“Never made invitations. Executive appreciated»- Corriere.it

“It is a pity that today there is no one from the government to explain the critical issues to the Head of State, no one has been invited”. says the minister. «The Quirinale has never made invitations on such occasions. But if someone wants to come, he is welcome.’ Replicate the Hill. It happens on the occasion of the visit of the head of state Sergio Mattarella to the flooded areas of Romagna.

«I am happy that the President of the Republic is also in the flooded areas today, as the whole government has done and as the Prime Minister has done twice. It is a pity that today there is no one from the government to explain the critical issues to the Head of State, no one has been invited. It doesn’t matter, the important thing is to get to the results», said the Minister of Civil Protection and Marine Policies to Rainews24. And to those who asked him why there was no government representative in Emilia-Romagna with Mattarella, Musumeci replied: “I don’t know, he wasn’t invited.”

However, the response from Quirinale press adviser Giovanni Grasso arrived shortly: «The President of the Republic does not require the presence of government officials when he visits Italian territories. Moreover, it is always appreciated by President Mattarella. It has always been like this, since the beginning of the first seven years». And again: «The Quirinale has never made invitations on such occasions. But if anyone wants to come, they’re welcome.”

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