The situation in Crimea and possible political-diplomatic initiatives to ease tension in the region were examined at a coordination meeting at the Farnesina today, 2 March 2014. Chaired by Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini, the meeting was attended by the diplomatic advisers of the President of the Republic, the Prime Minister and the Minister of Defence; the Director of the Department for Information and Security, and Foreign Ministry officials. It took place on the eve of the European Union’s Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels.
Participants agreed on the need to support all efforts to prevent a dangerous confrontation and a sharpening of tensions in south-eastern Ukraine, while keeping communication channels open at the international level.
