Italians Ambassador Summoned in connection to Naval Guards

New Delhi
12 Mar 2013

External Affairs Ministry have summoned Italian ambassador in order to talk and take steps regarding the naval guards of Italy who were facing trial for killing two fishermen of Kerala. Earlier on Tuesday, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh termed as “unacceptable” Italy’s refusal to send its two naval guards back to India where they were facing trial for killing two fishermen and said the issue will be taken up with that country.

Singh conveyed this to delegations of Kerala MPs from Left and Congress, who met him separately to express anguish and demand his intervention in the “serious” matter. Italian foreign ministry’s statement that the naval guards Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone will not return to India from Italy where they had gone to cast vote in last month’s elections after special permission granted by the Supreme Court

Khurshid said the government is studying Italy’s decision, its reasons as also implications.Singh told the Left MPs that he will ask external affairs minister Salman Khurshid to take up the issue with Italy.

Source – http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/India-summons-Italian-ambassador-after-naval-guards-fail-to-return/articleshow/18923356.cms?

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