Foreign Minister Franco Frattini spoke today on the phone with his Mauritanian colleague, Naha Mint Mouknass. The Mauritanian Foreign Minister assured Frattini of his full cooperation in the search being conducted by his country’s security organisations for the kidnapped Italian nationals.
Minister Frattini also spoke with his Spanish colleague, Miguel Angel Moratinos, who offered his country’s support through its embassies in Mauritania and Mali.
Minister Frattini expressed his deep gratitude to his two colleagues. He also confirmed his determination to maintain the utmost media reserve on the operational instructions issued and the contacts being established in the region by the competent institutions. This is to ensure the safety of the kidnapped Italian citizens.
The Foreign Ministry will also refrain from issuing news to the media on any analysis and assessment regarding the place where the van was found in a region very near the border with Mali. This desert area is fairly distant from the north-south route between Mauritania and Burkina Faso which, it seems, was the kidnapped couple’s intended destination.
The authorities are pursuing all possible contacts and information that might further their investigations and help them take the appropriate action to obtain the release of our fellow nationals.
Source:isria.com/
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