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«Our marines will be coming home. This has been the government and parliament’s consistent commitment and that of all those who have ceaselessly contributed to efforts of support and national cohesion”, writes Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi in a letter to Veneto Region Alderman and promoter of the northeast “Patriot’s Network” Elena Donazzan, who yesterday accused the government of “having forgotten” the two Italian servicemen, Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone, held in India for over 6 months. “The strong attachment to our armed forces”, the minister continued, “and to the men and women in difficult and dangerous conditions working in Italy and abroad to ensure the dignity of Italy and the security of Italians, is exactly the same as those that daily motivate the government’s, and my personal, efforts to secure the return of Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone”. “The attention of all State institutions has been constant, unwavering and unified, with the single goal of bringing Italy’s views to bear on this delicate question of international jurisdiction, and to bringing our servicemen home».