As reported by ANSA, Italian President Sergio Mattarella and United States President Barack Obama discussed Italy’s part in the fight against ISIS and the global refugee emergency in talks of over an hour at the White House on Monday.
President Obama and President Mattarella talked about the role Italy can play in the fight against ISIS in Syria and Iraq, in particular “the fundamental role” Italy will play in reinforcing the area of Mosul in northern Iraq.
President Obama thanked Italy for protecting the Mosul Dam. Obama said “I thanked Italy very much for its notable contribution in training soldiers in Iraq and for the important role that it will play in protecting the Mosul Dam which is extremely important for the Iraqi people”. Italy’s Trevi construction group recently landed the contract to repair and maintain the dam which was taken back from ISIS last year.
NEWS BY ANSA
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