Kabul – In 2013, commitments and disbursements by region for development cooperation interventions amounted to €291.5 million and €289.8 million respectively, for a 45.8 % and 17.5% increase compared to 2012. This according to the 2014 Statistics Yearbook of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The country that benefited the most from Italian aid in 2013 was Afghanistan, which received €24,573,829, followed by Tunisia with €17,736,945, Mozambique with €15,252,57, Ethiopia with €15.050.100, and Senegal with €13,726,067. (9Colonne)