(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 23 - "The contribution of the communities of foreign citizens present in Italy" is "precious" for "the knowledge among our countries".
The president of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, said this at the National Conference of Development Cooperation.
"The work of immigrants generates positive repercussions in the functioning of our production and welfare system, and together it contributes to the development of the countries of origin - he added -. The remittances generated in the world to low and medium income countries amounted only in 2021 to about 550 billion euros. ".
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