Italy angered by Ashton’s communiqué on religious tolerance.La Repubblica reports that Italy has accused EU Foreign Minister Baroness Catherine Ashton of “excessive” political correctness because she refused to name any specific religious group as a victim of recent sectarian attacks in Egypt and Iraq in a communiqué defending religious tolerance. Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini has asked for the text to be withdrawn. The Telegraph quotes a diplomat saying: “Those who thought the creation of a high representative would lead to a more unified and coherent EU foreign policy have been very disappointed with Ashton. She cannot even finesse a statement from Christian Europe condemning.
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(Source: Open Europe.)
