On the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, chaired the meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Member Countries of the Central European Initiative (CEI).
Minister Di Maio, who holds the rotating presidency of the CEI, in his opening remarks emphasised the need to continue promoting and renewing the CEI’s actions in line with the spirit of the Declaration adopted in Trieste last 12 June. The Ministers then had a constructive exchange of views on tightening coordination between the CEI’s 17 Member Countries on the issues contained in the UN’s agenda such as the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the development of policies for young people. Italy, besides having been a founding member of CEI over 30 years ago, is also one of its major financial contributors. The Initiative stretches over a geographic area that is strategic for our foreign policy, as it includes most of Central and Eastern Europe and the Balkans.