UN rules itself out of Italian shooting case in India

摘要

The case of two Italian marines charged with shooting two Indian fishermen is a bilateral matter concerning Italy and India, stated John Ashe, president of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), on 21 March. Ashe had just returned from a three-day visit to India, where he met Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and external affairs minister Salman Kurshid. The UNGA deals with multilateral matters rather than bilateral issues, Ashe said, apparently ruling out direct UN involvement in the case.