Italy now key player abroad, incl Iran

(ANSA) - Rome, April 14 - Premier Matteo Renzi said in his online newsletter Thursday that thanks to stable institutions Italy can now be a key player on the foreign affairs front, including in Iran. "We have many points of distance from Iran, beginning with human rights," he wrote. "But we believe the nuclear deal is a positive one and that this great country - the child of the great Persian culture - can make a positive contribution to peace and stability in the region". "We are building opportunities in many areas of common work - for once, we got there early with respect to other countries," Renzi added.