Italy to Pull Troops Out of Iraq
Italy Must Go Forward Again
By Romano Prodi
Le Monde
After experiencing a government brimming with media activity, but stripped of any political plan, Italy must move forward again. Her role and contribution in terms of foreign policy must be re-launched with firmness and realism if she desires to maintain her rank and to avoid finding herself isolated vis-à-vis participants in world affairs, as happened, for example, with the Berlin Summit consultations on Iran between the United States, Russia, China, and the three EU countries that initiated negotiations with Teheran. My foreign policy program, the objective of which is to restore Italy's active participation in global affairs, is based on three principles: a strong and united Europe, a solid alliance with the United States and an opening to the problems of the globe, notably those crises that constitute a threat for all of us, with a concerted multilateral approach.
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