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Secretary General, Amb. Pigliapoco, took part to the ministerial conference " Regional and Transnational Cooperation against organized crime", in Belgrade. The conference organized by the Serbian Chairmanship of AII, SEECP and MARRI was chaired by Minister of Interior Dacic and introduced by the President of the Republic Tadic and European Home Affairs Commissioner Malmstrom.

Amb. Pigliapoco participated to the INCE Summit in Belgrade, dedicated to the Global Economic Crisis. In his speech he underlined especially the role of the AII in strengthening regional cooperation in order to promote the process for the approval of the European Strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian Macro-Region. In the same occasion, Amb. Pigliapoco met Amb. Dusko Lopandic, new Serbian Senior Official, in order to debate about the activities to carry on during AII Serbian Chairmanship.

Secretary General Amb. Pigliapoco attended the "Regional Conference on prevention of natural hazards and disasters" organized by Serbian Ministry of Interior in a cooperation with the chairmanship of AII and SEECP.

Amb. Pigliapoco met Admiral Giovanni Pettorino and visited the Ancona Coast Guard headquarters. In the occasion, the activities and functions of the Coast Guard have been illustrated as well as the modern instruments of the Operation Centre. Eventually, Admiral Pettorino offered his hospitality for the AII Round Table on Maritime Cooperation under Serbian chairmanship on December 2011.