The announced visit of Egyptian President Nasser to Italy this summer was hailed by the Italian Government today as a contribution to bettering relations between the West and the Middle East. A Foreign Ministry spokesman further called the visit “auspicious”
President Nasser will be a guest of President Giovanni Gronchi who issued the invitation two years ago. Plans for the visit were dropped after the Suez campaign. One voice raised in opposition to the visit was that of Republican Party leader Randolfo Pacciardi who feared it would provoke “negative reactions” from the French Government.
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