Pictured Gilles Tonelli, Nicola Renzi, Albert II of Monaco, Antoni Martí Petit and Serge Telle.
Saturday, 18 March 2017, Princely Palace of Monaco: HSH The Sovereign Prince of Monaco, Albert II received in audience together with his head of government Serge Telle, the Andorran Premier Antoni Martí Petit as well as the Sammarinese Secretary of State for Foreign and Political Affairs, and of Justice, Nicola Renzi, who serves as the highest ranking political office from San Marino’s Congress of State (i.e. Executive Government) as the country does not have a Prime Ministerial Office. Minister Gilles Tonelli, Governmental Adviser for External Relations and Cooperation as well as former head of mission (ambassador) to the EU and the Benelux countries was likewise present. Ambassador of Andorra to the EU, Maria Ubach Font accompanied the Andorran chief of government.
Minister of State Sege Telle organised a working lunch for his two colleagues, and their companions, to discuss strategies and policies in forging a common policy vis-à-vis the EU.
Since 2015 the three micro states engage in negotiations to draw institutionalised association agreements with the EU in order for them to join the common market, and facilitate the free movement of goods and services. The free movement of people remains an issue of tension as the three micro state cannot afford unlimited access to their territories due to their size, and attached limitations.
For further information:
Department of External Relations and Cooperation of Monaco (Minister Gilles Tonelli): http://www.gouv.mc/Action-Gouvernementale/Monaco-a-l-International/Actualites/Reunion-tripartite-Monaco-Andorre-et-Saint-Marin
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© Photo: Axel Bastello / Palais princier de Monaco
