Meloni in Paris for the Peace Summit in Ukraine: “Commitment to Security and Sovereignty”

Il Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni participated yesterday at the Summit on Peace and Security of Ukraine in Paris, reaffirming the commitment of Italy and Western partners to a just and lasting peace. Among the topics discussed, support for Kiev, security guarantees in the Euro-Atlantic context and the possible role of the United Nations in monitoring the ceasefire.

The Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, participated in the Summit on peace and security of Ukraine.

The meeting allowed to reaffirm the commitment of European and Western partners to a just and lasting peace, which requires continued support to Ukraine and solid and credible security guarantees that The Prime Minister reaffirmed that they must be founded in the Euro-Atlantic context, also on the basis of a model that can partly follow what is foreseen in Article 5 of the Washington Treaty. Hypothesis on which President Macron raised with interest the opportunity for a technical study, which President Meloni welcomed.

During the meeting the Leaders also discussed the importance of effective implementation and monitoring of the ceasefire, on which a possible role for the United Nations is emerging, in line with the position of the Italian Government.. The Prime Minister also indicated that it is now It is important to be able to extend the partial ceasefire to civilian infrastructure, such as schools and hospitals, with the aim of achieving a total ceasefire..

Reiterating that no national participation is foreseen in a possible military force on the ground, President Meloni stressed the importance of continuing to work with the United States to stop the conflict and achieve a peace that ensures the sovereignty and security of Ukraine, hoping for the involvement of an American delegation at the next coordination meeting.