ROMA (ITALPRESS) – “An ancient wisdom says that friends recognize themselves in difficulties. Even if it is said that in politics, especially the state, there is no friendship, there are moments that challenge such statements. In the suffering and trials of a people, friends and those who are certainly not. We Serbs remember him in a special way on the eve of the anniversary of the beginning of the bombings against our country, which is taking place these days. We cannot describe if not as a gesture of friendship the arrival in Belgrade, under the bombs, on April 23, 1999, by Umberto Bossi, leader of the Italian party Lega, who since the beginning of the bombings thundered in Italy against the war, against Italy’s participation in an illegal aggression against a European and sovereign country, and invited the members of his party to protest in the streets, in the squares and in front of the military bases from which they took off the Serbia. For this reason he was accused in Italy, but today’s times, in which international law is violated everywhere, have confirmed his opposition to the violation of all international principles in the case of Serbia.” He writes it in a note Jovan Palalic, Deputy and president of the group of friendships of Serbia with Italy, the Holy See and the Sovereign Order of Malta.
“The precedent created with the bombing of Serbia, when the Security Council was completely ignored, is today used by many. Umberto Bossi sent aid from Italy to Serbia and mobilized public opinion against bombings to a large extent, so that many complained that Italy was the only country in NATO where the propaganda war was lost during the attack.”.
“Umberto Bossi died at the age of 84, leaving behind a great political legacy. Often disputed and misunderstood, he remained faithful to his North, claiming the need for clear relations between those who produce wealth and those who want to be maintained by the state thanks to their incomes. His activity during the bombings of Serbia left an important legacy even in the relations of his party with Serbia. I have many friends in the League and I can testify that this party is one of the pillars of the excellent relations between Serbia and Italy that we witness today. During the last visit to Rome of our parliamentary delegation, many told us that without Serbia Europe cannot be complete or strong and that Serbia should become a member of the European Union as soon as possible. In a brief meeting with Umberto Bossi I also understood the reasons for his position. Without the Serbs and their heroic role in the history of Europe, of Christian Europe, perhaps it would not even exist” Palalic concludes.
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