Mattarella diplomatic trip to Mozambique
Mattarella meets the President Nyusithe friendship and cooperation relationship between Italy and Mozambique consolidated
The president of the Republic, Sergio Mattarellaon a State Visit to the Republic of Mozambiquewas received by the President, Filipe Jacinto Nyusito the Presidential Palace.
At the end of the talks, the two heads of state released statements to the press. On this occasion the Indicative Plan was signed Multi-year Development Cooperation (PIP)
President Mattarella will therefore pay tribute to Monument to the Mozambican Heroes with the deposition of a crown.
In the afternoon a meeting with the President of the Municipal Council of Maputo at the Town Hall, where the ceremony for the delivery of the Keys of the City of Maputo.
In the evening, the State lunch offered by the President of Mozambique in honor of President Mattarella al Ponta Vermelha Palace.
Wednesday 6 July morning, Mattarella will meet the President of the Assembly of the Republic, Esperança Bias. Upon completion, he will visit the Dream Center of Zimpeto of the Community of Sant’Egidioaccompanied by the Executive Secretary Dream Mozambique, Flavio Ismael.
President Mattarella will then meet a representative of the Italian community and representatives of the Italian institutions present in Mozambique.
The agreement “Multiannual Indicative Plan (PIP) Italy – Mozambique 2022-2026” takes its cue from the challenges related to the significant demographic growth of the country, to the macroeconomic stability and peacekeeping, exposure to the effects of climate change, and ultimately, the mitigation of the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic
The PIP has an indicative financial commitment of 85 million Euros for the first three years, of which 35 million Euros as a gift and 50 million Euros as aid credit, and aims to harmonize the Italian commitment with the “Five-Year Program of the Government of Mozambique (PQG 2020-2024) “and the National and Sectoral Development Strategies.
For the Italian government he signed the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Marina Sereni. The signature came at the end of the conversation between the two presidents as part of Mattarella’s state visit to Mozambique.
With this framework, the Plan will allow to give continuity to actions in support of development in the regions of historical presence of Italy (the Province of Cabo Delgado in the north, the Provinces of Manica, Sofala and Tete in the center, and the Province and City of Maputo in the south), thanks to the contribution of all the subjects of the cooperation system Italian company present in the country (Civil Society Organizations – OSC and subjects
non-profit, Universities and Public Bodies, State Administrations, Regions and Local Bodies,
profit-making subjects).
In continuity with the Italian cooperation action in the country, efforts will continue to be concentrated on
five priority thematic areas: health, job creation, agriculture, urban development, environment.
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