The Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has said that any Western military intervention in Niger Republic must be avoided.
Tajani, a journalist and former Italian Air Force officer who has served as Deputy Prime Minister of Italy and Minister of Foreign Affairs since 22 October 2022, served as President of the European Parliament from 2017 to 2019.
“We need to rule out any Western military initiative because it would be perceived as a new colonisation,” he told RAI public television on Wednesday.
“We have to work so that democracy prevails in Niger … we need to rule out any Western military initiative because it would be perceived as a new colonisation,” Tajani said.
His comments, reported by Italian news agencies, were confirmed by his spokesman, whose name was not disclosed.
