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Foreign Ministry downplays Italy’s suspension of defense deal: ‘It was never substantive’
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleLazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
The Foreign Ministry downplays the significance of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s announcement that Rome would “suspend the automatic renewal of the defense agreement with Israel.”
“We have no security agreement with Italy,” the Foreign Ministry tells The Times of Israel. “We have a memorandum of understanding from many years ago that has never contained any substantive content.”
“This will not affect Israel’s security.”
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