Prime Minister Meloni: "The greatest pressure must be placed on Hamas, which started the war."

"Personally, I continue to believe that recognizing Palestine, in the absence of a state that meets the requirements of sovereignty, does not solve the problem and does not produce concrete, tangible results for the Palestinians." Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni reiterated this point when approached by reporters in New York, on the sidelines of the 80th UN General Assembly. "It is said," the prime minister observed, "that recognizing Palestine can be an effective instrument of political pressure , and that's fine, I understand that, but we also need to understand who is being pressured. I think the main political pressure should be applied to Hamas, because it is Hamas that started this war and it is Hamas," Meloni concluded, "that is preventing the war from ending by refusing to hand over the hostages."