(ANSA) - ROME, SEP 14 - Defence Minister Guido Crosetto on
Saturday denied Il Fatto Quotidiano's report he had been
critical of external intelligence agency AISE and said he agreed
fully with cabinet National Security Secretary Alfredo Mantovano
in voicing full confidence in the service.
In a statement, Crosetto said: "Today's statement by
Undersecretary Mantovano, which reiterates his full confidence
in the services and in particular towards the AISE and its top
management, already similar to a statement I made a week ago,
was fully agreed between us, in order to refute the dangerous
reconstruction of Il Fatto, based on part of the complaint I
made to the Perugia Public Prosecutor's Office following the one
that uncovered the snake's nest of the dossier".
Crosetto says agrees with Mantovano, confidence in AISE
Defence minister refutes Fatto Quotidiano report