Russian Ambassador to Italy Sergey Razov. File photo ROME, June 6 Russian Ambassador to Italy Sergei Razov pointed out the unacceptable statements of Italian leaders regarding Russia, the Russian Embassy in Italy reported on Monday. Razov was summoned to the Italian Foreign Ministry, where he was presented in connection with the allegedly «inadmissible, offensive» statements by the Russian Foreign Ministry in relation to the authorities and the media in Italy. The Italian Foreign Ministry reported that the Secretary General of the Italian Foreign Ministry, Ettore Sekui, rejected accusations of immorality against some representatives of Italian authorities and the media, expressed in recent statements by the Russian Foreign Ministry. According to the embassy, Sekui also «rejected accusations of involvement of the Italian media in the «anti-Russian campaign.» The ambassador, in turn, focused on a number of cases of unacceptable statements by high-ranking Italian officials regarding Russia and its leadership. He stressed that the propaganda line dominating in the Italian media can hardly be regarded otherwise than as unfriendly. He called for restraint and balance, traditional for Italian foreign policy, in the long-term interests of maintaining positive relations and cooperation between the Russian and Italian peoples. Clarifications were also given in connection with Italy's proposals to end the conflict in Ukraine and calls for unblocking grain exports from Ukrainian ports,» the embassy said in a statement. » /> Berlusconi told who thwarted attempts to make Russia part of the West
