Media Cover Orvieto Conference of European 'Sovereigntists'
July 29—Coverage of an Orvieto, Italy conference was provided by Agenparl, the press agency that provides daily news from the Italian Parliament. Under the headline “Orvieto, Alemanno: Peace Is the Common Aim of All European Sovereignists,” it ran the following article, which somewhat simplifies what the speakers said:
“What emerges as the common and unifying motif of all European sovereignty is the desire to rebuild peace on our continent. This belies the monstrous narrative being made of this emerging political phenomenon. While Ursula von der Leyen and all the zealots in her majority, along with European conservatives, are siding with NATO to carry on the war in Ukraine by all means, European sovereignists and Donald Trump himself are distinguished by a willingness to end this slaughter. This should give all common-sense political observers pause for thought.” said Gianni Alemanno, national secretary of the Independence Movement.
“We live in a dangerous moment of crisis because we are constantly confronted with the crossroads of war or peace. We propose ourselves as the Party of Peace and we want to dialogue with all parties around the world that have our positions and pull Europe out of this crisis,” said German MP Matthias Moosdorf, (Alternative für Deutschland).
“Participation in this important event gives me hope, the great traditions of the European continent, particularly in Italy, must be defended with policies to protect our countries from foreign powers. We need to create a new system that can enable us to be independent in order to build peace in Europe,” said Helga Zepp-LaRouche, chairwoman of the Schiller Institute Internationale [sic].
“We are living through a very complicated historical hairpin turn, there is a realization that the wall-to-wall with Russia is absolutely detrimental. We hope that soon politics will return to take over from the financial, economic and military powers that today effectively nullify the prospect of peace,” thus said Francesco Toscano, President of Democrazia Sovrana Popolare.
“I am glad to have participated in this event. I think this kind of dialogue is the real way to get the European Union back on the authentic Christian path and to overcome all the wars we are experiencing,” said Derszi Ákos, Hungarian Christian Democracy Movement, an ally of Orbán’s Fidesz party.
Rai News, of Italy’s state television, ran the following coverage of the first day, focused on the Russian ambassador:
“Alemanno: With the Invitation to the Russian Ambassador to Our Forum, A Taboo Has Been Broken”
“Today we broke a taboo: this is the first time, since the beginning of the conflict with Ukraine, that the Russian Ambassador has been invited to a political discussion in Italy. It is madness that it has not happened before, not only because Italy has never broken diplomatic relations with the Russian Federation, but especially because to end the war it is necessary to talk not only with Kiev but also with the authorities in Moscow,” said Gianni Alemanno at the end of the panel discussion, moderated by Professor Michele Geraci, attended by Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Italian Republic Alexy Paramonov and American economist Jeffrey Sachs, during the Orvieto Forum dedicated to social sovereignty. “Italy’s role must be to promote dialogue, not to be on the front lines sending weapons to the front. We cannot leave this role to Viktor Orbán alone, for humanitarian reasons and to defend our national interest, which is suffering very serious economic damage from the conflict with Russia. Today we have opened a way, we hope that other political forces and especially our institutions will take courage and rebuild a relationship that cannot be delegated to others,” Alemanno added.
“Russian Ambassador to Italy: U.S. Uses Every Means To Maintain Dominance”
“Refusing to acknowledge inevitable global trends, the United States does not stop trying by all means to spread its ideology throughout the world in order to maintain its imperial status and dominance. Were it not for this dead-end path and Washington’s aggressive messianism, international relations would have stabilized long ago,” said Russian Ambassador to Italy Alexei Paramonov, speaking at the panel discussion on “Independent Italy in a New Multipolar World” in Orvieto.
“The actions of the United States and its allies hinder international cooperation and the building of a more just world,” he continued, "they hold whole countries and regions hostage, prevent peoples from exercising their sovereign rights enshrined in the UN Charter, and distract from the joint action needed to resolve conflicts in the Middle East, Africa and other areas, to reduce global inequalities, and to eliminate the threats of terrorism, narco crime and hunger.
The ambassador explained, “Sometimes, it seems that European politicians in government and representatives of the European bureaucracy are more afraid of falling foul of Washington than of losing the trust of their own people, their own citizens. Today, when deciding who will form the future U.S. administration, Western leaders are following the outcome of the presidential race with bated breath, waiting and pondering to which of the two contenders it is convenient to prove their loyalty. The Europeans, of course, must realize the suicidal role they have been assigned. In order to contain Russia, China and other countries, whose independent policies are perceived as a challenge to hegemony, the Americans are ready to put the entire collective West under fire, to expand trade and economic warfare with undesirables, to unleash a campaign of unilateral competitive measures that, like a boomerang, will affect Europe itself.”