Italians Compensating DU-contaminated veterans

 From Kazashi Nobuo, No DU Hiroshima Project

 Feb. 7 -- A Japanese syndicated media, Kyodo Press, reported that they asked the Italian Ministry of Defense about the DU compensation approved by Italian Cabinet on Dec. 18, 2008, about which ICBUW [International Coalition to Ban Uranium Weapons] has already reported as below based on a report by Stefania Divertito, journalist and a member of ICBUW Steering Committee.

 According to the answer Kyodo Press received, the number of Italian veterans suffering from serious diseases like cancers and regarded as entitled to this compensation package is 1,703, among whom 77 have already passed away. The areas where these veterans were deployed include Bosnia, Herzegovina, Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq. The Italian government is trying to make standards for compensation to the veterans and the bereaved by March and start payments then.

This follow-up news by Kyodo Press has already been taken up by several papers in Japan. For your reference.

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