Published September 16,2024
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Italian Prime Giorgio Meloni and her British counterpart Keir Starmer pledged on Monday to maintain on working to attain an finish to hostilities within the Middle East.
“We are united in our support for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza. We want to see the release of all hostages, desperately needed humanitarian aid flowing into Gaza, and a calming of tensions on the West Bank in particular,” Starmer instructed journalists after assembly his Italian counterpart in Rome.
“And of course, as we discussed, none of this is easy, but it is urgent and it is vital. So we will keep working together to resolve this crisis and end the suffering on all sides,” he added.
Meloni echoed his feedback, saying the Italian authorities is dedicated to go on working to attain the creation of a Palestinian state that would finish the historic battle between Israel and the Palestinians.
“We agreed a comprehensive deal based on the mediation led by the United States and Qatar, which sees the immediate cease-fire in Gaza and the release of all hostages taken captives on October 7 can no longer be postponed,” Meloni mentioned.
“Italy appeals to all involved stakeholders — and is willing to do its part-to support efforts to avoid an escalation in the region, starting from Lebanon,” she mentioned.
“Today, more than ever, a long-lasting solution to the crisis, giving a renewed push to the two-state solution, is needed.”
Israel has killed greater than 41,000 Palestinians in Gaza since a cross-border assault by Palestinian group Hamas that claimed 1,200 lives and round 250 others had been taken as hostages. About 101 captives are nonetheless believed to be within the blockaded enclave. Efforts for a deal to finish the warfare proceed, however to no avail.
The two premiers additionally spoke concerning the problem posed by irregular migration and the way the 2 international locations can cooperate on this concern.
Starmer, who was accompanied in his go to to Italy by the brand new UK border safety commander, mentioned the 2 international locations shared intelligence, techniques and mentioned methods to co-operate to close down migrants’ smuggling routes and smash legal gangs trafficking migrants into Europe and the UK.
Starmer and Meloni additionally mentioned deepen financial cooperation between the 2 international locations.
The assembly led to the UK securing a complete of £500 million ($660 million) of latest investments from Italy, Starmer mentioned.
He added that Italian protection agency Leonardo will make investments £400 million into analysis and improvement and helicopter manufacturing and Steel group Marcegaglia will make investments £100 million into inexperienced metal manufacturing within the UK.
Source: www.anews.com.tr