Ukraine: Ready to welcome those fleeing war says Tajani

(ANSA) - ROME, NOV 24 - Italy stands ready to welcome those fleeing war in Ukraine, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said Thursday.
    "Naturally we are always ready to welcome those fleeing the war and who are desperate people," he said in reference to a possible new exodus from Ukraine as conditions worsen during the winter.
    Italy has taken in thousands of Ukrainian refugees, some of whom have returned to their country.
    Tajani was speaking in Barcelona on the sidelines of a meeting of ministers between the EU and the near South. (ANSA).