The bilateral conference for the reconstruction of Ukraine was held today at the Palazzo dei Congressi in Rome. A rebirth that the government also aims to pass on from Italy, which wants to play a leading role in this challenge, planning a strategy before the conflitto finish. The premier Giorgia Meloni, her deputies Antonio Tajani and Matteo Salvini, the ministers Giancarlo Giorgetti and Adolfo Urso did the honors. Representing Kiev, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba.
The reconstruction of Ukraine
“Talking about the reconstruction of Ukraine – he said Giorgia Meloni – means betting on victory and the end of the conflict, and I'm sure that Ukraine's future will be one of peace, well-being and increasingly European. Italy will continue to play its full part in supporting Ukraine on a political, military and humanitarian level. And also the reconstruction of some strategic infrastructures in the liberated areas and above all for tomorrow. The future of Ukraine must be one of ever greater capacity to fit into European dynamics and institutions.
Kiev's efforts
The smartest way to thank the Ukrainians for what they are doing is to speed up the possibility of being part of the European institutions. We must recognize the enormous efforts of Kiev, even during the war, to reform its system and bring it closer to the targets required by the Commission. It is essential to recognize the effort by speeding up and launching EU accession negotiations quickly. Investing in the reconstruction of Ukraine is not risky but it is one of the most shrewd and far-sighted investments that can be made in this time.
We – Meloni reiterated – will continue to do our part. We will also continue to provide all necessary support to the 10-point peace plan that was presented by President Zelensky. We believe in the possibility of a diplomatic solution to this conflict, provided that, as we have said many times, we do not think that the solution to the conflict can be a surrender of Ukraine, of an attacked country. It would not be fair and would build a world in which the right of the strongest wins over the strength of the right, a world that does not suit anyone.
Ukrainian Recovery Conference
It is our task to help Ukraine – continued Meloni – to write the new chapter in its history. AND Italy he has what it takes to be a protagonist for the determination, the credibility with which he has made his choices and without ever hesitating. And you too because in 2024 you will be president of the G7, you have been the protagonist of all the great decisions of these years. Furthermore, Italy is a candidate to host the Ukraine Recovery Conference in 2025, a much larger conference than this one, to mark our willingness to move forward on this ground".
The speech of the Ukrainian president Zelensky
The President of Ukraine is videolinked Volodymyr Zelensky he recalled that “we are all together in our desire for freedom, security, and well-being for our parents, our children, our cities. I suggest you talk about this. In other words, what to do to give more freedom and security to our children and our cities”. The president expressed his thanks to Italy and to Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni for their support.
"Dear Italy – he said – Thank you for organizing this conference to support and rebuild Ukraine. I know that the representatives of many Italian companies listen to me and I would like to speak to them not only as representatives of the business, but as parents, daughters. We are all together in the desire for freedom, security, well-being for our parents, for our children, for our cities, for our countries. I propose to talk about these and about how to give more freedom and security to children, to the people, to the Ukrainian cities".
