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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LA VALLETTA (MALTA) (ITALPRESS/MNA) – Malta is seriously considering to start exporting tuna to China and change its exportation policy which at the moment depends on Japan. This was confirmed in Parliament by the fishing minister Anton Refalo. He declared that almost all tuna reared in Maltese fish farms is exported to Japan. He added that Malta needs to explore new countries where to export its tuna product. “Currently, 95% of Maltàs tuna goes to Japan, Refalo said,” describing the situation as problematic for this industry. While adding that in most occasions Japan re-exports Maltese aquaculture products to China for much higher prices,” Refalo declared that it should be Malta that exports its tuna to China. He also said that Malta should rear more fish species in its fish farms to further diversify the industry, adding that fish feed should also be organic for the industry to be more sustainable. Seven aquaculture operators in seven locations are operating in Malta. A total 16,410 tonnes of fish worth €210 million were sold by Maltese fish farms in 2021, according to the National Statistics Office.

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LA VALLETTA (MALTA) (ITALPRESS/MNA) – Maltàs Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Health Chris Fearne was elected as President of the World Health Assembly in Geneva. Chris Fearne received an unanimous vote from the 194 Member States of the World Health Organisation (WHO) after he was nominated for this position for the European Region. Deputy Prime Minister Fearne is the first Maltese to hold this prestigious position. His official duty is to chair this annual Assembly, which is considered a major event for WHO leadership, where Member States determine the priorities and policies of the Organisation for the coming year.
Chris Fearne emphasized that during his term, he will focus on the need for new medicines to be accessible to all people worldwide at the same time. “We are seeing smaller countries at a disadvantage when it comes to the introduction of these innovative medicines in the local market. Therefore, Malta will be at the forefront to make an impact on the health of people worldwide,” said Fearne. He described that this year as important for the World Health Organisation as it marks its 75th anniversary since its establishment. “With political, economic, social, and environmental situations worsening around the world, health services and the health of people worldwide are being affected more. Therefore, the World Health Organisation needs to be more vocal and present,” stated Chris Fearne.
Chris Fearne already held talks with the Director-General of the WHO, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, and the Deputy Minister of the National Health Commission of China, Dr. Cao Xuetao.
He will serve as the President of the World Health Assembly for a one-year term while continuing his work as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Health in Malta.
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BRUSSELS (BELGIUM) (ITALPRESS/MNA) – The European Commission has today made a fourth payment of 1.5 billion euros under the Macro-financial Assistance (MFA)+ package for Ukraine, worth up to €18 billion. With this instrument, the EU seeks to help Ukraine cover its immediate funding needs, with stable, predictable and sizeable financial support in 2023.
This support will help Ukraine to keep on paying wages and pensions and maintain essential public services running, such as hospitals, schools, and housing for relocated people. It will also allow Ukraine to ensure macroeconomic stability and restore critical infrastructure destroyed by Russia in its war of aggression, such as energy infrastructure, water systems, transport networks, roads and bridges.
Today’s payment comes after the Commission on the 23 April had found that Ukraine continued to make satisfactory progress towards implementing the agreed policy conditions and complied with reporting requirements, which aim to ensure the transparent and efficient use of the funds. Ukraine has notably achieved important progress to strengthen the rule of law, enhance financial stability, improve the functioning of the gas system and promote a better business climate. This finding will also enable the disbursement of a further monthly payment of €1.5 billion in June.
Overall, since the start of the war, the support to Ukraine and Ukrainians amounts to around 70 billion euros. This includes financial, humanitarian, emergency budget and military support to Ukraine from the EU, Member States and the European financial institutions, as well as resources made available to help Member States cater for needs of Ukrainians fleeing the war.
President Ursula von der Leyen said: “Ukraine is fighting back bravely against Russiàs war of aggression. Europe continues to stand by this country. Since the start of this year, we have paid €7.5 billion in macro-financial assistance. This funding is contributing significantly to covering Ukrainès immediate financial needs. And more will come”.

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