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Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister
Antonio Tajani said on Sunday the decision of EU High
Representative Josep Borrell to indicate Luigi Di Maio for the
position of EU Special Representative for the Gulf is "a
legitimate choice" but that his predecessor "is not the
candidate of the Italian government".
"It is Borrell's legitimate choice, in his faculties as EU High
Representative," Tajani said during current affairs talk show
'Mezz'ora in più' on Rai 3.
However, "Di Maio was indicated by (former premier Mario) Draghi
and is not the candidate of the Italian government," he added.
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