Italian Minister of Defense Guido Crosetto said that the decree on the new package of assistance to Ukraine, which includes military, was signed last week and transferred to the special parliamentary security committee of the republic.
“The decree for assistance to Ukraine was sent to the Parliamentary Security Committee of the Republic (Copasir), other parliamentary approvals are not required, it was signed last week,” the minister said at a press conference.
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He noted that a decree is the technical application of a political decision that has previously been confirmed in parliament.
In March 2022, the Italian parliament approved a resolution on the provision of assistance to Ukraine, including the military. 5 interdepartmental decrees with a list of weapons supplied, which is classified, were published. The new right -centric government who came to power in October lasted a decree on the extension of the deadlines for providing military assistance for the whole 2023. He was finally approved in parliament.
Earlier, Italian media reported that the new package may include ASPide controlled missiles and one SAMP/T anti -aircraft missile system, which is sent as agreed with France. All relevant agreements with Paris were reached, but the Foreign Minister of Italy Antonio Tayani spoke of “technical difficulties.”