The government of Venezuela and the Italian airline ITA Airways signed a memorandum of understanding to reestablish direct flights between Caracas and Rome from March 30, 2027. The agreement was formalized in the Italian capital during the international agenda of the acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, who participated in the World Food Forum at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
The new route will have three weekly flights on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays, and meets a long-standing demand from the Italian-Venezuelan community and its descendants. The former state-owned Alitalia had stopped flying between the two capitals in 2015. According to the Caracas government, the return of direct links with Italy reinforces transport options to Europe and expands Venezuela’s commercial and human integration with the European continent.
On social media, President Delcy Rodríguez celebrated the agreement and stated that the measure brings the two peoples closer together and opens up new opportunities for economic, tourist and cultural cooperation.
“Caracas and Rome will be connected again! We celebrate the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with ITA Airways to reestablish direct flights between the two capitals from March 30, 2027. More connection, new opportunities and our people closer together!”, published the head of the Venezuelan Executive.
Food safety
In a speech held at the plenary session of the World Food Forum, at FAO headquarters in Rome, the acting president of Venezuela announced the launch of the Venezuela Alimenta Plan and the presentation of a bill for the Local Economy in the National Assembly. According to her, the initiative seeks to integrate local production systems with large agroindustry to guarantee the country’s food security and advance towards the goal of zero hunger.
“Food is an inalienable right, directly linked to life, dignity and the integral development of people”, stated Rodríguez, during his intervention.
The new regulatory framework aims to articulate the communal economy, community enterprises and the agro-industrial sector, promoting the productive chain and the progressive substitution of imports.
At FAO, the acting president of Venezuela presented data showing a sustained recovery in domestic production after years of economic difficulties. The installed capacity of the Venezuelan agroindustry jumped from 66% in 2021 to 78% in the recent period, reaching full supply of the national market. Furthermore, the prevalence of malnutrition fell from 5.3% in 2025 to 3% currently.
Also according to the Venezuelan government, among children under five years of age, acute malnutrition registered a significant drop, from 14.8% in 2019 to 1.3% in 2025. At the same time, the country reached the mark of 73.7% adherence to exclusive breastfeeding, one of the highest rates in Latin America.
*With information from TeleSUR.
Source: www.brasildefato.com.br
