“Life has gradually returned to normal”

Giorgia Meloni – Picture by Ansa Foto

“Last year in Rome, no one would have thought it would come to this, with the war, the food crisis and the energy emergency.” Clear words were those of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at the G20 in Bali, the only female Prime Minister present.

“But we didn’t let anyone intimidate us. We reacted and continued to work together. Not only on energy and food, but also on many other issues: environmental protection, fight against climate change, more efficient infrastructure, quality education, health for all. Future generations deserve a better world and we all have a duty to work towards this,” added Meloni.

Still on the subject of the war in Ukraine, the Italian Prime Minister said: “When Indonesia took over the presidency of the G20, it was impossible to foresee that Russia would invade Ukraine and the devastating impact it would have on world order and our economy. “.

Ukraine, Meloni: “A more sustainable world can emerge from this crisis”

Meloni thanked Indonesian President Widodo “for welcoming us to beautiful Bali and for ably leading the G20 this year through such turbulent waters.” And finally, an optimistic sentence: “From this crisis that we are going through, a more sustainable world can be born”.

Covid: “Freedom and health go hand in hand”

The Prime Minister also addressed the issue of the pandemic, which “has shown the great fragility of our societies in the face of unexpected health crises. A dangerous situation that we have a duty to confront structurally, without ever yielding to the easy temptation to sacrifice the freedom of our fellow citizens in the name of protecting their health: freedom and health go hand in hand. Because certainly, if you do not have health, freedom is useless. But on the other hand, what is health without freedom”.

The Covid “is not the only disease we have to face”

Meloni added that “Covid-19 is not the only disease we have to deal with. Due to the pandemic, we may have overlooked other emergencies over the past two years. We have to fix it. Today, I am pleased to announce our new contribution of €185 million to the Global Fund to Beat HIV, Tuberculosis and Malaria. And we are evaluating the possibility of a new contribution”.

“Covid-10 is on the decline in many countries, including Italy. Thanks to the extraordinary work of health personnel, vaccines, prevention, civic responsibility, life has gradually returned to normal”.