High level government circles welcomed the official visit today of Italian Foreign Minister Aldo Moro as proof that a nation can maintain friendly relations with both sides in the Middle East dispute. The circles noted that Italy has been more successful than most countries in maintaining an equilibrium between its interests in the Arab world and its friendship for Israel. They said that while Italian diplomats are very active in the Arab states, Rome has managed to avoid a policy of blind identification with Arab interests. Moro is returning the visit to Italy made by Foreign Minister Abba Eban last year. Israeli circles said that there was immense good will toward Italy which stems partly from Italian policy in the Middle East and is in part a remembrance of the Italian peoples’ conduct toward the Jews during World War II.
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