Marseille – Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni is in Marseille today to attend the 13th Foreign Affairs Ministerial meeting for Dialogue in the Western Mediterranean (“Dialogue 5+5”). Other participants include the Foreign Ministers of France, Malta, Algeria, Tunisia, Mauritania, Libya and the Secretaries of State of Spain and Portugal. The Foreign Affairs Ministerial meeting is the most relevant encounter on the “Dialogue 5+5” agenda as it offers an opportunity to reinforce cooperation and integration among Participating Countries on a number of issues that are sensitive for the entire region. The main issues on the agenda are: the situation in Libya; migration flows; the fight against terrorism to assure the security and stability of the Western Mediterranean and its neighbouring regions; the economic development of the Western Mediterranean, with a special focus on youth inclusion programmes.(9Colonne)
