NATO will protect the Balkans and
Ukrtaine's neighbours, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on
the second day of a NATO foreign ministers meeting in Bucharest
Wednesday.
"We need more Europe in the Western Balkans, this is the new
strategy of Italy. Stability is crucial to maintain peace but
also to fight illegal immigration," he said.
"As NATO we must protect all the countries of the Western
Balkans and the neighbours of Ukraine: now it is important to
work together because unity is the most important thing and
sends a clear message to Russia that we are ready to protect
these countries".
Speaking after the summit ended, Tajani added that a decree on
Italy extending arms supplies to Kyiv would come before cabinet
soon.
"Soon the Defence Minister will bring to cabinet the decree to
extend the time of the decisions already taken that expire on
December 31 for a possible supply of military means to Ukraine,
naturally always subject to parliamentary passage", he said.
Tajani added that migration must be a European issue.
"This government wants to welcome migrants who can fit in our
country and people who flee war", he said.
"We do not want there to be illegal immigration or flows borne
by Italy alone, here too we have reiterated that the issue of
migration must concern the whole of Europe," specified the
minister.
"The government is thinking about a strategy to make the current
regulations on flows more effective so as to integrate into our
country people who have already been trained".
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