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Clashes in Mali: Italy will provide logistical support with cargo aircraft

Rome, Italy - Di Paola, Minister for Defence: "An unavoidable and correct operation"

On Thursday 17 January 2013 Italian Minister for Defence Giampaolo Di Paola, and Minister for Foreign Affairs Giulio Terzi, during a hearing in front of the Foreign and Defense Commissions of the Senate, announced that Italy will provide logistical support to the French troops in Mali. Two C-130J cargo aircraft of the Italian Air Force will contribute, together with other western countries, to the...

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Rome, Italy, 01/17/2013 19:59
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