PresidentMuhammadu Buhari on Monday welcomed the support of the Italian government tohelp recover and repatriate illegally deposited Nigerian assets in foreigncountries. PresidentBuhari spoke when he received a delegation from the Italian Parliament led bySen. Vito Petrocelli, Chairman Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs at StateHouse, Abuja. TheItalian Ambassador to Nigeria, Stefano Pontesilli, who accompanied thedelegation, while conveying the message of the Italian Government had told theNigerian leader that they are willing to cooperate with Nigeria 100 per cent on illicit assets repatriation. Responding,President Buhari commended the Italian government for demonstrating‘‘open-mindedness’’ and willingness to cooperate with Nigeria on the issue ofrepatriation of stolen funds.While acknowledgingthe good wishes of the Italian government in the aftermath of the Feb. 23presidential election, Buhari told the delegation that his second term inoffice would consolidate on the progress recorded in the last four years in thecountry.