France has called for consultations with its ambassador to Italy after the meeting between Luigi Di Maio and a group of "yellow vests"

France on Thursday called for consultations with its ambbadador to Italy after the meeting between the vice-president of the Italian government and the leader of the 5-star movement (M5S), Luigi Di Maioand a group of "yellow vests"in Paris, it's something that the French executive is"unacceptable"

"The last intervention is an additional and unacceptable provocation. They violate the respect due to the democratic elections made by a friendly and allied people and the respect that the democratic and freely elected governments owe each other, "the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

Di Maio met Tuesday in Paris a spokesman for "yellow vests", Christophe Chalençon, and with Ingrid Levavbadeur, promoter of a list of this protest movement of the next European elections, the Citizen Initiative Meeting.

The ministry stressed that "For months, France has been the subject of repeated accusations, unsubstantiated attacks and scandalous statements. that everyone knows and can remember. Since the end of the war, it is something new. "

The French authorities emphasized that "disagreement is one thing and instrumentalizing the relationship for electoral purposes is another"

"All these acts they create a serious situation who questions the intentions of the Italian government regarding its relations with France. Faced with this unprecedented situation, the French executive has decided to call the French ambbadador to Italy for consultations"they added.

The ministry recalled that the two countries are united by "a common history"That's it's it"more indispensable than ever to meet the challenges of the 21st century", and urged Italy to"act to find the relationship of friendship and mutual respect", at the pinnacle of this past and"common destiny"

(With EFE information)