Italy will submit a proposal for a worldwide ceasefire to the United Nations ahead of next year's Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Tuesday.
As a concept, a global truce during the Olympics dates to the ancient games in Greece where warring factions agreed to put down their arms for the duration of the event, so that athletes could safely travel to and from ancient Olympia.
Calls by Olympics organizers and the U.N. for global ceasefires have not been heeded on the occasion of modern-era Games since 1896, including the 2024 Paris Olympics. The Milano-Cortina Games open on Feb. 6 and run to Feb. 22.
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