Italy will not recall its ambassador
to Israel as it seeks to further Middle East peace efforts
despite pursuing a critical dialogue with the Jewish state,
Premier Giorgia Meloni told question time in the House Wednesday
answering a question from Angelo Bonelli of the Green-Left
Alliance (AVS) on the crisis in Gaza.
"I am convinced, on the basis of the numerous conversations I
have had in recent months with the leaders of the Region, that
we can work on a regional political and security framework
capable of putting an end to the conflict, paving the way for a
process that leads to the two-state solution, and I remain
convinced that to do so we must start from the reconstruction
plan proposed by the Arab countries," she said.
"It is towards this objective that the government continues to
commit itself, working with the leaders of the Region, with our
European partners, with the United States.
"We will do so by maintaining an open, frank and, if necessary,
critical dialogue with everyone. And this is exactly why it is
not the intention of the Italian government to recall the
Italian ambassador to Israel".
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