US, Italy to keep working together against ISIS – Blinken, Di Maio
United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio reaffirmed on Monday at the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS [Islamic State of Iraq and Syria] their countries’ readiness to cooperate on combating “this terrorist organization until it is decisively defeated.”
“Italy […] will be committed to promoting peace and sustainable development in this area, which is a priority for our foreign policy action,” Di Maio said. “We will continue to reinforce our diplomatic presence, take part in main international missions, and make a contribution for a sustainable approach to migration via capacity building.”
Blinken added the US and its allies need to “sustain our military gains” but also “renew coalition support for stabilization assistance across Iraq and Syria […] to ensure that ISIS doesn’t have a resurgence in these countries.” “Together, we must stay as committed to our stabilization goals as we did to our military campaign that resulted in victory on the battlefield,” he concluded.
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