France to send ambassador back to Italy following spat

LUDOVIC MARIN / AFP

France's ambassador to Italy is returning to Rome following months of diplomatic tension between the two countries.

It's the first time since World War II that a French envoy had been recalled from the country.

France's European affairs minister, Nathalie Loiseau, said Ambassador Christian Masset will return Friday to Rome.

Oliver Whitfield-Miocic reports: 

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