The Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani , has said that any Western military intervention in Niger Republic must be avoided.
“We need to rule out any Western military initiative because it would be perceived as a new colonisation,” he told RAI public television on Wednesday.
“We have to work so that democracy prevails in Niger … we need to rule out any Western military initiative because it would be perceived as a new colonisation,” Tajani said.
His comments, reported by Italian news agencies, were confirmed by his spokesman.
