ROMA (ITALPRESS) – “I would not talk about a crack of the relations between the United States and Europe. I think that what is written in this strategic document says – perhaps with more assertive tones – something that in the debate between the US and the EU has been going on for a long time and I think that you talk about what some of us have had the courage to define a long time ago an inevitable historical process, that is, that Europe at a certain point must understand that if it wants to be great it must be able to defend itself and cannot depend on others”. So the President of the Council, Giorgia Meloni, at Tg La7. “When you contract security to someone else you need to know that there is a price to pay. The Americans decide today how to defend their interests because they have the strength to do so, I think Europe must do the same. Clearly it has an economic cost and produces political freedom.”.
On Ukraine “the line of the government has been very clear, we have from the beginning supported Ukraine to build peace” which “is not built with good intentions”, but “with deterrence”. “If we had not supported Ukraine, there would have been no need for any peace table because we would have had an invaded nation” and “we would have paid a price. Today, most of all, that deterrence serves because there are finally ‘embryons’ negotiated thanks to that support work that was done. In my view, the line of government must remain of course the same, because we want to promote the path towards peace”.
“The Parliament voted for a resolution which provides for the recognition of the State of Palestine when two conditions are materialized which are the disarmament of Hamas and the certainty that Hamas does not play a role in the future governance of Gaza. They are two points included in President Trump’s plan for Middle East peace and Italian efforts are all aimed at implementing this plan,” he added. “We know that it is a fragile truce, there is a lot of work to do but we also know that it is an opportunity that could not return and I believe that Italy has a particular responsibility in this, because it is a nation respected by all the actors of that region. We can definitely make a difference and we are willing to do the best.” On what happens in the West Bank, “we have been very clear in a number of cases, for example to the United Nations General Assembly, I said that Israel has no right to prevent the birth of a State of Palestine or to encourage new settlements in order to prevent it.”.
“I have stated several times my willingness to confront the opposition leader when they tell me who he is. I do not trust the dynamics of the opposition, so tell us who is the leader of the opposition and we will confront each other,” he added.
“The opposition, not knowing what to say, says ‘go to vote to send Meloni home’. Don’t worry, the government remains in office until the end of the legislature however the referendum goes,” he explained on the referendum. “We have done nothing but maintain a commitment that was written in the program that had been voted by the majority of Italians so I recommend to go to vote looking at the merits of the norms, because in Italy justice can improve.”.
– photo IPA Agency –
(ITALPRESS).
