Source: Government of Italy (English)
The President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, convened a meeting at Palazzo Chigi this morning, ahead of her participation in tomorrow’s meeting on peace and security for Ukraine to be held in Paris.
This morning’s meeting was attended by the Vice-President of the Council of Ministers and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani (via video link), the Vice-President of the Council of Ministers and Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Matteo Salvini, and the Minister of Defence, Guido Crosetto.
The meeting reaffirmed the commitment to building solid and effective security guarantees for Ukraine that are grounded in the Euro-Atlantic context, together with European and Western partners and the United States, also based on a model that can partly reflect the provisions of Article 5 of the Washington Treaty, with this proposal attracting growing interest among international partners.
The meeting also provided an opportunity to reiterate that there are no plans for Italy to participate in a possible military force on the ground.
Lastly, the issue of implementing and monitoring a ceasefire was also discussed, in relation to which a possible United Nations role is emerging, which the Italian Government has long supported.