The goal in the Ukraine conflict is
not not war but to make peace win, President Sergio Mattarella
said on the 10th anniversary of the Emilian earthquake at
Medolla on Friday.
He also said the reception of Ukrainian refugees in Italy had
made Italians proud.
"The welcome that has been offered to Ukrainian families, women
and children from this wicked war of aggression is proof of how
solidarity always remains a robust thread that weaves together
lives and stories," said the head of State.
"We must be proud of this welcome.
"Because it is proof of humanity that makes the world, and the
aggressors, understand that our goal is not to continue the war
but to to defeat the bullying o those making war, making peace
and co-existence win, in freedom and with respect for the law."
On the earthquake that devastated the northern Italian region in
2012, Mattarella said "let us not return to the past, let us
build a future together".
He said that "institutional convergence and a unity of intent"
was needed to fully recover form the disaster.
Coordinated institutions can reach their goals better,
Mattarella added.
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