ROMA (ITALPRESS) – “We are not only here for a formal act, we are here for a precise political choice, involve Parliament in all the steps and strategic decisions that this crisis imposes on us. The gravity of the situation requires all of us, government and parliament, a shared responsibility.” This was said by Vice-Premier and Foreign Minister, Antonio Tajani, in the course of communications, in the Chamber, on the request for aid from the Gulf countries. “On foreign policy, the defence of citizens and the productive fabric and security,” added Tajani, “a great democracy must be able not to divide”.
“In recent hours the situation has led to further development, not positive, Iran continues to launch indiscriminate attacks with missiles and drones to strategic structures, military sites, hotels, diplomatic missions in all the Gulf countries, and this morning also against Azerbaijan. The defenses of the Gulf countries are constantly engaged in intercepting missiles launched by the Islamic republic,” added Tajani.
“In these hours the situation is constantly evolving with a risk of enlargement of the conflict, on what happened in Cyprus, I remember that it is a Community country to which it is necessary to guarantee solidarity and assistance”, he said.
“It is also difficult for the situation in Iraq, where we are monitoring, minute by minute, developments in the situation, also given the presence of Italian soldiers. Another open front is the Lebanese one,” added Tajani.
“The government is working without pause to assist all the countrymen in the region, their security is security priority. The Gulf task force has managed to date more than 14 thousand calls, and several thousand email contacts. The Italians we have already helped to leave the areas at risk arrived at about 10 thousand,” said Tajani. “We have facilitated various charter flights in collaboration with the Ministry of Defense, this morning they landed two in Ciampino, with 200 Italians under conditions of fragility, in the coming days are previewed additional flights, from the countries of the Gulf also with the collaboration of the airlines Ita and Neos,” he concluded.
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