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The meeting at the Quirinale

Defence Council: "Italia is not taking part in the war. Risk of very serious terrorist initiatives"

The final note refers to Article 11 of the Constitution: Italia does not participate in war

by Rome Editorial Staff

La riunione del Consiglio supremo della Difesa al Quirinale presieduta dal Capo dello Stato Sergio Mattarella

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Yes to the use of military infrastructure in Italia in compliance with international agreements. This is one of the passages of the note of the Supreme Defence Council at the end of the meeting chaired by Sergio Mattarella at the Quirinale. The document recalls Article 11 of the Constitution to reiterate that 'Italia does not and will not take part in war'.

"Great concern" was expressed by the Council over "the crisis scenario that has arisen with the new war underway as a result of the military action by the United States and Israel against Iran". At its meeting today, the Council analysed 'the serious destabilising effects that this crisis is having on the entire region of the Near East and the Mediterranean area'.

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The Council - it is further explained - 'emphasises how the extension of the conflict by Iran also risks opening up spaces for hybrid warfare and for very serious initiatives by terrorist organisations'.

Italy engaged through negotiation and diplomacy

"In the current context of instability - irresponsibly opened up by Russia's aggression against Ukraine - with the progressive lacerations of peaceful international coexistence, the weakening of multilateral institutions and the numerous violations of international law, Italia is committed to seeking and supporting every effort that will bring the path of negotiation and diplomacy back to the forefront," the note reads. "The Council, in full compliance with Article 11 of the Constitution, expresses strong concern about the multiplication of conflicts, particularly in the Mediterranean area and the Middle East, where our vital strategic interests are at stake. Attacks on civilians, of which all too often children are victims as in the case of the Minab school massacre, are always unacceptable'.

Multilateralism weakened by unilateral initiatives

The Supreme Defence Council "noted with concern that the crisis in the international order, centred on the UN, with the multiplication of unilateral initiatives weakens the multilateral system even in the face of common challenges such as the real security reasons related to the risk of Iran's realisation of nuclear weapons, the security of Israel and its citizens, and the condemnation of the regime in Tehran and its inhuman repressions".

The situation in Lebanon was examined "with particular attention" and Israel was "asked to refrain from disproportionate reactions to the however unacceptable actions of Hezbollah that have dragged Lebanon into a new dramatic conflict. As always, the highest price is paid by the civilian population, with numerous victims and hundreds of thousands of citizens evacuated from southern Lebanon and just as many from the Shiite areas of Beirut". "The Council," reads the final note, "finds the continuing serious violations of resolution no. 1701 of 2006 and the repetition of unacceptable attacks by Israel on the Unifil contingent, currently led by Italy, alarming".

Yes to the use of facilities in Italia in compliance with international agreements

the Council," reads the final document, "has noted positively that, in its resolution, Parliament has already expressed its views on the requests received from friendly and allied countries for assistance in their defence, as well as on the need for the use of military infrastructure on national territory granted to US forces to take place within the legal framework defined by current international agreements, which include, among other things, training and technical and logistical support activities. The Council also noted that any requests that exceeded the perimeter of the activities already governed by the aforementioned agreements would be submitted to Parliament'.

The Council examined in depth the lines already illustrated by the Government in Parliament to address the ongoing crisis in the Mediterranean, in the Middle East and in the Gulf States, starting with the commitment to secure the thousands of Italian citizens present in the region and the decision to provide support and assistance to the Gulf States, which are Italy's friends and important strategic partners, to protect the numerous Italian military personnel present in those areas, on the basis of missions that are underway and have already been authorised by Parliament.

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