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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10432

3 August 2011
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (ae) eu/syria
Italy recalls its ambassador - Ashton does not

Brussels, 02/08/2011 (Agence Europe) - Italy has recalled its ambassador to Syria, Achille Amerio, for consultation, given “the horrible repression against the civilian population”, a Foreign Ministry press release announced on Tuesday 2 August. Italy also calls on all countries of the European Union to withdraw their ambassadors, the Ministry states. The spokesperson for Catherine Ashton, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, has said that, for the time being,...