14 August 2006

Italy in the Lebanon

photo from Cnn.com

Italy is participating in the United Nations Resolution and is sending a military presence for the buffer zone force. The United Nations intervention, even though it’s late, is fundamental to bringing back peace to the Lebanon after a war that has caused the almost complete destruction of the country.
Thousands of dead among the civilians, mostly Lebanese and hundreds among the Israeli and Hezbollah soldiers have made the Middle East even more unstable and dangerous than it was before hostilities began.
In these last few weeks, the Italian Government has operated in favour of peace. It has done this by organising the summit in Rome that was the precursor to the United Nations agreement. It has also held meetings with the parties concerned.
Our presence in the Lebanon will protect not only Lebanese and Israeli civilians, but more generally it will look after peace in the Mediterranean, which is a priority area for Italy. For whom does the bell toll in the Lebanon? It’s ringing for all those who have peace in their hearts. Italy will do its part.

Posted by Antonio Di Pietro in Politics