Italian Republic
Ambassador Aldo Mantovani
Italy joined the United Nations on December 14, 1955. It is an elected member of the UN Security Council whose term expires on December 31, 2008. Aldo Mantovani is Italy’s deputy permanent representative to the UN. The following is excerpted from Ambassador Mantovani’s statement during the UN Security Council debate on August 18, 2008. This is a time of great and deep concern over the continued instabilityin and around Georgia.We are convinced that the Security Council cannot delay its action any longer.We do have in place a ceasefire agreement accepted by the parties and endorsedby the main international players, including…
