Italian marines case may impact ties with India: EU
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Italian marines case may impact ties with India: EU IANSShare · Comment(5) · print · TweetTOPICS World Italy
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diplomacy international relations India The president of the European Commission has said the issue of the Italian marines in India may have an “impact” on the European Union-India relations and “will be assessed carefully”.Jose Manuel Barroso, the president of the European Commission, met Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta in Brussels Wednesday and discussed the case of the two Italian marines who are being held in India.“A point that Prime Minister Letta has raised with me and on which we have been in close contact with the Italian authorities is the issue of the Italian marines in India. The European Union (EU) continues to follow the situation very closely,” Barroso told a joint press conference with Letta afer the meeting.“Any decision on the case may have an impact on the overall European Union-India relations and will be assessed carefully. The European Union encourages India to find, as a matter of urgency, a mutually satisfactory solution to the longstanding case of the Italian marines arrested in February 2012, in accordance with international law and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea,” he said.Barroso said “this issue has also a bearing on the global fight against piracy, to which the European Union is strongly committed”.He said “the European Union is opposed to the use of the death penalty in all cases and under any circumstances”. The European Commission is the executive body of the 28-member European Union.The two Italian marines — Salvatore Girone and Massimiliano Latorre — are facing trial for murder in India. The two were detained in February 2012 when they shot dead two Indian fishermen while guarding an Italian oil tanker off Kerala, mistaking the fishermen for pirates.The Italian prime minister had sought European states’ help to find a positive solution to the case.“We want the marines case to finish soon, as soon as possible,” Xinhua quoted Letta as saying following talks with President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy and Barroso.Italian government’s envoy Staffan De Mistura is set to head for New Delhi Thursday, while reports said a representative of the Italian government could meet the new Russian ambassador to Rome next week, asking him to intercede with Indian authorities in the case.Earlier, a 16-member Italian parliamentary delegation arrived in India on a two-day visit (Jan 27-28) to express support and solidarity with the two marines.“The death penalty would be an attack on Italy,” Fabrizio Cicchitto, a delegate member and chairman of the parliament’s lower house foreign affairs committee, said.
Keywords: Enrica Lexie, Italian Marines, Kerala fishermen killing, Latorre Massimiliano, Salvatore Girone, India-Italy relations, NIA probe, European Union
View comments(5)Post Comment RELATED NEWS Make a genuine attempt to resolve Italian marines case, SC tells A-GJanuary 20, 2014 NIA opposes Italian Marines exemption pleaJanuary 8, 2014 NIA to file charge sheet against two Italian marines soonJanuary 21, 2014 More In: National | News | International Tweet Comments(5)RecommendedPost a comment Death penalty is barbaric and imprisonment till end of life with no
opportunity for remission under any circumstances is cruel. It is for
courts to award any punishment.
It is unacceptable in the interest of justice, however, for any
external govt, or any collective of govts, to lobby for turning a
blind eye to crimes committed by their nationals. The West has got
used to enforcing its self-interest (from slavery, lynching to
colonisation) over the last few centuries. Respect for all humanity รข??
the world order in 21st century - demands that the West understands
that human beings all over the world have the same expectations about
adherence to law and right to equal justice (even though, at a given
point in time, some national govts can be more unjust than others), as
their own citizens.
India should uphold law and justice for its citizens and not feel
obligated to acquiesce to unjust bullying by the West, as in past
centuries.from: D Mahapatra Posted on: Jan 30, 2014 at 11:37 IST
So European Union does not believe in death penalty, but they do not
mind killing two innocent Indians. The continent that indiscriminately
tortured and killed Africans and killed their own brethren by the
millions is trying to teach India morals. What hypocrites!from: ramur Posted on: Jan 30, 2014 at 11:09 IST
The government of India might face difficulties in this Marine issue.
As elections are ahead, the popular demand for justice can not be ignored.
Also, as India has good diplomatic relations with the EU, their views are required to be considered. The marines should be punished, but that must not hamper our foreign relations. Delhi should take a balanced stance to deal with the situation.from: S. ALTAP Posted on: Jan 30, 2014 at 10:44 IST
Arm twisting by the EU. The diplomatic jargon 'a mutually satisfactory solution ' means let the marines go free and we will not disturb your business interests.
