The international peacekeeping missions in which Italy is involved, as well as crisis hot spots such as Syria, were the main focus of a report by Ministers Giulio Terzi and Giampaolo Di Paola today to the joint Upper and Lower House defence committees. Terzi expressed his \u201cdeep concern\u201d over the Syrian situation, mainly in terms of its \u201chumanitarian aspect\u201d. The emergency is currently affecting 350,000 persons, a number that \u201crisks doubling, since there are over a million internally displaced persons\u201d. \u201cThere is much to be done for this mass of refugees, who are potential victims of human trafficking, episodes of which have already been discovered in Italy among refugees arriving on boats\u201d, he added.<\/P>
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<\/STRONG><\/P> Situation in the Sahel “very troubling”<\/STRONG><\/P> The situation in the Sahel is \u201cvery troubling\u201d and \u201cwe are hoping that the ECOWAS peacekeeping force will be rapidly deployed there\u201d, stated Terzi, referring to 3,300 peacekeepers in Mali \u201cwhose aims are stabilisation and dialogue among moderate Islamist groups\u201d. The position of Algeria is currently \u201cfundamental\u201d, and the country \u201cis reflecting on ways in which to accept the UN force\u201d. On Libya, Terzi said that \u201cthe priority need is to confront the internal security problem as soon as the political situation stabilises, and Italy intends to continue to contribute\u201d to that process. Italy\u2019s presence in Lebanon, where the situation is \u201cfragile\u201d, is \u201cof fundamental importance\u201d. Terzi then praised \u201cthe excellent job being done by General Serra\u201d, who has assured \u201ca positive return on our foreign policy\u201d.<\/P> <\/STRONG><\/P> Afghanistan<\/STRONG>: slight reduction of Italians in 2013 <\/STRONG><\/P> The ISAF mission in Afghanistan is proceeding on schedule: a \u201cslight\u201d reduction in the Italian troops will begin in 2013, which will be increased in 2014 in such a way as to be able to hand over responsibility to the Afghan security forces by the end of that year. This was the assessment by Defence Minister Giampaolo Di Paola, who explained that \u201cthe transition phase continues, and by year\u2019s end 90% of the population will be in districts under the control of the Afghan forces. There are no ISAF accelerations planned, we will proceed together and in 2013 begin the uniform reduction of all coalition troops\u201d. There will then be, Di Paola continued, \u201canother post-2014 mission to offer assistance and training \u2013 not combat\u2013 and it will probably be the new parliament and government to decide in 2013 on the type of contribution Italy will make\u201d.<\/P> Case of the Italian Marines: anger and dismay, says Terzi<\/STRONG><\/P> \u201cWe are angered and dismayed\u201d, regarding the question of the two Italian marines being detained in India, Terzi reported, by the fact that a \u201crule of law State such as India is incapable of the courage to express a timely ruling that will bring our men home\u201d. Italy claims the right to \u201ca series of international level actions\u201d in that case that India were to issue an unfavourable ruling, Terzi continued, explaining that \u201cif the fundamental values of the Indian legal system are recognized, the conclusion must be a favourable one\u201d. \u201cThe issue\u201d, Terzi said, \u201chas been broadly discussed, I have counted over 100 specific interventions\u201d, and in every setting there has been \u201crecognition of principle\u201d of Italy\u2019s position, which is \u201cextremely clear on the jurisprudential plane\u201d. A further step forward was made at the UN General Assembly. But Italy, the minister said, in the worst-case-scenario of an unfavourable ruling, is ready to take international action. The defence minister reported that the two marines had been \u201cmonitored daily since 15 February by a 5 to 6-person team. We trust the Indian Supreme Court, which has its own timeframe\u201d. <\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The international peacekeeping missions in which Italy is involved, as well as crisis hot spots such as Syria, were the main focus of a report by Ministers Giulio Terzi and Giampaolo Di Paola today to the joint Upper and Lower House defence committees. 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