LA VALLETTA (MALTA) (ITALPRESS/MNA) – The situation in the Mediterranean was discussed among issues of common interest between Malta and Marocco. Maltese Foreign Minister Ian Borg said that following the bilateral talks and signing of agreements with Marocco, Malta continued to strengthen its relationship with important partners in the Mediterranean region in order to ensure more stability. Maltese Minister Ian Borg and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Morocco, Nasser Bourita spoke about illegal immigration. Borg emphasized the situation in Libya and urged for a Libyan-led political solution to achieve stability in the region. Meanwhile, Bourita said Morocco is willing to cooperate on security and stability issues in Africa and the Mediterranean, with a particular view to the fight against illegal immigration.
The two Ministers reiterated the need for more discussion between all the Mediterranean states so that the migration issue continues to be raised at the top of the agenda and the much-needed issues are addressed. “As a Minister within the Council of Ministers of the European Union, I will continue, as I have always done, to speak and lead forward the importance of discussing the southern neighbourhood,” said Minister Ian Borg.
Meanwhile, a cooperation agreement was signed between the Mediterranean Academy for Diplomatic Studies and the Moroccan Academy for Diplomatic Studies with the aim of strengthening the cooperation in relation to research, training, and exchange in this sector. This will help students from both countries to progress in their studies and build their skills.
During this visit, the Maltese and Moroccan ministers signed memoranda of understanding on education and energy.
A forum to promote business links between Malta and Morocco was organized in Rabat. Borg addressed the forum, reiterating that Malta and North Africa have a lot in common, allowing for more business collaboration and economic expansion between the two continents. “Malta recognizes the strategic importance of Morocco and the existing economic and political stability. It was for this reason that together with Trade Malta, as a government, we felt the need to continue pushing more Maltese businesses to roam in this country,” he said.
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KYIV (UKRAINE) (ITALPRESS/MNA) – In a message on Telegram, the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky Business spoke about “a trip to the region of Kherson to coordinate a meeting on how to deal with the consequences caused by the explosion of the Kakhovka hydroelectric dam”.
On Telegram, the President of Ukraine referred to the “many important issues that were discussed,” in particular the operational situation in the region following the disaster, the evacuation of the population from potential flooded areas, the end of the emergency caused by the explosion, and the organization of vital support earmarked for the flooded areas. In addition, he referred to the prospects for restoring the ecosystem of region and the operational military situation in the area of the disaster.
The Ukrainian President spoke about the importance to establish the damages and allocate funds to compensate the residents affected by the disaster and to develop a program to offset the losses or transfer the enterprises within the Kherson region”.

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MILAN (ITALPRESS/MNA) – The partnership between Italy and Iraq in the health sector has been strengthened. Kamel Ghribi, President of Gksd Investment Holding and Vice President of the San Donato Group, signed in Iraq “a preliminary agreement with the Governor of Basra Assad Al Eidani”. Ghribi announced the agreement on his Instagram profile, adding this is a symbol of commitment and determination in pursuing projects that will produce tangible benefits for Iraq and its people, while consolidating bilateral relations between Rome and Baghdad. The agreement signed with Sace includes the training of Iraqi doctors, an exchange and visiting doctors program and patient assistance at the hospitals of the San Donato Group.
Ghribi described the agreement as “a milestone of great importance for the sustainable development of the country and its health system”. He underlined “it is, in fact – one of the most significant agreements between GKSD-Gruppo San Donato and Iraq which will also include partnership projects in infrastructure and renewable energy. I am already planning a follow-up trip to define the details of further cooperation projects”.
During his trip, Ghribi also met Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al Sudani, Industry Minister Khalid Battal Al-Najim and the Mayor of Baghdad Ammar Musa Kadhim. “These very important and significant meetings, play a fundamental role in strengthening ties between Italy and Iraq, as well as supporting a partnership of exceptional value”, he concluded.

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TUNIS (TUNISIA) (ITALPRESS/MNA) – “In full respect of Tunisian sovereignty, I told President Saied of the efforts that a friendly country like Italy is making to reach a positive conclusion to the agreement between Tunisia and the International Monetary Fund, which remains fundamental for the strengthening and the full recovery of the country”. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni Made this statement following the meeting in Tunis with Tunisian President Kais Saied.
For Meloni “a pragmatic approach is needed, taking into consideration how the IMF operates”.
“It is essential to strengthen cooperation in the fight against irregular migration. The approach cannot be solely a security one”, she continued.
“We have done an excellent job so far together with Tunisia, arrivals of migrants in Italy have significantly decreased in May compared to March and April,” Meloni said. She added, “clearly the most difficult season from this point of view is about to begin, and we can only be concerned for the next few months and we believe that our common work must be intensified”.
She also mentioned that with President Saied, it was also discussed the proposition of an international conference in Rome on the issue of migration and development”.

