"Security in our country is entrusted to the armed forces with activity that I know is careful, constant, vigilant, valuable even if not publicized. However, it is an underlying activity that provides our country with a security and peace of mind that it is right to deliver. The activity and commitment to missions abroad, to stability in crisis zones and world peace, is our broad and articulate way of working with the international community. At this time when the conditions of tension developing in the world are alarming, it is even more a valuable contribution that Italy makes on the world stage”. These were the words of the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, during a videoconference link at the Rome headquarters of the Italian Joint Operations Command (COVI) to express his Christmas wishes Italian to the military contingents engaged in international operations.
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