Paolo Gentiloni, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, was in Dubrovnik to attend the ministerial meeting on the Ionian and Adriatic Initiative (IAI) \/ EU Strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian Region (EUSAIR).<\/p>\n
Minister Gentiloni\u2019s diplomatic mission falls within the scope of Italy\u2019s staunch and constant action to reaffirm its role as a key partner of the Balkan Countries, also in the prospect of the Italian Presidency of the Berlin Process (the summit will be held in Italy in 2017); an assertive role that Italy is playing by leveraging all the regional cooperation instruments (EUSAIR, IAI, Trilateral meetings with Serbia and Albania, Central European Initiative – CEI).<\/p>\n
The EU Strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian Region (EUSAIR) \u2013 which was launched on 18 November 2014 under the Italian Presidency of the European Council and spurred by the political impulse of Italy \u2013 aims at rationalising resources and sectorial policies by focusing on 4 common \u201cPillars\u201d:\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00d8 fishing and blue economy<\/i>;<\/p>\n
\u00d8\u00a0 interconnectivity of infrastructures and electricity;<\/p>\n
\u00d8\u00a0 the environment;<\/p>\n
\u00d8\u00a0 tourism and culture.<\/p>\n
Partners in EUSAIR, in addition to the EU Commission, are 8 Countries: 4 EU member Countries (Italy, Slovenia, Greece and Croatia) and 4 non-EU Countries (Albania, Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Montenegro).<\/p>\n
The IAI\/EUSAIR Ministerial Meeting held in Dubrovnik represents a strategic direction-setting opportunity for the EU Commission and the 8 partner Countries. The meeting was followed by the EUSAIR Forum, which will present the Strategy to the public and provide an opportunity to open a debate with the Region\u2019s representatives of civil society and opinion makers. \u00a0<\/p>\n
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