Italy-France relationship not debatable: Conte

Rome: The long-standing ties between Italy and France is not debatable, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Thursday in response to news that France has recalled its ambassador from Rome for consultations. In a statement tweeted by the French embassy in Italy, the French Foreign Ministry cited "repeated accusations, baseless attacks, outrageous statements" that have been "unprecedented since the end of the war (World War II)" as its motivation. "The latest interferences constitute an additional and unacceptable provocation," the statement said, Xinhua news agency reported. "The campaign for the European elections cannot justify (such) lack of respect...All these acts create a serious situation, which put into question the intentions of the Italian government with respect to its relationship with France". "France calls on Italy to take action to recover a relationship of friendship and mutual respect, worthy of our history and our common destiny," the French diplomatic service in Rome tweeted. (IANS)

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