Afghanistan, Di Maio: "The recognition of the Taliban government is unlikely" "

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04 September 2021

"Realistically, I don't think we will see the recognition of the Afghan government. It is an act that also sees prudence in the Chinese and Russian position. Recognition is very unlikely". Thus the Foreign Minister, Luigi Di Maio, speaking in connection from Qatar to the Festa del Fatto Quotidiano. Di Maio was today on a mission to Uzbekistan and Tajikistan.

With common EU defense more coordination

"Italy is in favor" of the creation of a European army. "The issue of a European defense mechanism should have been addressed a long time ago. But it is not that we have to do it to bring the military back to Afghanistan. Creating a European defense also means understanding when not to deploy the military," he adds. "With a European defense we would have had greater coordination" on Afghanistan.

Review missions Italy?

Our presence appreciated

Reviewing the Italian military presence in the world?

"We must not make a mess of all the grass. In Kosovo they ask to remain with the command of the mission because they know that the Italians work for integration in the territory. The same in Lebanon, where soldiers help local Lebanese communities every day. In Iraq, the mission was born against Daesh and the Iraqi government asked us to 'give us a hand' "explains Di Maio.

"Our presence is very much appreciated".

We have to work by learning from the past

"The M5S has always been in favor of the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan but the topic, already with the Obama presidency, was at the center of the US debate. No withdrawal is not traumatic. Where more needed to be done was in institution building Afghan despite the fact that Italy has done a lot in building the country's rule of law "the foreign minister points out. "Now we are at a zero year, I believe that we must work by learning from the past on projects that help young people, not so young people, women, even those who remain in the country. The thing I fear most is that the spotlight will go out and all these themes will not be pursued with the same attention, "he explains. "This is why I am here, to immediately close agreements for humanitarian aid and the fight against terrorism".

Guaranteeing access to NGOs and UN agencies

"This morning I was in Uzbekistan and Tajikistan and we are working on several fronts: the first is to guarantee absolutely free access to all NGOs and UN agencies that deal with protecting civilians and I thank all the Italians who worked and are working for the evacuation; the other front is the fight against terrorism and this morning we agreed to strengthen cooperation between our intelligence, we cannot allow Afghanistan to be a comfort zone for terrorists " .

"In these hours together with our partners - he said this morning from Uzbekistan," we are discussing the place where to relocate the embassies. In Kabul at the moment there are no security conditions to reopen them, for this reason the idea of ​​relocating them, temporarily, to Doha is becoming more and more consistent. Obviously it will be a decision to be taken together with our main partners, I will discuss it tomorrow with the Qatari authorities on the occasion of my visit to Doha ".

Green pass, Salvini chooses between Meloni and the good of the country

"I think that all the actions done so far on the Green Pass have always been done by listening to the scientific community. What scares me is when these decisions become the prerogative of a political line or a line of a party and I am referring to Salvini's attitude. If the scientific community tells us that we need to further restrict the parameters of the Green Pass to allow the country to remain open, we will do so "says Di Maio. "Salvini must decide whether to pursue Meloni or the good of the country".

Nuclear, "if proposed to the government, I would block it"

"Cingolani? I count a lot in this clarification with Conte of 14. Conte knows our sensibilities well. It is right that the leader of a force should clarify the line. Fortunately I have no news of any proposal on nuclear power in the government, otherwise I would definitely block it ".