(ANSA) - ROME, FEBRUARY 23 - "In moments of crisis we must defend even more the values in which we believe and which guide us. The coexistence, brotherhood, tolerance that we celebrate in this meeting must also take place beyond the borders of the region in which we live. events in Ukraine lead us to reaffirm that prevarications and abuses must not be tolerated ".
Prime Minister Mario Draghi said this at the opening ceremony of the 'Meeting of the Bishops and Mayors of the Mediterranean'.
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