A nearly seven-year-old girl
kidnapped by her Syrian father five years ago is set to arrive
in Milan on a flight from Istanbul to be reunited with her
mother, the Italian foreign ministry said Friday. Houda Emma
Kharat, who was taken to Aleppo by her father, is set to see her
mother Alice Rossini for the first time since she was kidnapped
when she was just over one year of age. Foreign Minister
Angelino Alfano said Houda's return was "made possible by the
excellent collaboration" between Italy and Turkey. "The Turkish
authorities, in fact, aware of the humanitarian value of the
case, facilitated the arrival from Syria and the transit across
Turkey of little Houda Emma." He said "this evening Houda Emma
will be re-embraced by her mother". Alfano added: "Thank you,
therefore, from the heart, to the Turkish authorities and all
the structures of the Italian State, which made this embrace
possible".
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