Mattarella to the military: "Your ethics are expressed with the Constitution"

The Armed Forces must proceed and train "with the Constitution of the Republic, with the Constitution as a criterion of orientation" for their work. This was underlined by the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, speaking at the Quirinale on the occasion of the delivery of the insignia of the Military Order of Italy.

"In the Constitution, added the head of state, "the ethics of the Italian military, of a country, of a Republic aimed at peace, which repudiates war as an instrument of offense and aggression for other peoples, is collected and expressed, and constantly presents itself as a safeguard of peace, dialogue, international collaboration, respect for international law and international organisations, which was created here to prevent barbarism from being the criterion of behavior in international life".

The world finds itself "in a complex condition", "today challenged by multiple, simultaneous and interdependent crises, of a geopolitical, economic, climatic, energy, technological nature, which amplify each other". Therefore our Armed Forces find themselves operating in critical areas to help guarantee, with our Allies, the security framework of our country's freedoms and the affirmation of international law, against threats coming from outside. In this context, a more concrete and more integrated European effort is necessary, determined in pursuing interoperability of the military instruments of the Union countries, in terms of common defense and strengthening of the Atlantic Alliance, essential conditions for the balance of conditions on the continent" underlined the President of the Republic.