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ROME (ITALPRESS/MNA) – The Nova Kakhovka dam in Ukraine, controlled by the Russians, was destroyed overnight. It is a strategic facility for supplying water to the Crimea. Kiev and Moscow accused each other on responsibility for the attack.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called an emergency meeting of the National Security Council. “Russian terrorists,” he wrote on Telegram referring to the attack, while adding “the destruction of the dam of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant confirms to the whole world that they must be expelled from every corner of the Ukrainian territory.” He added “they should not be left in one single meter, because they use it for terror and it is only Ukrainès victory that will restore security,”. While assuring that “this victory will come.” Zelensky gave more assurances, “terrorists will not be able to stop Ukraine with water, missiles or anything else. All services are working.”

However, the head of the Russian government of the Kherson region, Andrey Alekseenko, accused the Ukrainian troops for the destruction of the dam.

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LA VALLETTA (MALTA) (ITALPRESS) – Mauro German Camoranesi is the new coach of Floriana FC. The news was confirmed by Floriana FC, after it was revealed on the Facebook page of the television program “Replay” aired on Net TV.
Camoranesi, a former Italian international player who played for Juventus, arrived in Malta and was welcomed by the President of the club, Johann Said, and by the Director of Floriana, Sean Sullivan. The news comes after Floriana made an official offer to the former winner of the 2006 World Cup, who in the last few days was also in Malta for negotiations between the two parties.
Camoranesi indicated that he wanted to accept the offer made to him by the management of Floriana FC and signed the contract with the club.
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LA VALLETTA (MALTA) (ITALPRESS/MNA) – A resolution sponsored by Malta and France at the United Nations Security Council on the renewing of the European Union inspection of vessels off Libyàs coast suspected of violating the arms embargo on Libya was approved by 14 votes in favour and one abstention from Russia. No country objected to the resolution. Russia claimed the EU operation has been ineffective in stopping the flow of illegal weapons to Libya. The brief resolution extends the authorization for inspections for a year and reaffirms the Security Council’s “determination that terrorism, in all forms and manifestations, constitutes one of the most serious threats to peace and security”. The arms embargo monitoring effort has been carried out since March 2020 by a European Union mission called Operation Irini. Since then, 25 suspect vessels were inspected and seized cargo assessed to be violating the arms embargo on three occasions. Turkish-flagged vessels have denied Irini consent to board and inspect suspected vessels on 10 occasions.
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ROME (ITALPRESS) – “Angola is the protagonist of peace and stability in the African continent.” This was stated by the President of Italy, Sergio Mattarella, in the presence of the President of Angola, Joao Lourenco, who is on a state visit to Rome. “Knowing how much he is a protagonist of some peace initiatives, I asked President Lourenço for his analysis” regarding “the tensions in the Great Lakes region and in Sudan” and “it was of great interest to me to listen to his opinion.”
“We also talked about the need for growing collaboration between Angola and the European Union, examining the various steps and Italy’s commitment to push within the Union to increase this collaboration with Angola,” Mattarella underlined.
“We talked about all the wars in the world and the one caused by Russia in Ukraine, registering a common will of Angola and Italy for peace, international collaboration, respect for all states, their independence and sovereignty and growing collaboration with sign of multilateralism”, continued the head of state.
“We would like to take this opportunity to reaffirm our support for Romès bid for
Expo2030. Italy can count on the support of Angola”, said the president of Angola, Joào Lourencoll.
He then reiterated “the condemnation of the invasion and annexation of part of Ukrainian territory” by Russia, whose aggression has caused “the biggest energy and food crisis ever seen. Italy and Angola hope that the conflict will end and that a ceasefire can be reached as soon as possible, achieving a lasting peace not only for Ukraine and for Europe, but for the whole world”.

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LA VALLETTA (MALTA) (ITALPRESS/MNA) – Three boats carrying over 1,000 migrants are in distress in the Central Mediterranean region. This was announced by the international NGO Alarm Phone on twitter asking the relevant authorities to take action immediately to save the migrants. Alarm Phone said that it was alerted by a large boat in distress. The people reported that they fled from Libya several days ago and that their engine has stopped. Alarm Phone informed the authorities and urged them to take action as rescue efforts are needed urgently and without delay”. “The people reported that a lot of water entered the lower deck of the drifting boat, forcing them to move to the upper one. So far, no rescue is in sight, and authorities are silent about any efforts to rescue this boat in acute danger,” said Alarm Phone, adding “the people are asking for immediate rescue. The NGO confirmed this morning that the 500 people survived one more night at sea, however, the situation is still the same with the engine is still not working and the migrants are still adrift. “They continue to urgently call for help,” said Alarm Phone, while asking “how long do they have to wait for rescue?” Alarm Phone urged the authorities to not further delay rescue efforts. Meanwhile, during last night, at about 1am, Alarm Phone was alerted that a second large boat is in distress with about 500 people. They fled from eastern Libya, and are in the shared SAR zone of Malta and Italy. It was confirmed that the authorities were alerted and were asked to take action without delay. One hour before, shortly after last midnight, Alarm Phone was alerted that another boat carrying 27 people was struggling in bad weather conditions in international waters. The authorities were urged to send a rescue mission as soon as they were informed.

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