Italy's foreign ministry slammed the Indian court's decision as a "clear violation" of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, which says diplomats are immune from prosecution in countries where they serve.

WSJ: EU Warns India on Italian Ambassador's Immunity

Italy's foreign ministry, in a statement late Monday, said the Supreme Court's move is "a clear violation of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, " Rome's strongest response yet to the Indian court's order.

WSJ: Italy, India Escalate War of Words

Italy's foreign ministry, in a statement released late Monday, said the Supreme Court's move is "a clear violation of the Vienna convention on diplomatic relations" Rome's strongest response yet to the Indian court's order.

WSJ: Italy Says India Breaches International Law

It is unclear whether the court's move is compatible with the terms of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, an international treaty that grants diplomats immunity from criminal, civil and administrative jurisdiction in the country that hosts them.

WSJ: India Court Orders Italian Envoy to Stay Put

It is on those grounds that it rejects suggestions that it is compromising the 1961 Vienna convention which governs diplomatic relations.

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