“The Italian side conveyed that the presence of the two marines in Italy was conducive to restarting high level exchanges in all fields,” the diplomat said. The Italian request reduces the possibility of the return of Massimiliano Latorre, one of the marines, to meet a Supreme Court deadline of September 30. Mr Latorre was allowed to return to Italy on medical grounds after he suffered a stroke in 2014. They also agreed to expand cooperation between Italy and India in multilateral fora,” the press release stated. Unresolved issueFollowing the return of the marines, Italy has supported India on membership to the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR).

Source: The Hindu September 06, 2016 19:41 UTC