The Mayor expressed his decision was logistical as he had designated the city a "denuclearized zone" in a 2015 act that seek to "prohibit docking and parking of any vessel that is nuclear-powered or contains nuclear weapons" and declared Naples a "city of peace".
de Magistris said:
"Our administration is not against anyone but it is in favor of policies of peace, disarmament and international cooperation, it is in favor of diplomacy so that international institutions like the U.S. are the lead players in moments of crisis."
"The fact that it is the same submarine (involved in the Syria attack) further reinforces the rightness of the order with which we said ships of nuclear propulsion or carrying nuclear weapons are not welcome in the port of Naples and, therefore, they are not allowed to travel through or stay.'de Magistris continued:
"The moment we say that we are a denuclearized port our position as a city is firm. Then it is up to others to translate our will concretely into effect. We hope that the national government and the governments of other countries in the future will refrain from allowing these types of ships to transit or stop in the harbor."
"It is clear that our hope is that it can respect our will. Even the maritime authority has stressed that our concerns are shared and understandable."Italian Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano said at a European Union summit Monday:
"It is vitally important to keep Washington in negotiations led by the United Nations and in this context we must also keep dialogue open with the main players in the (Syrian) crisis, first and foremost Russia."
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