(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 28 - "Italy, with its strong contribution to the organization of this pre-summit, wanted to indicate that it is ready to play a leading role in this global challenge" of food security and access to food . This was stated by Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio closing the pre-FAO Summit on food systems.
"The Italian commitment to food safety and nutrition is not born today. It rests on a millenary culture of food. In Italy food is above all culture. But for us and for many others in the world, food is also understood as a fundamental right of the individual" stressed the minister. (HANDLE).