“We follow the situation and developments with the utmost attention. The safety of our military is the absolute priority. To them, the closer, from myself and all the Institutions”. So the minister of Defense, Lorenzo Guerini , which is placed immediately in contact with the Italian contingent stationed in Iraq after the attack, the iranian missile against two Us bases.
Guerini, which immediately followed with the Chief of staff of the Defence developments of the retaliation of Iran, this night has personally contacted the general Fortress, the commander of the Italian contingent in Iraq, and has personally seen the state of the situation on the field. Reassured about the safety of the personnel employed and the implementation of all the predispositions of safety, he immediately informed the chairman of the Board Giuseppe Conte .
In the course of the morning, has also played a telephone conversation between the Guerini and the minister of Defense in iraq, Al Shammari , to receive his assessments about the current situation and on the attacks of this night. “At this time, it is essential to act with moderation and prudence, – said the minister – Any possible solution will be discussed together with the coalition, with a flexible approach, also in order not to frustrate the efforts up to now undertaken”.
Words of condemnation of the attack are those of the minister of Foreign affairs Luigi Di Maio , who writes on Facebook: “we are following with concern the latest developments, and we condemn the attack by Tehran. This is a severe deed that increases the tension in an environment already critical and very delicate.” “It happened what we feared – continuous Maio – Iran has replied to raid the Usa by launching dozens of missiles against the military bases of the Ayn al-Asad and Erbil in Iraq. Both are home to the staff of the international coalition anti-Isis, which is part of the Italy. In these difficult times, I express on behalf of the government with the whole of my closeness to our military and thank them”.
Also the secretary of the Pd, Nicola Zingaretti expressed his concern on Facebook: “We are concerned about the military escalation in the Middle east. Our hope is that we return to dialogue and to end the use of the weapons. We are close to the Italian soldiers, as has reminded the Minister Guerini, who are engaged in international missions in Iraq and in other regions of the area to whom we express our total support”.
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