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Italy and Algeria Cement Strategic Alliance With 40 Summit Agreements

Leaders framed the summit as a cornerstone of Italy’s Plan Mattei strategy to secure North African gas, enhance security ties, tighten migration oversight, accelerate trade ventures, develop digital networks.

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Giorgia Meloni et Abdelmadjid Tebboune à Rome.
Abdelmadjid Tebboune et Giorgia Meloni lors du G7 de Fasano (Pouilles), en juin 2024.
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Overview

  • Italy and Algeria signed nearly 40 accords at the fifth intergovernmental summit in Rome covering energy, defense, counter-terrorism, migration control and commercial cooperation.
  • Algeria now provides over one-third of Italy’s natural gas following a $1.35 billion Sonatrach-ENI production-sharing contract finalized July 7 to expand exploration in the Berkine Sud basin.
  • Defence agreements establish joint military collaborations and counter-terrorism initiatives alongside new measures to limit illegal immigration.
  • An economic forum in parallel attracted more than 400 Italian and Algerian firms to discuss port upgrades, rail and road networks, agricultural modernization and 5G infrastructure.
  • The deepened partnership reinforces Italy’s ambition under Plan Mattei to serve as a strategic gateway linking North African energy and digital corridors to Europe after Algeria’s diplomatic rift with France.