We should take a leaf out of the US handling of Indian Diplomat and stick to out procedures and allow the law to takes its course. from: mani sandilya Posted on: Jan 30, 2014 at 10:43 IST
The European Union maybe opposed to the death penalty. There are plenty
of nations, India included, however, which are not opposed to the death
penalty. Since, the case is being tried under Indian law, the guilty
could be handed the death penalty. In my view, this is extremely
unlikely. But, the pressure being brought on India by the European
Union is frankly, shameful. The European "whites" still think they can
get away with blackmail. I agree, though, that the case should be
decided quickly. from: Carlos de Souza Posted on: Jan 30, 2014 at 10:27 IST
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Home News Opinion Business Sport S & T Features Books In-depth Jobs Classifieds National Andhra Pradesh Karnataka Kerala Tamil Nadu Other States News» NationalBrussels,January 30, 2014 Updated: January 30, 2014 10:03 IST Italian marines case may impact ties with India: EU IANSShare · Comment(5) · print · TweetTOPICS World Italy
crime murder
crime, law and justice international law justice and rights
diplomacy international relations India The president of the European Commission has said the issue of the Italian marines in India may have an “impact” on the European Union-India relations and “will be assessed carefully”.Jose Manuel Barroso, the president of the European Commission, met Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta in Brussels Wednesday and discussed the case of the two Italian marines who are being held in India.“A point that Prime Minister Letta has raised with me and on which we have been in close contact with the Italian authorities is the issue of the Italian marines in India. The European Union (EU) continues to follow the situation very closely,” Barroso told a joint press conference with Letta afer the meeting.“Any decision on the case may have an impact on the overall European Union-India relations and will be assessed carefully. The European Union encourages India to find, as a matter of urgency, a mutually satisfactory solution to the longstanding case of the Italian marines arrested in February 2012, in accordance with international law and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea,” he said.Barroso said “this issue has also a bearing on the global fight against piracy, to which the European Union is strongly committed”.He said “the European Union is opposed to the use of the death penalty in all cases and under any circumstances”. The European Commission is the executive body of the 28-member European Union.The two Italian marines — Salvatore Girone and Massimiliano Latorre — are facing trial for murder in India. The two were detained in February 2012 when they shot dead two Indian fishermen while guarding an Italian oil tanker off Kerala, mistaking the fishermen for pirates.The Italian prime minister had sought European states’ help to find a positive solution to the case.“We want the marines case to finish soon, as soon as possible,” Xinhua quoted Letta as saying following talks with President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy and Barroso.Italian government’s envoy Staffan De Mistura is set to head for New Delhi Thursday, while reports said a representative of the Italian government could meet the new Russian ambassador to Rome next week, asking him to intercede with Indian authorities in the case.Earlier, a 16-member Italian parliamentary delegation arrived in India on a two-day visit (Jan 27-28) to express support and solidarity with the two marines.“The death penalty would be an attack on Italy,” Fabrizio Cicchitto, a delegate member and chairman of the parliament’s lower house foreign affairs committee, said.
Keywords: Enrica Lexie, Italian Marines, Kerala fishermen killing, Latorre Massimiliano, Salvatore Girone, India-Italy relations, NIA probe, European Union
View comments(5)Post Comment RELATED NEWS Make a genuine attempt to resolve Italian marines case, SC tells A-GJanuary 20, 2014 NIA opposes Italian Marines exemption pleaJanuary 8, 2014 NIA to file charge sheet against two Italian marines soonJanuary 21, 2014 More In: National | News | International Tweet Comments(5)RecommendedPost a comment Death penalty is barbaric and imprisonment till end of life with no
opportunity for remission under any circumstances is cruel. It is for
courts to award any punishment.
It is unacceptable in the interest of justice, however, for any
external govt, or any collective of govts, to lobby for turning a
blind eye to crimes committed by their nationals. The West has got
used to enforcing its self-interest (from slavery, lynching to
colonisation) over the last few centuries. Respect for all humanity รข??
the world order in 21st century - demands that the West understands
that human beings all over the world have the same expectations about
adherence to law and right to equal justice (even though, at a given
point in time, some national govts can be more unjust than others), as
their own citizens.
India should uphold law and justice for its citizens and not feel
obligated to acquiesce to unjust bullying by the West, as in past
centuries.from: D Mahapatra Posted on: Jan 30, 2014 at 11:37 IST
So European Union does not believe in death penalty, but they do not
mind killing two innocent Indians. The continent that indiscriminately
tortured and killed Africans and killed their own brethren by the
millions is trying to teach India morals. What hypocrites!from: ramur Posted on: Jan 30, 2014 at 11:09 IST
The government of India might face difficulties in this Marine issue.
As elections are ahead, the popular demand for justice can not be ignored.
Also, as India has good diplomatic relations with the EU, their views are required to be considered. The marines should be punished, but that must not hamper our foreign relations. Delhi should take a balanced stance to deal with the situation.from: S. ALTAP Posted on: Jan 30, 2014 at 10:44 IST
Arm twisting by the EU. The diplomatic jargon 'a mutually satisfactory solution ' means let the marines go free and we will not disturb your business interests.
We should take a leaf out of the US handling of Indian Diplomat and stick to out procedures and allow the law to takes its course. from: mani sandilya Posted on: Jan 30, 2014 at 10:43 IST
The European Union maybe opposed to the death penalty. There are plenty
of nations, India included, however, which are not opposed to the death
penalty. Since, the case is being tried under Indian law, the guilty
could be handed the death penalty. In my view, this is extremely
unlikely. But, the pressure being brought on India by the European
Union is frankly, shameful. The European "whites" still think they can
get away with blackmail. I agree, though, that the case should be
decided quickly. from: Carlos de Souza Posted on: Jan 30, 2014 at 10:27 IST
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