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Italian Defense Minister Parisi in Nassirya

Baghdad, Iraq - Italy will not abandon Iraq

Italian Defense Minister, Arturo Parisi, arrived this morning in Iraq to meet the soldiers of the Italian contingent in Nassirya. Parisi arrived in the Arab country on board of a C-130 of Italian Air Force with the Italian Defense Staff Chief, Adm. Giampaolo Di Paola. Speaking to the troops the Minister said that Italy will not abandon Iraq, "The end of our military presence doesn’t represent a disengagement -...

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Rome, Italy, 05/30/2006 12:25
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