"Italy contributes generously to peacekeeping operations, both in the Atlantic Alliance - in support of collective security and member countries - and in missions decided by the international community: over 6400 members of the Armed Forces represent Italy, our Republic, in over 36 military operations outside national borders. A very significant contribution to the authority of our country in the numerous international forums in which we participate; accompanying the frequent assertion of an Italian model of 'peace-keeping' that is acknowledged by all interlocutors for its validity ". These are the words of the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, who spoke yesterday at the Quirinale during the ceremony of awarding the decorations of the Military Order of Italy on the occasion of the commemoration of the Day of National Unity and Day of the Armed Forces. "It is a foresight decision - the head of state said - that demonstrates an awareness of how national interests are supported and developed in the context of the defense of greater general interests, within which they can find better protection and security". (Foto Presidencia de la República Mexicana)
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