New Italian government has «not yet» taken an official decision, revealed under secretary of State Domenico Rossi
by Emiliano Biaggio
Franco Frattini dumped by Italian government in NATO secretary general seat run? Italian former minister for Foreign affairs announced his candidacy as the Alliance chief at the end of 2011, after his experience in the government led by Silvio Berlusconi. Since then all the new governments - Monti's and Letta's - granted him support, until Mario Monti's Frattini formal indication as candidate to replace the current secretary general, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, whose mandate is expiring in September. But now Matteo Renzi seems to be ready to reconsider the Italian approach. In front off the possibility to grant green light to Frattini's opponent - the former prime minister of Norway, Jens Stoltenberg - Renzi's administration could decide to not oppose such a possibility. «I have no a precise answer to give you on that», told reporter Italian under secretary for Defence, Domenico Rossi. «Our candidate remains Franco Frattini, but I have to sat that the Italian government still has to take a decision». Right now «we have not decided yet». Suddenly Italy decided to re-open the file, giving the impression Frattini's run for the highest seat in NATO could be already finished.
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| Franco Frattini (sources: Reuters) |
Franco Frattini dumped by Italian government in NATO secretary general seat run? Italian former minister for Foreign affairs announced his candidacy as the Alliance chief at the end of 2011, after his experience in the government led by Silvio Berlusconi. Since then all the new governments - Monti's and Letta's - granted him support, until Mario Monti's Frattini formal indication as candidate to replace the current secretary general, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, whose mandate is expiring in September. But now Matteo Renzi seems to be ready to reconsider the Italian approach. In front off the possibility to grant green light to Frattini's opponent - the former prime minister of Norway, Jens Stoltenberg - Renzi's administration could decide to not oppose such a possibility. «I have no a precise answer to give you on that», told reporter Italian under secretary for Defence, Domenico Rossi. «Our candidate remains Franco Frattini, but I have to sat that the Italian government still has to take a decision». Right now «we have not decided yet». Suddenly Italy decided to re-open the file, giving the impression Frattini's run for the highest seat in NATO could be already finished.
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