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July 15, 2020 "On Hong Kong, Italy, together with the EU and G7 partners, maintains a clear and clear position. We defend the 'one country, two systems' principle and continue to express serious concern about the consequences of the entry into force , on July 1, of the national security law adopted by the National People's Assembly, "the Chinese parliament. Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said this at Question time in the Chamber. Di Maio added that "with other EU countries we follow the matter with the utmost attention and we reacted promptly to every step of the legislative process" of this provision. "Italy has spoken seven times on the issue," he recalled.

"We believe it essential that the European Union and the Member States, in dialogue with China, continue to raise the issue with a single and cohesive voice, reiterating that the national security law does not comply with the provisions of the Hong Kong Fundamental Law and from the Sino-British Declaration of 1984, "said Di Maio. "The adoption and application of the new law risk undermining the keeping of the 'One Country, Two Systems' principle which is the basis of the high degree of autonomy, the independence of the judiciary, the rule of law and the system of Hong Kong's freedoms and fundamental rights. " he added. The head of the foreign ministry recalled that "the Italian position, reaffirmed in all multilateral contexts and also to the Chinese counterparts on the occasion of bilateral talks, is that the stability, prosperity and autonomy of Hong Kong must be preserved".

Di Maio added that "possible initiatives are being studied with the institutions of the European Union and with the other Member States in order to guarantee a response in support of civil society and citizens of Hong Kong, which is coordinated and in line with the 'one country, two systems' principle, which will govern the sovereignty of the People's Republic of China over the Special Administrative Region until 2047 ". For the owner of the Farnesina "continuing to operate within the European Union and in international fora to adopt the most appropriate measures is the way we believe is most useful, much more effective than any action taken by individual countries".

Great concern for Zaki, we monitor with ambassador
"On the case of Patrick Zaki, the Egyptian researcher of the University of Bologna arrested at Cairo airport on February 7 this year, the Government expresses great concern, especially following the decision by of the Egyptian authorities to renew their preventive detention again for another 45 days. In this regard, therefore, we continue to keep attention on the matter. Thanks to the work of our Embassy, ​​we constantly monitor the evolution of the situation both bilaterally and in coordination with our international partners, primarily European ". So the Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio at the question time in the Chamber. "Our Ambassador to Egypt, in line with the instructions given by the Farnesina, continues to carry out numerous awareness actions at the competent bodies, urging the release of Patrick Zaki for humanitarian reasons. More specifically, our Head of Mission has repeatedly supported with the Egyptian authorities requested the release from prison for health reasons, even in the days preceding and in those immediately following the hearing which ordered him to renew his detention two days ago, "added Di Maio.