The Italian foreign Ministry: partnership capital of Russia and Rome, it is very important
I situation should not prevent discussion of issues, and the Ukrainian falling, said in an interview Last news yesterday his visit to the Russian capital, the head of Italy's foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni....

Sergey Startsev. Friendly countries have the courage to speak To each other openly and clearly on the issues where their views are not the same, and the changed International situation should not prevent discussion of issues, and the Ukrainian falling, said in an interview Last news yesterday his visit to the Russian capital, the head of Italy's foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni.
on the first day of the week the head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs will meet in the Russian capital With the Minister of foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov and will discuss the most important and urgent issues of the international agenda, and then will hold dialogues With Deputy Prime Minister of the government of the Russian Federation Arkady Dvorkovich.
"With a colleague Laurel I will discuss the major crises in contemporary international relations. We have always argued that the Russian Federation is a necessary companion on the most sensitive political dossier, which used the attention of the entire international brotherhood, showed Gentiloni. According to his statement, he wishes to discuss With the Russian Minister of the situation in Libya, the Syrian Arab Republic, Iran's nuclear program and, of course, the Ukrainian crisis.
"I mean, for example, Libya, for which Italy was very important due to the geographic proximity and the effects of instability in this country leads on immigration and the terrorist threat. I also think about Syria or the Iranian nuclear programme, as these problems Russia has always been able to make a reasonable and substantial contribution. Naturally, speaking about the international crises, I am unable to keep in mind also Ukraine ", - said the Minister.
Gentiloni notice that the partnership between Italy and Russia remains very important in this difficult period." We are bound by ancient friendship, and cooperate in all fields, from political, to economic and cultural. Italy was among those countries which last Year held the highest number of political contacts With Moscow, " he said.
Gentiloni recalled that in March in the Russian Federation visited the Prime Minister of Italy Matteo Renzi, the Minister of cultural heritage Dario Franceschini is also closed in March Year of tourism, and the Minister of justice Andrea Orlando last week took part in St. Petersburg international legal forum. Himself Gentiloni for the second time this month comes to the capital of Russia, in the form of the messenger of Italy, he participated in the events celebrating the 70th anniversary of Victory in the great Patriotic war.
"We can't deny that the overall picture of relations With the international brotherhood of Moscow has changed, and that the contacts have become more complex. But it can't prevent us from cooperating in areas not affected by punishment, and discuss together as well as among them, and the problems that divide us, for example, the Ukrainian crisis. Friendly countries have the courage to speak To each other openly and clearly, and on those issues where their views are not the same, " the Minister for foreign Affairs of Italy.
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