Italy will not take part in any
military action in Syria, Premier Paolo Gentiloni said Thursday,
according to sources at the premier's office.
On the basis of international and bilateral accords currently
in force, Italy will continue to furnish logistical support to
the activities of allied forces, contributing to ensuring
security and protection, he told his interlocutors in contacts
on the Syrian question, according to the sources.
A stable and lasting solution for Syria can come by working
for peace and giving space to the United Nations, the premier
reportedly said.
Gentiloni on Thursday phoned German Chancellor Angela Merkel
on the Syrian question among several international contacts,
sources at the premier's office said.
In his conversations, the premier reiterated a firm
condemnation of the violations of human rights and the
unacceptable violence used towards civilian populations with the
use of chemical weapons on the part of the Syrian regime,
sources at his office said.
The international community has widely condemned the
suspected use of chemical weapons in the Syrian town of Douma.
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