“I commended Italy for being a loyal and important supporter of NATO, contributing in many ways to the Alliance’s missions”, a “very appreciated” contribution from a “great friend”. He said toANSA NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg after meeting Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. “A good meeting”, Stoltenberg told him, on a wide range of topics “that are important at the moment for our security”. Stoltenberg then recalled that Italy “plays a very important role as president of the G7”, a presidency that it has “in a crucial moment for our security”.
“NATO has no intention of deploying forces in Ukraine. When I visited Ukraine last week, the Ukrainians did not ask for NATO troops in Ukraine, what they asked for was more support,” the NATO secretary general told ANSA.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, at the meeting with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, praised Italy’s support to Ukraine, “including the supply of the Samp T air defense system together with France”. The Atlantic Alliance announced this in a note.
“Italy – says NATO – has also signed a bilateral security agreement with Ukraine, contributing to the development of the country’s defense, supporting the military industry and countering trans- race”.
The meeting, which NATO says, “discussed preparations for the Washington summit, including work to further strengthen NATO, achieve more equitable burden sharing and provide more support to Ukraine.” . Stoltenberg praised Meloni for Italy’s contributions to the Alliance, including leading NATO task forces in Bulgaria and contributing forces to combat groups in Hungary and Latvia.
Italy also regularly participates in air policing in the Baltic and in NATO maritime operations. Stoltenberg thanked Italy for its commitment to the KFOR peacekeeping mission in Kosovo and the NATO training mission in Iraq. The NATO secretary also appreciated Italy’s leading role in developing NATO’s approach to the southern region.
“The basic message” that NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg gave to Rome “is that we live in a more dangerous world: we have a new war in the Middle East, we have a great conflict between powers including China and we have real truth. And in this increasingly dangerous world it is even more important to stay united in NATO. NATO’s purpose is to prevent war, not to fight it.” NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said this in an interview with ANSA after today’s conversation in Rome with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
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2024-05-08 16:56:00
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