Italy convinced supporter of multilateralism - Meloni to UN

(ANSA) - ROME, SEP 23 - Premier Giorgia Meloni on Monday said Italy supports multilateralism, addressing the Summit of the Future as part of the 79th General Assembly of the United Nations.
    "We are experiencing a time of crisis, however crises always hide a great opportunity.
    "After all, the word crisis comes from Greek" and means "choice, decision: crises force us to question ourselves, take a position, don't allow us to falter", she explained.
    "No state can govern the crises of our time, for this reason Italy is a convinced supporter of multilateralism and of its most representative institution which is the UN, in which each voice is heard: the place in which we are called to learn, understand and respect one another", the premier told the UN's Summit of the future.
    The premier also highlighted Italy's position on a reform of the UN Security Council, noting that it must abide by the principles of equality, democracy and representativity.
    "The reform makes sense if it is made for everybody and not just for some", she said.
    "We are not interested in creating new hierarchies and we don't believe there are first and second class nations.
    "There are nations with their histories, their peculiarities and their citizens who all have the same rights because they are born free and equal as individuals", she noted. (ANSA).