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When Italian President Sandro Pertini called on Ronald Reagan last week, he was welcomed with unusual warmth. As a military honor guard stood smartly at attention, Reagan spoke effusively of the "common ideals" shared by Italy and the U.S. The reception reflected more than the heartfelt kinship of elder statesmen (Reagan is 71, Pertini 85). During his eight-day U.S. visit, Pertini is being embraced as the leader of a staunch and increasingly important ally-a country that, as Reagan put it, "is no fair-weather friend but instead is an indispensable partner...
...occupied the second rank in international councils. No longer. While grass-roots pacifism and economic crisis progressively undermine the authority of West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt and British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, Italy is quietly becoming, along with France, one of NATO's most forthright European advocates. Says Pertini: "We maintain that our country has to make its presence felt very strongly in foreign affairs...
...Pertini is firmly committed to Italy's new international posture. As he said in Washington last week: "The main reason for my presence here is to bear witness to certain cherished ideals, aspirations and values. For these same ideals we have fought together in Europe, and for them we must continue to struggle with tenacity and optimism...
...following his dramatic rescue by a team of Italian antiterrorist commandos on Jan. 28 have been a whirlwind of debriefings, press conferences and meetings with heads of state in both Italy and the U.S. Before flying to Washington for breakfast with Reagan, the general lunched with Italian President Sandro Pertini, then met with Prime Minister Giovanni Spadolini at Rome's Chigi Palace. Throughout, Dozier handled himself like a practiced politician, showing no signs of the anxiety or depression that so often afflicts victims of a hostage taking. Only once, when his Air Force C-141 transport dipped a wing...
...biggest party, the Christian Democrats, were unacceptable to Socialist Leader Bettino Craxi, whose party made spectacular gains last month in local elections across the country. For their part, the Christian Democrats would have refused to participate in any government headed by the ambitious Craxi. Under the circumstances, President Sandro Pertini wisely turned to Spadolini, a former political science professor and journalist with high intelligence, a well-known capacity for work and an impressive record as an administrator...