In his greeting message, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, underlined that “the governance of Antarctica plays a role of primary importance in the context of current global challenges: the  white continent  is at the crossroads of crucial challenges for the future of the planet. It is therefore essential to protect it, both to guarantee the safeguard of its delicate ecosystems and to allow cutting-edge scientific research, impossible elsewhere in the world: from the protection of biodiversity to the prevention of pollution and contamination, to a fair regime of Antarctic waters”. Vice President Tajani also recalled “the ban on military activities and the rigorous limitation of economic activities” on the continent.

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