Giorgia Meloni was "the victim of an episode of sloppiness". At Palazzo Chigi they had already tried to thus close the case of the phone call orchestrated by the two Russian comedians Vovan and Lexus, in which the prime minister was convinced she was speaking with the president of the African Union Moussa Faki . The accident has in fact now clear contours at the top levels of the government and, once internal responsibilities have been ascertained, the appropriate measures have been taken. Also because a similar situation "must never happen again", the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani had already clarified.

And in fact, during the press conference that Giorgia Meloni held today after the council of ministers, the prime minister announced that this morning her diplomatic advisor Francesco Talò "resigned" .

"The phone call between the two Russian comedians was an affair handled lightly and exposed the nation", added Giorgia Meloni, clarifying that the diplomatic advisor's decision was "a gesture of responsibility" .

«We made at least 80 of these phone calls and I'm sorry that in this stumble what was done is called into question. I thank him and the diplomatic office. If I receive a phone call from the diplomatic advisor's office I have to take it for granted, I think the government's coherence has been confirmed", he added.

«As I have already stated – Giorgia Meloni specified – towards the end of the phone call I had a doubt on the topic of Ukrainian nationalism. I had a doubt, not a certainty, I reported it to the diplomatic office that there was something that didn't add up and I believe there was superficiality in the checks ", the prime minister said again in response to a question on the prank call from the Russian comedians .

(Unioneonline/vl)

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