Milan-Cortina 2026, Mattarella: ‘We hope for an Olympic truce and an end to barbarism and devastation’

Rome, 5 December (LaPresse) – “Italy has asked for the Olympic truce to be renewed. We hope that this will indeed be possible. In fact, we hope for more: that the two months separating us from the end of the Games will bring détente and dialogue. Stop aggression and barbarism. To extinguish the desire for power that sows fear, death and devastation.‘ These were the words of the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, speaking at the ceremony inaugurating the Olympic Torch’s journey for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games. ’In any case, the sign of peace of the Italian Olympics and Paralympics will be clear and visible at every latitude. And our nature, our culture, our history, and even the sharing between Milan and Cortina, contain a message of welcome and openness,” added the Head of State after lighting the Olympic brazier celebrating the Milan-Cortina 2026 Games in the Quirinale square.