SAIPEM 12000 Platform

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano met his Turkish colleague, Mevlut Cavusoglu, in Kuwait City on the sidelines of the Ministerial Meeting of the Global Coalition against Daesh. The meeting followed a telephone conversation Minister Alfano had yesterday morning with theTurkish Foreign Minister, during which the SAIPEM 12000 Platform issue was raised. Alfano informed Minister Cavusoglu that Italy wished to find a shared solution, in accordance with international law and in the interest of ENI, the countries in the region, and the two Cypriot communities. Today, the two ministers agreed on the need to take into consideration the national interests of both countries and the concerns expressed by their respective governments, also in view of preserving an atmosphere of trust,  which is needed to promote future energy-related projects along with those already in place.