L'Italia firma un accordo sul gas algerino nel mezzo della crisi ucraina


Il primo ministro italiano Mario Draghi ha annunciato un importante accordo sul gas con l'Algeria, che promette di ridurre la forte dipendenza del suo Paese dalle importazioni russe. 
In base all'accordo di questo autunno, l'aumento delle forniture di gas sarà inviato attraverso il gasdotto sottomarino Transmed, che collega l'Algeria all'Italia attraverso la Tunisia. L'Italia acquista la stragrande maggioranza del suo gas naturale dall'estero, con il 40% delle sue forniture provenienti dalla Russia.
Durante una visita nella capitale algerina, Algeri, Draghi ha affermato che il suo governo ha firmato un accordo preliminare sulla cooperazione energetica con l'Algeria. 
"Subito dopo l'invasione dell'Ucraina ho annunciato che l'Italia si sarebbe mossa con la massima rapidità per ridurre la dipendenza dal gas russo. 
"Gli accordi di oggi sono una risposta significativa a questo obiettivo strategico. Altri seguiranno", ha affermato.

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