Italy's embassy in Niger has
formally asked local authorities to give "absolute priority" to
the rapid solution of an armed group's kidnapping of Italian
priest Pierluigi Maccalli, the foreign ministry in Rome said
Tuesday.
The embassy has urged the authorities to "avoid initiatives
that may put at risk Father Maccalli's safety", the ministry
said.
Foreign Minister Enzo Moavero Milanesi is in constant contact
with the foreign ministry's crisis unit which, with other State
organs, has been following Father Maccalli's case since the
beginning, the ministry said.
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