main international challenges.

IThe President of the Council, Giorgia Meloni, She completed a mission in Abu Dhabi where she intervened in the high-level segment of the Sustainability Week on the theme of interconnections in the context of the energy transition. On the sidelines of the event, together with the President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and to the PFirst Minister of Albania, Edi Rama, attended the signing of a trilateral agreement for the development of renewable energy in Albania and their export to Italy via an underwater electrical cable.

The President then had a bilateral meeting with the President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, during which the two leaders discussed how further strengthen the already excellent bilateral relations based on the strategic partnership launched in 2023. Among the topics covered, the cooperation in the energy sector and interconnections, the new frontiers of artificial intelligence, investment opportunities in the two nations, the relaunch of the cooperation in the defence sector.

The two leaders They also discussed the main international issues with particular reference to the war in Ukraine, the situation in the Middle East and the possible joint initiatives within the framework of the Mattei Plan for Africa and of the Rome Process on Migration and Development.