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Italy backs stronger ties, enhanced dialogue with Qatar
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IANS | 23 Jun, 2018
Italy's Foreign Minister Enzo Moavero Milanesi on Friday said that his
country wanted to strengthen bilateral relations and to deepen dialogue
with Qatar.
He was speaking at a meeting with his Qatar counterpart Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Bin Jassim al-Thani here. "During
cordial discussions, Minister Moavero Milanesi confirmed the Italian
government's commitment to intensifying political dialogue and bilateral
relations in the economic and trade spheres as well as in terms of
cultural cooperation," said a Foreign Ministry statement.
The
talks between Milanesi and al-Thani also covered key regional issues
including turmoil-wracked Libya, the migration crisis and war-torn
Syria, the statement said.
"A detailed exchange of views also
took place on the Gulf diplomatic crisis in respect of which Minister
Milanesi reiterated Italy's support for a negotiated solution based on
dialogue between the various sides," the statement added.
Qatar
has been locked in a bitter year-long rift with a Saudi-led alliance
including the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt which abruptly
severed ties with Qatar in June last year, accusing it of supporting
terrorism and of backing Iran.
Qatar claims the blockade is an
attack on its sovereignty and punishment for pursuing an independent
foreign policy. Diplomatic efforts led by Kuwait and the US to end the
rancorous dispute have so far stalled.
At a meeting in Brussels
with al-Thani on Thursday, the European Union's Foreign Policy chief
Federica Mogherini underlined the bloc's continued support for "an
intra-Gulf mediated solution and Kuwait's mediation in this regard," the
European Commission said in a statement.
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