Cyprus News Agency

Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani announced that Forza Italia had accepted the call for dialogue issued by the Italian Confederation of Workers' Trade Unions (CISL).

Tajani said he had held a telephone conversation with CISL Secretary General Daniela Fumarola and that they had agreed to hold a meeting during the week, attended by Forza Italia's parliamentary group leaders in the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate, Enrico Costa and Stefania Craxi.

Tajani noted that the meeting would address CISL's proposed amendments to the budget law. Emphasizing the importance of listening to the union's arguments, he stated that they had previously carried out significant cooperation with CISL on employee participation in company management.

Tajani also stated that Forza Italia was continuing its work under the budget law to introduce a special pension system for security forces and armed forces personnel that takes into account the specific nature of their duties.