In a brief statement released on March 15, the Italian embassy has condemned India for restricting the movement of Daniele Mancini out of the country and has said that the country is violating a convention on diplomatic immunity.

The Italian embassy wrote to ministry of external affairs (MEA), in which it said that India and Italy were parties to the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, 1961. Under the obligations of the same, every host country has rights to grant complete exemption to foreign diplomats.

It alleged that any restriction to Italian ambassador's freedom of movement, including restraining him from leaving the country, were against the international obligations. The Italian embassy expects the Indian authorities to withdraw such restrictions and comply fully with the privileges mentioned in the convention.

They demanded reassurance that none of the Indian authorities will force any restrictive measure on personal freedom of Mancini. In response to the note issued by the Italian embassy to the ministry of external affairs, the MEA spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin said, "We have conveyed to Italy that while we are conscious of Vienna Convention, we are bound by the directions given by the Supreme Court".

MEA officials are quite worried about the fallout that may happen in international arena because of the tension between the two nations.