ANTIBES (FRANCIA) (ITALPRESS) – “Without Italy and France, Europe and the West would not be what they are.” Thus the President of the Council, Giorgia Meloni, during the press conference at the end of the intergovernmental summit between Italy and France in Cap d’Antibes, “a very important day for the relations between Italy and France,” he said. “We are two great founding nations of Europe with convergent interests in many fields, with strategic complementarity from an economic, political, industrial, cultural and social point of view.” “Today we do not celebrate only a historical friendship, we affirm a common awareness, that Italy and France are two fundamental nations to build a Europe that is really capable of facing the difficult challenges, in front of which history places them and is the task that we seek, with humility, but with determination, to achieve and on which we will continue to work together, if possible even better than we have done so far”, he adds.
“We are focusing on the most strategic materials, materials that have a high value and a high technological component, such as the defence – for example the Samp-T system, the only European long-range antimissile air defense system, designed and built entirely in Europe – and also space, which is a sector where we can make a difference. We want to strengthen our collaboration within the space economy: Italy and France can boast in the sector a cutting-edge industrial chain, as well as being the only two European nations to have independent access to space. It is an area where we can make a difference and that still has enormous potential.”.
MELONI SULLA SITUAZIONE IN MEDIO ORIENTE
“We will continue to give a hand in the understanding between the United States and Iran, especially to ensure the freedom of navigation of the Strait of Hormuz, which is a strategic priority for all. On this we are at work, even in view of the next NATO summit
“As for Iran, I shared every word that Minister Crosetto said between yesterday and today: we did not participate in the conflict in Iran, but if we had participated in the conflict in Iran, it would not explain this disappointment that is repeated very often by the American President. We have respected our commitments, giving the basis for activities that were not kinetic, but which were of a logistic and technical nature. The government has done exclusively what it has stated in Parliament, as Mark Rutte himself confirmed yesterday by the Oval study. The Secretary General of NATO, in his enthusiastic reconstruction, put together things that are actually different from each other, confusing the type of authorized flights. He himself then corrected and punctualized, Minister Tajani spoke today with his Iranian counterpart and also from Iranian side I think it was understood that there was an misunderstanding. In any case, I think we should be careful when we talk about these subjects.”.
“The dramatic situation in Gaza and the West Bank remain at the heart of our concerns, but we are equally attentive to the crisis in Lebanon, where Italy and France can make absolutely the difference, they are two nations committed forever to peace and stability.”.
“At the end of the year the UNIFIL mission will end and it is necessary, from our point of view, to ensure an international presence that avoids a dangerous vacuum of security and is the reason why, together, we decided to launch a coalition for the support of post-UNIFIL Lebanon, perhaps even imagining soon an international conference.”.
MACRON “VERTICE DIMOSTRA SOLIDITÀ DELLA NOSTRA PARTNERSHIP”
“France and Italy share interests, convictions and often even common projects. This work is based on a rich and solid bilateral cooperation and this summit demonstrates the solidity of partnerships, projects and investments that represent the reality of the relationship between Italy and France. The agreements that have been signed show it, as well as agreements between our companies.” Thus the French President Emmanuel Macron, at the press conference at the end of the intergovernmental summit between Italy and France in Cap d’Antibes. “France and Italy are truly natural and indispensable partners: this is the subject of the summit, that of projecting our relationship towards the future, with clear objectives. It was also the meaning of the Treaty of Quirinale which five years ago gave a more ambitious and concrete framework to our collaboration,” Macron recalled.
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