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Italy's 13th military aid package for Ukraine was held up on Tuesday, November 10, because Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti had not yet signed the classified decree. The signature is required before the decree can be published and military and civilian assistance dispatched. Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said Giorgetti had been in Brussels for an EU finance ministers' meeting on November 9 and could not sign the classified document remotely. Tajani said he and Defense Minister Guido Crosetto had already signed, that the Economy Ministry had cleared the decree, and that Giorgetti would sign as soon as he reached Rome. He described the delay as procedural and said Giorgetti supported the measure. Crosetto was due to present the package to COPASIR, the parliamentary intelligence and security oversight committee. The package's contents remain classified, but ANSA reported that it could include generators and air defense components, with Aster missiles for the SAMP/T system a possible addition. The delay comes as Matteo Salvini's League, which opposes further arms deliveries, presses coalition partners to pursue other channels toward peace. ANSA reported that some governing figures feared an unresolved clash could threaten the coalition during budget negotiations. The legal authorization for Italy's military assistance mechanism expires at the end of 2026.