Italian Prime Minister Meloni (pictured left) and Algerian President Tabna (pictured right).

(European News Agency)

[Instant News/Comprehensive Report] After Russia launched the war of aggression against Ukraine, international energy prices rose sharply. In order to reduce dependence on Russia, European countries began to seek different sources of supply. Among them, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni recently visited African natural gas Algeria, a big country, met with Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune and signed an energy agreement, hoping to get rid of its dependence on Russia for energy.

According to comprehensive foreign media reports, Meloni ended his two-day visit to Afghanistan on the 23rd, held a number of state discussions with President Tabna, and signed a total of 5 bilateral agreements, including industrial cooperation, aerospace, navy and energy supply.

As for the energy agreement that the outside world is most concerned about, Algeria promised to provide Italy with more natural gas, hydrogen and renewable energy.

"This will help secure Italy's future energy supply as our country plans to become a European energy hub," she said.

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Meloni's visit coincided with the 20th anniversary of the signing of the "Treaty of Friendship and Good Neighborliness" between Rome and Algeria in 2003. Meloni praised, "Algeria is Rome's most stable, strategic and long-term partner in North Africa." , "The two sides are helping each other, not predatory cooperation."

At the same time, Claudio Descalzi, CEO of the Italian energy giant Eni, who accompanied Meloni to Afghanistan, announced that Russia's natural gas supply is expected to be zero in 2024-2025.