Rome. The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Angelino Alfano, met with AOI, CINI, and Link2007 representatives today at the foreign ministry These are the three major Italian networks that operate in the field of cooperationg for development. Their representatives – and their main associates – are actively involved in the National Council for Cooperation and Development (CNCS) and in the four working groups established within the same area. Alfano stressed that “cooperationg for development is a priority for the Government and a strategic instrument for conflict prevention, strengthening democratic institutions and the strengthening of stabilisation processes. For this reason, Italy has devoted resources to increasing cooperation in the latest budget laws. In addition to €40 million on the 2017 IGRUE Fund, another €393million were allocated – €120 million more than the previous year (La Pergola). Resources were also increased in the resolution on international missions, to €110 million, compared with €90 million in the 2016 mission decree”. (9Colonne)
