(Finance) – The President of the Council, Georgia Melonsin the context of the ongoing contacts he is maintaining on the crisis in Middle Easthad a new telephone conversation today with the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu. The news was reported in a note from Palazzo Chigi. “President Meloni reiterated her strong hope that an agreement can be found for a sustainable ceasefire in Gaza and the release of the hostages, in line with Resolution 2735 of United Nations Security Councilon the occasion of the next round of negotiations on August 15 – it reads –. President Meloni reiterated her firm support for the mediation led by the United States, Egypt and Qatar”.
“In recognizing the right to self-defense of Israelthe Prime Minister stressed the importance of de-escalation at regional level, including along the Israeli-Lebanese border where the United Nations interposition force, UNIFIL, is present, in which Italy plays a leading role”, he concludes.