New clash between Enrico Letta and Matteo Salvini, this time on Afghan refugees. “Salvini’s statements that I read today are totally unacceptable, on the idea of saying: ‘the Afghans? Just those ten who collaborated with the Italians, then we don’t want any others.’ , the words of President Draghi were different “said the leader of the dem.
Furthermore, the secretary of the Democratic Party “did not like the speech Biden made last night. I am a great admirer of the American President, but frankly, I found his words last night totally inadequate in relation to the gravity of the situation”.
“An entire people trusted the West and then felt betrayed by the West, because this shameful flight of these last 48 hours is a betrayal of a people who trusted us and who today are probably dealing with the ‘having thought he had done wrong to trust us “, said the secretary of the Democratic Party about the Afghan situation.
Letta stressed that in order to face the Afghan crisis, “a great mobilization” on the part of Italy is needed and “it is essential that Europe is united in this moment, that it gives a signal of unity and very strong messages”.
“We all look with enormous concern – he said – at what has happened and what is happening. I believe that Italy must put in place a great national mobilization, to help those who wish to stay and those who decide to leave instead: hospitality and above all the help to the Afghan society which had grown in recent years and which we must not leave alone “.
“I believe that at this moment – he continued – our country must really give the best of itself as it has done on many other occasions in recent decades, especially because we cannot leave Afghan society prey to those who want to return it to the Middle Ages. Above all, it is a question of understanding these days if the announcements will actually be followed by concrete facts from those who took power today in Kabul. It is not clear what is happening and what will happen but I believe that this is the essential point “.
“Tomorrow – then announced the secretary – we will hold a meeting of the Secretariat of the Democratic Party to implement all our initiatives, because our request for national mobilization is addressed to the whole country, but first of all to us who intend to do things that help Afghan society and that try to be as attentive as possible to a dramatic situation “.
“In addition to this, of course, there is the whole issue of evacuation and humanitarian corridors: evacuation of all people who want to leave Afghanistan and humanitarian corridors that allow all those who do not share what the new course will bring to leave the country. It is a moment of those truly in which a large country like Italy must do its part and we are here to do it, to urge the institutions to do so: our mayors are all mobilized on the territory, ready to seek to understand all the ways and means with which to help and try to give a sign of concrete solidarity. I think this moment is particularly important “.
“I also add – concluded Letta – that it is essential that Europe is united at this moment, that Europe gives a signal of unity and very strong messages: the humanitarian corridors must be launched and guaranteed by the European Union”.