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Ethiopia warns Italy of sanctions
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ETHIOPIA'S parliament passed a resolution yesterday declaring that
relations with Italy will be badly damaged if the Axum Obelisk is not
promptly returned to Ethiopia and that sanctions could follow.
The prized obelisk, a 1,700-year-old monument, was hauled off by
the forces of the Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini after their 1937
invasion of the African country and now sits in front of the UN Food
and Agriculture Organisation in Rome.
Italy and Ethiopia have signed several agreements calling for the
religious symbol's return, but so far little progress has been made.
"The Italian ...
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