HomeNewsBeritaBusinessLifestyleOpinionWorldSportsPropertyEducationCarzillaGalleryVideosAccelerator

Italy to organise flight to repatriate nationals from Niger

-

Rome’s offer comes after a military coup took place in the African state.

0
Shares
Total Views: 1
Free Malaysia Today
Foreign minister Antonio Tajani posted on messaging platform X that Italian citizens may leave Niamey on a special flight to Italy. (Wikimedia Commons pic)

ROME:
Italy’s foreign minister said today the government would arrange a special flight to repatriate nationals from Niamey, the capital of Niger, after a military takeover took place in the African state.

“The Italian government has decided to offer our fellow citizens in Niamey the chance to leave the city on a special flight to Italy,” foreign minister Antonio Tajani posted on the messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter.

In remarks sent to Reuters via his office, Tajani said the Italian embassy remained open and the ambassador was returning to Niger from Rome where she went for the UN Food Systems summit last week.

“Italy wants to pursue political and diplomatic mediation efforts,” Tajani said.

Italy said its offer of a flight did not amount to launching a formal evacuation, while France – the former colonial power in Niger – said it would start repatriating its nationals and other European citizens willing to leave the country.

France and Italy, along with the US and Germany, have troops in Niger on counter-insurgency and military training missions but so far there has been no announcement of them being evacuated.

Stay current - Follow FMT on WhatsApp, Google news and Telegram

Subscribe to our newsletter and get news delivered to your mailbox.