(20 September, 2016) Politcal leaders and international experts are gathered in Prague on September 16-17 to participate in the international conference “Post-Cold War European Security” promoted by the Nobel Peace Prize, Mikhail Gorbachev upon invitation by the President of the Czech Republic, Miloš Zeman, Italian Foundation, and the New Policy Forum and by the Iron Curtain Foundation. The Italian Ambassador to the Czech Republic, Aldo Amati, who has underlined in his speech the importance of dialogue in this particularly delicate international atmosphere to be able to challenge common issues such as defense and terrorism. In light of the migratory crisis, the Italian diplomat has stated that “it must be managed at the European level, implementing decisions on the proposals within the Migration Compact, in the fastest way possible”. The conference began with a video-conference with the President of the former Soviet Union who expressed his preoccupation with the current European situation. According to Gorbachev, Europe finds itself at the centre of tensions arising from outside the European Union. The President also believes that in order to overcome the current circumstances, a global agenda capable of providing answers to the challenges of the twenty-first century must be revisited through the establishment of a task force comprised of experts that are able to achieve a concrete project towards a Pan-European security. (Red)
