Premier Matteo Renzi on
Thursday reaffirmed Italy's positon on Libya and Ukraine.
"We hope that United Nations efforts go in the direction of
creating a sustainable peace, beginning with a democratically
elected government," Renzi said of Libya.
On Ukraine, where Kiev forces are engaged in a bloody
conflict with pro-Russia separatist rebels in its eastern
regions, the premier said Italy's aim was "to maintain and
implement the Minsk protocol" brokered by German Chancellor
Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande.
The protocol calls for a ceasefire and Constitutional
reforms to ensure the rights of people in eastern Ukraine are
respected.
"It is fundamental that the international community respond
adequately when peace and the rules of the game are violated,"
Renzi said.
"Peace must restore Russia to the international table so it
can have a role such as the one played in recent months in
contacts with Turkey and Libya," Renzi added.
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