Gas supplies from Algeria to Italy will become more significant in the coming years, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi said on Monday, after meeting Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune in Algiers.

Draghi said Italy was a “privileged partner” of Algeria and that the two countries were also cooperating in the development of renewable energy.

Algeria is becoming an increasingly important supplier of gas to Italy as Rome seeks to reduce its reliance on Russia for energy.
Source: Reuters (Reporting by Federico Maccioni, writing by Keith Weir, editing by Giulia Segreti)