Defence Minister Guido Crosetto on
Tuesday replied to criticism over alleged warmongering directed
at him by a leading Italian physicist from the stage of the
traditional May Day concert in Rome by inviting his critic to
lunch.
"I will invite Professor Rovelli to lunch so next time he speaks
about me he will do so having got to know me, my ideas, knowing
what I have done and do every day to seek peace and stop war,
and also to hear how to serve a nation with seriousness and
respect," said Crosetto in a tweet.
Speaking to an estimated 300,000 people gathered in Rome's
Piazza San Giovanni on Monday for the marathon gig organised by
trades union confederations Cgil, Cisl and Uil, theoretical
physicist and science populariser Carlo Rovelli denounced
current military spending and "placers of instruments of war".
"We are moving towards a war that is growing, and instead of
seeking solutions, countries are challenging each other,
invading, fanning the flames of war, and international tension
has never been as high as it is now," said Rovellii.
"In Italy, the defense minister has been very close to one of
the biggest arms manufacturers in the world, Leonardo," he
added.
Crosetto, a founder member of Premier Giorgia Meloni's Brothers
of Italy (FdI) party, is the former president of industrial
association Confindustria's Federation of Italian Companies for
Aerospace, Defence and Security (Aiad).
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