Today Mrs. Kader was received by the Diplomatic Advisor to the
Minister of Defense, Min. Pl. Nicoletta Bombardiere at the Italian
Ministry of Defense.
The talks focused on the current situation in the Region of Kurdistan,
the humanitarian crisis, and the financial crisis due to non-payment
of the budget by the central government in Baghdad and the fight
against Daesh.
Mrs. Kader thanked Minister Bombardiere for the important support of
the Italian Government, however, it is urgent additional support from
a military and humanitarian point of view, in terms of military
supply, technical clothing, care for the peshmerga wounded, to advance
mine clearance and reconstruction activity of the city occupied by
terrorists and then released in order to allow the return of the
displaced population. Unfortunately many requests submitted were not
satisfied.
Min. Bombardiere, stressing the enormous importance that the Kurdish
question in all its aspects plays for the Italian Government and to
which the Minister Pinotti gives special attention, expressed her
solidarity to Mrs. Kader. In addition, she will inform the Minister
Pinotti so that it can exert the right pressure on the Italian
Government to meet as soon as possible the requests submitted and to
solicit other countries of the international coalition to find an
effective way to financially support the Kurdistan Region.
