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Italy set to join European military intervention force
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IANS | 20 Sep, 2019
Italy announced it plans to join a European military force that will
react rapidly to crises near the continent's borders - a sign of the new
left-leaning government's warmer ties with the European Union.
"Italy
has officially communicated its readiness to join the European
Intervention Initiative EI2, providing its particular national expertise
in the Mediterranean region security sector," Prime Minister Giuseppe
Conte's office said in a statement.
France, Germany, the UK,
Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Estonia and Finland
are due to take part in the initiative characterised by "political
interoperability" and "strategic anticipation", the statement said.
The
announcement followed a visit to Rome by French President Emmanuel
Macron on Wednesday for talks with Conte that sought to turn the page on
Italy's previous eurosceptic coalition government.
EI2 is
intended to enable a joint military operation to be swiftly mobilised,
to evacuate civilians, or provide aid after a disaster.
The
French-led initiative was formed in June 2018 and was proposed the
previous year by Macron, who has called for a European army.
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