NNA – Rome – The positions of Western countries differed regarding the military intervention that was hinted at by the African group quot;ECOWASquot; to restore President Mohamed Bazoum to power.
Italy has called for delay in this step, asnbsp;Rome has urged the Economic Community of West Africa to extendnbsp;the resort to diplomacy for the return of constitutional authority. Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Taiani said, in an interview with the Italian daily La Stampa, that quot;the only way is diplomacy.quot;
Italy, with its government headed by Georgia Meloni, and its opposition agree on one position regarding the events in Niger, which is not to resort to force and resolve the conflict through diplomatic means.
Italy more than once in the words of its Prime Minister, Georgia Meloni, has accused France of impoverishing the African continent and depleting its resources of uranium, gold and so on…Meloni said: quot;When the Eiffel Tower lights up thanks to the Nigerian uranium, most of the people of the African country live in darkness..and Niger is in a state of chaos.quot;
She asked, ldquo;Is the military action against the coup that France is considering correct?rdquo;
ldquo;We must be careful in terms of Niger,quot; Meloninbsp;added.
With the negative development of the situation in Niger on Wednesday, the Italian government is calling for the exclusion of any Western military intervention in Niger because it would be considered quot;new colonialismquot;.
In a meeting with accredited foreign journalists, in which the National Newsnbsp;Agency participated in Rome, Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Taiani said: quot;We must work to ensure that diplomacy prevails in Niger and that democracy is restored.quot;
He added, quot;Any Western military initiative should be excluded, because it would be seen as neo-colonialism.quot;
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