Italy and Algeria have signed an understanding on the marine traffics



Today to Algeri, in occasion of the intergovernmental summit Italy-Algeria, the vice minister of the Transports, Mario Ciaccia, and the minister of the Transports Algerian, Amar Tou, has signed an understanding on the marine traffics of the quinquennial duration that has the objective to optimize the cooperation between the two nations for the potenziamento of the bilateral traffics and the simplification of the bureaucratic procedures with undeniable benefits for the field economies.

"The advantages of the understanding - Ciaccia has said - are undeniable in a moment in which transports by sea between Europe and Africa they are being confirmed decided for all the economic fields". The vice minister however has found that which signed today is only one of the numberless possible agreements between the two Countries that head to strengthen the collaborations in the field of the transports and the constructions. In particular, in the aerial transport a memorandum of understanding between Italy and Algeria is about to become operating that the frequency of the fleeting flights from 14 to 18 weeklies magazine carries, also through the mechanism of the tails sharing, and previews the insertion of seven frequencies in both directions cargo to week. In the rail shipment, the Algerian government has allocated important resources previewing the progressive electrification of the existing lines, the construction of 17 new lines (about 6.500 kilometers) and the modernization of 35 train stations.

"He is favorable - it has emphasized Ciaccia - than the Italian companies of field, that they are already you anticipate in Algeria, they continue to contribute to the process of modernization in action In the last year - it has added - the Algerian government has been shown interested to industrial partnerships between local companies and Italian enterprises in order to accompany the great railway investment program. But it is above all in the field of the infrastructures that can be realized the more meaningful synergies. The Italian companies can contribute ulteriorly, putting on their experience and their know-how-how, to the development of civil infrastructures in Algeria also through collaborations directed with your companies".

The program of infrastructural development 2010-2014 of the Algerian government previews a engagement financial of 286 billion dollars, of which 130 billion for projects not completed in the within of the program relative precedence and 156 billion to new projects (social structures, great civil works, utilities and inhabited constructions).

"Italy moreover - it has concluded Ciaccia - will continue the great program of formation of Algerian technicians in the management of the highway concessions, safety in the galleries and seismic prevention. The program that has found smash hit between the Algerian technicians who have participated to the course on 22 October to Rome will continue in the next few months to Algeri".