(ANSA) - BELGRADE, FEB 18 - Corridor VIII is "a political and economic priority for Italy and Europe: it will strengthen regional dialogue and European cooperation, and will serve as an additional platform, also in synergy with the IMEC corridor," Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani stated on X. Tajani was in Tirana today with his counterparts from Albania, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, and Romania to relaunch Corridor VIII, a strategic infrastructure linking the Black Sea to the Adriatic Sea, crossing the Balkans to our ports of Bari and Brindisi. "This is a concrete step towards reunifying the Balkans with Europe, making our continent even more integrated and competitive," the minister added. (ANSA).