Reuters AlertNet Lite - Italy to ask Russia for help in poisoning probe

Reuters AlertNet Full site

NEWSDESK

Italy to ask Russia for help in poisoning probe

04 Dec 2006 12:42:56 GMT
Source: Reuters

BELGRADE, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Italy's foreign minister said on Monday he would ask Russia during a forthcoming visit to Moscow to assist British police investigating the poisoning of a former Russian spy and an Italian security consultant.

"It's clear that I will ask Russia to offer its full cooperation to the judiciary and to the British police forces above all," Massimo D'Alema told reporters during a trip to Belgrade.

D'Alema is scheduled to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday.

Russian ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko died last month of poisoning with radioactive polonium 210. Mario Scaramella, an Italian contact of Litvinenko who had lunched with him in London on Nov. 1, was admitted to a London hospital after polonium was detected in his body, but has not so far fallen ill.

AlertNet news is provided by

Email this article Send comments

Countries

Small country map
© 2004 Europa Technologies Ltd.

Reset map

• Russia profile
· View map

MORE >>

NGO latest

• One in fourteen people living with HIV are over 50 and millions more older people are at risk says HelpAge International on World AIDS Day

• 15 million to join global lesson to fight HIV/AIDS
Plan UK

• Alliance urges action to close the HIV services gap at International Development Committee session on global HIV epidemic
International HIV/AIDS Alliance - UK

• Stern figures don't add up for world's poor say Christian Aid
Christian Aid - UK

• STERN TEST FOR WORLD LEADERS ON CLIMATE CHANGE
Christian Aid - UK

MORE >>

Latest news

• Italy to ask Russia for help in poisoning probe

• FACTBOX-Military and civilian deaths in Iraq

• Russia clears way for Moscow trip by UK police

• UK police in Litvinenko probe get Moscow visas

• Sri Lanka mulls sanctions on rebels, ban possible

MORE >>

Last updated:Mon Dec 4 12:44:49 2006