"Rai3" reveals the lobbying company of the Italian minister, the consultant who abandoned Becchetti for Rama

2024-06-03 19:43:00, Aktualitet CNA

"Rai3" reveals the lobbying company of the Italian minister, the

Adolfo Urso and Edi Rama

The report of "Report" of the Italian media "Rai3" revealed the lobbying company that the former Italian Prime Minister, Massimo D'Alema had opened in Albania.

However, D'Alema is not the only Italian politician who has chosen Albania to set up business. Even the Minister of Business, Adolfo Urso, has created a consulting company in Albania, together with his son Pietro.

Adolfo Urso, who was the owner of "Italian World Services" until 10 days before he was appointed minister, has developed consulting services for Francesco Becchetti, the owner of the television channel, "Agon Channel", which was closed by the Albanian government.

"In 2015, as 'Report' had discovered at the time, the current minister was actually carrying out consultancy on behalf of the companies of Francesco Becchetti, the grandson of entrepreneur and landfill manager Manlio Cerroni, former owner of the Albanian television Agon Channel.

"Today, Becchetti renounces his past friendship: Minister Urso has abandoned him by choosing the side of Prime Minister Rama in the legal battle where the Albanian government owes Becchetti 120 million euros", emphasizes "Report".

"Rai3" has also contacted Becchetti and Urso regarding this company.

Journalist: Adolfo Urso was your consultant?

Becchetti: Yes, he was the consultant for the internationalization of my business group.

Francesco Becchetti

After what happened to him, Francesco Becchetti says that he has lost not only the professional support, but also the friendship of Adolfo Urso, who in that period seems to have established a cordial and friendly relationship with the Albanian Prime Minister.

Journalist: I convey to you the thanks of Francesco Becchetti. He says that you abandoned him to stay by the side of the strongest who is Edi Rama

Urso: I'm always on Italy's side.

Until 3 days before the swearing in as minister, Adolfo Urso was the owner of Italian World Services, then completely passed to his son Pietro, a company active in the institutional consulting and lobbying sector, which, according to what the directly interested person confesses, at the moment when he needed more, he abandoned Becchet.

Becchetti: I have asked myself some questions and answered them

Journalist: What are your answers?

Becchetti: If you evaluate the interests that have played, the businesses that have been associated with Rama...

Accompanying Italian businesses above all abroad is the main mission of Italian World Services of the Urso family. This business operates in different countries and from 2015 also in the Balkans and Albania.

Adolfo Urso

Journalist: Italian Word Services, the lobbying company, has clients in Albania?

Urso: I don't belong in this society, ask my son.

The journalist calls Pietro Urso, the minister's son: I am Giorgio Mottola, your father told me to contact you and I wanted to ask you if your company has clients in Albania?

Urso: I'll talk to my lawyer first.

On the other hand, Prime Minister Edi Rama denied having discussed business.

Journalist: Another political entity that has interests here in Albania is Adolfo Urso.

Rama: He never came to talk to me about interests. It came when he had decided to leave politics.

Journalist: At that time he was protecting the interests of Becchet.

Rama: I don't know. I know there are friends here, but with me...

Journalist: Son Pietro Urso has a company called Asigest in the field of insurance mediation.

Rama: I don't know him./ CNA