Rome. .- The Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, calls for "very cautious" about the possibility of exile of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi as a hypothetical solution to the crisis of Libya, as the situation in the North African country is "evolving" . In an interview published today in the Rome daily Il Messaggero, Berlusconi also said that all decisions that the Government takes with regard to the regime of Muammar Gaddafi will be in "close harmony" with the European Union (EU), NATO and United Nations .
On the possibility of exile yesterday spoke of the White House, "will proceed in close contact with Brussels and Washington. Before deciding to see what happens in Tripoli (...) At the moment caution is needed because the situation in Libya is evolving, "said the Italian prime minister.
"It is now necessary attention. We must wait. You'd better not go into these details. We are and will be perfectly in line with what the international community decide. And that is why I am in close contact with the president (Barack) Obama and President of the European Council, Herman van Rompuy, "he adds.
Berlusconi denies that Europe has reacted late to the crisis in Libya, because he thinks he could not intervene earlier, and explained that the foreign ministers of the Twenty are in constant contact on the matter. "As heads of state and government will tackle the issue on March 11 during the extraordinary European Council.
Moreover, the situation in Libya is still very confusing. We have to wait and, anyway, Italy decided in close harmony with the EU, NATO and the UN, "he says. The chief executive of Italy, who explains that he thinks of a "unilateral withdrawal" of its troops from Afghanistan following the death Monday of an Italian military, the paper also speaks of his country to the Libyan crisis as an economic partner, neighbor and geographical former metropolis.
"We have many interests in the area, besides being geographically close to Libya. We are friends of the Libyan people and I personally asked forgiveness to the Libyan people, talking to the Libyan Parliament, so that our predecessors had done in trying to subdue the people. We have had the courage to take away from our colonial past, "said Berlusconi.
"We have a close relationship with the people. I think that whatever the Government to decide given the Libyans, he maintained a close relationship with Italy, its people and its businesses," he adds. 
On the possibility of exile yesterday spoke of the White House, "will proceed in close contact with Brussels and Washington. Before deciding to see what happens in Tripoli (...) At the moment caution is needed because the situation in Libya is evolving, "said the Italian prime minister.
"It is now necessary attention. We must wait. You'd better not go into these details. We are and will be perfectly in line with what the international community decide. And that is why I am in close contact with the president (Barack) Obama and President of the European Council, Herman van Rompuy, "he adds.
Berlusconi denies that Europe has reacted late to the crisis in Libya, because he thinks he could not intervene earlier, and explained that the foreign ministers of the Twenty are in constant contact on the matter. "As heads of state and government will tackle the issue on March 11 during the extraordinary European Council.
Moreover, the situation in Libya is still very confusing. We have to wait and, anyway, Italy decided in close harmony with the EU, NATO and the UN, "he says. The chief executive of Italy, who explains that he thinks of a "unilateral withdrawal" of its troops from Afghanistan following the death Monday of an Italian military, the paper also speaks of his country to the Libyan crisis as an economic partner, neighbor and geographical former metropolis.
"We have many interests in the area, besides being geographically close to Libya. We are friends of the Libyan people and I personally asked forgiveness to the Libyan people, talking to the Libyan Parliament, so that our predecessors had done in trying to subdue the people. We have had the courage to take away from our colonial past, "said Berlusconi.
"We have a close relationship with the people. I think that whatever the Government to decide given the Libyans, he maintained a close relationship with Italy, its people and its businesses," he adds.
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