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Italian Defense Minister Parisi: Italy will remain in Afghanistan

Rome, Italy - No decisions about the sending in the country of the AMX fighters

At the end of the Brussels meeting of the NATO’s Defense Ministers (see for details AVIONEWS), Italian Defense Minister, Arturo Parisi, confirmed that the Italian troops will continue their mission in Afghanistan, being this mission very different by the Iraqi one. Concerning the eventual sending in Kabul of 6 AMX fighters of the Italian Air Force, Parisi said that during the summit they didn’t dis...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 142508
Rome, Italy, 06/09/2006 16:34
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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