Cirielli-Haddad meeting at Farnesina: cooperation on European strategies and African Development
Cirielli and Haddad meet at the Farnesina to strengthen relations between Italy and France. At the center of the dialogue: migration, development in Africa, EU-Mercosur agreements and European strategic autonomy.
Cirielli-Haddad meeting at Farnesina: cooperation on European strategies and African Development
Deputy Minister Edmondo Cirielli met with the French Minister Delegate for Europe, Benjamin Haddad, to discuss strategic issues between Italy and France, including the ccross-border operation, migration flows, trade agreements EU-Mercosur and European strategic autonomy initiatives. The meeting highlighted the renewed dynamism in bilateral relations between the two countries.
Il Deputy Minister, Edmondo Cirielli, received at the Farnesina the French Minister delegate for Europe, Benjamin Haddad. In confirming theexcellent state of bilateral relations, which are experiencing a phase of renewed dynamism, Cirielli and Haddad agreed on the opportunity to intensify cross-border cooperation and on how deepen the synergies between Rome and Paris in the field of development cooperation with African countries, both in North Africa and sub-Saharan Africa, especially in the areas of agriculture and food security.
There was also a fruitful discussion on the respective positions regarding the recently signed Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and Mercosur and the importance of the goal achieved at European level was highlighted, but also the need to ensure a adequate protection at commercial level for the renowned Italian and French agricultural sectorThe two government representatives also addressed the dossier relating to the management of migration flows, in which Cirielli highlighted the excellent results achieved by Italy in 2024.
Central themes were then those related to the achievement of European strategic autonomy: from the strengthening and financing of the continental defense industry, to the identification of innovative solutions in the technological and strategic communications fields, through the strengthening of collaboration in the aerospace sector within the framework of the European Space Agency.
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