Meloni: Italy invited as an observer to the Board for Gaza, we shall be there | EUROtoday

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«We have been invited as an observer nation, in our opinion it’s a good resolution to the issue we clearly have of constitutional compatibility with membership of the Board of Peace».

On the opposite hand, «I’ve at all times mentioned that with all of the work that Italy has finished, is doing and should do within the Middle East to stabilize a really complicated and fragile scenario, an Italian and likewise European presence is important. So I believe we’ll reply positively to this invitation to take part as an observer nation, at what stage now we have but to see, as a result of the invitation arrived yesterday.”

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni declared this in Addis Ababa, answering questions from some Italian journalists on the Board meeting called by Donald Trump in Washington for next Thursday. Meloni spoke on the sidelines of the African Union summit underway in the Ethiopian capital, in the aftermath of the Italy-Africa summit chaired together with Ethiopian leader Abiy Ahmed and intended to mark the first two years of the so-called Mattei Plan: the strategy for the continent launched with the summit of the same name at the beginning of 2024.

Meloni: I don’t agree with Merz’s criticism of the Maga line

Meloni, fresh from speaking at the African Union plenary, also spoke about German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s push against Donald Trump’s line and the growing frost between Europe and the United States.

«No, I would say no (which I don’t agree with, ed.). These are political evaluations, each leader does them as he sees fit, but it is not a topic of interest or competence of the European Union. They are evaluations of the parties”, mentioned Meloni, recognizing the “complexity” of the political part and the necessity for a extra autonomous EU.