Italian marines case may impact ties with India: EU

January 30, 2014 19:17

The European Union is opposed to the death penalty to two Italian marines held in India and any decision on the issue may impact bilateral ties.

President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Durao Barroso met Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta, where the issue of the two Italian marines being held in India also came up for discussion.

"Finally, a point that Prime Minister Letta has raised with me and on which we have been in close contact with the Italian authorities, is the issue of the Italian marines in India. The European Union continues to follow the situation very closely," Barroso said in remarks following the meeting.

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