Italy joins Kiev for peace, not surrender: Tajani

(ANSA) - BELGRADE, DEC 16 - "Italy is alongside Kiev in its 360-degree commitment to a just peace, which cannot be Ukrainian surrender," said Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani at the Conference of Ambassadors, adding that work is underway for "a second peace conference in which Russia will also participate with partners such as China, India, and Brazil." The minister recalled that during the G7 Foreign Ministers' meeting in Fiuggi, "we reiterated the importance of supporting Ukraine's energy security and reconstruction. " And it is a commitment that "places us on the front lines, in light of the Conference on Reconstruction that we will hold in Rome in July." (ANSA).