Silvio Berlusconi, already at odds when he made comments very appreciative of Hosni Mubarak in full revolt in Cairo, has returned to make shocking statements about Muammar Gaddafi. The Italian prime minister said Saturday that he had not called his friend Libyan these days not to disturb him. His words provoked an indignant rejection Italian opposition.
"We are concerned about what is happening there in the whole area," said Berlusconi told reporters. No, I have not spoken with him (Gaddafi). The situation is fluid and therefore I dare not disturb anyone. " Several Democratic leaders deplored the explanation of Berlusconi, in full bloody suppression of protests in Libya.
"These are statements puzzling, at least, and yet another demonstration of the lack of professionalism of the Government also in foreign policy and the ever more apparent loss of influence in Italy," said Piero Fassino. In Italy always angered the camaraderie between Berlusconi and Gaddafi.
The Libyan dictator has been a guest in Rome on several occasions in recent years. Always puts shows grotesque antics that are embarrassing for the hosts. In the last two visits invited hundreds of young girls, hostesses selected agencies, to listen to his rants on religion and politics.
The attendees received a tip several tens of euros and a Koran as a gift. Gaddafi brought the last several tens of thoroughbred horse for a show attended by Berlusconi. Beyond the eccentricities and the cronyism between Berlusconi and Gaddafi, relations between the two countries are no joke.
It is estimated that the economic exchange amounted to 20,000 million euros a year. Italy, as a former colonial power, still has important interests in the North African country, especially in the field of energy and implementation of public works. The Italian company ENI signed an agreement in 2007 for oil in Libya until 2042.
Other companies like Finmeccanica are committed Selex business or billionaires. And they are Italian construction which should make the expensive coastal highway project in Libya. The Libyan state, meanwhile, is a major shareholder of the Italian bank Unicredit. It was Berlusconi who pushed the firm in 2008, the treaty of friendship between Italy and Libya.
A very important aspect of the relationship is that Libya is obliged to stop the African migration flow to Europe through its territory. Therefore, the Qaddafi regime's fall would not only jeopardize Italian business investments and it could open the floodgates for an avalanche of uncontrolled immigration. 
"We are concerned about what is happening there in the whole area," said Berlusconi told reporters. No, I have not spoken with him (Gaddafi). The situation is fluid and therefore I dare not disturb anyone. " Several Democratic leaders deplored the explanation of Berlusconi, in full bloody suppression of protests in Libya.
"These are statements puzzling, at least, and yet another demonstration of the lack of professionalism of the Government also in foreign policy and the ever more apparent loss of influence in Italy," said Piero Fassino. In Italy always angered the camaraderie between Berlusconi and Gaddafi.
The Libyan dictator has been a guest in Rome on several occasions in recent years. Always puts shows grotesque antics that are embarrassing for the hosts. In the last two visits invited hundreds of young girls, hostesses selected agencies, to listen to his rants on religion and politics.
The attendees received a tip several tens of euros and a Koran as a gift. Gaddafi brought the last several tens of thoroughbred horse for a show attended by Berlusconi. Beyond the eccentricities and the cronyism between Berlusconi and Gaddafi, relations between the two countries are no joke.
It is estimated that the economic exchange amounted to 20,000 million euros a year. Italy, as a former colonial power, still has important interests in the North African country, especially in the field of energy and implementation of public works. The Italian company ENI signed an agreement in 2007 for oil in Libya until 2042.
Other companies like Finmeccanica are committed Selex business or billionaires. And they are Italian construction which should make the expensive coastal highway project in Libya. The Libyan state, meanwhile, is a major shareholder of the Italian bank Unicredit. It was Berlusconi who pushed the firm in 2008, the treaty of friendship between Italy and Libya.
A very important aspect of the relationship is that Libya is obliged to stop the African migration flow to Europe through its territory. Therefore, the Qaddafi regime's fall would not only jeopardize Italian business investments and it could open the floodgates for an avalanche of uncontrolled immigration.
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