Rome .- Some 10,000 people have been killed and between 50,000 and 55,000 were injured in the Libyan conflict, said the Foreign Minister of Italy, Franco Frattini. Frattini said that the data were provided by the President of the Libyan National Transitional Council (CNT), Mustafa Abdelyalil, whom he met in Rome today.
The Italian foreign minister invited the CNT to the meeting of the Contact Group on Libya to be held in Rome on May 2 and which will address issues such as aid to the defense of the Libyan people and the sale of oil extracted in areas of the country under rebel control. "We are working to identify international legal instruments that allow the sale of petroleum products produced in Cyrenaica (Libya's northeast region) to producers, suppliers and buyers," Frattini told the media after the meeting with Abdelyalil.
The Italian minister called for the implementation of "transparent financial instruments" to help the economic recovery of the Libyan population. The CNT has ensured that "all treaties must be respected", including the friendship treaty between Italy and Libya, signed in 2008 which "may be resumed when conditions permit in the entire territory," said Frattini.
In this sense, the rebel leader, said he offered his "cooperation" in the first instance, Italy, France and Qatar, and then to Britain, the United States and other countries that have helped so far. As for the defense of the Libyan population, Abdelyalil considered that air strikes against Gaddafi's troops carried out the allied coalition "are not sufficient" and "not fully protects" the people.
Minister Frattini said the international community should jointly address the possibility of arming the Libyan people. "The UN resolution 1973 does not prohibit the aid in terms of self-defense but as other countries have different views, is an issue we face," he said. Italy is ready to provide "technical means" to the rebels and equipment for the interception or radar but ruled out ground troops participate.
"We believe there to be avoided," said Frattini regarding the possible deployment of Italian troops on the ground. Frattini said that Italy continues to participate in military operations in Libya with its naval, military bases, aircraft and providing humanitarian aid. Also support the funding of scholarships for Libyan students abroad and medical care to sick and wounded from Libya, with the possibility of increasing the health workforce in the North African country and to increase the number of sick and wounded are transferred to hospitals Italian.
Also during the meeting, addressed the issue of migration and the CNT confirmed the Italian Government "institution of a 'red line' against human traffickers." 
The Italian foreign minister invited the CNT to the meeting of the Contact Group on Libya to be held in Rome on May 2 and which will address issues such as aid to the defense of the Libyan people and the sale of oil extracted in areas of the country under rebel control. "We are working to identify international legal instruments that allow the sale of petroleum products produced in Cyrenaica (Libya's northeast region) to producers, suppliers and buyers," Frattini told the media after the meeting with Abdelyalil.
The Italian minister called for the implementation of "transparent financial instruments" to help the economic recovery of the Libyan population. The CNT has ensured that "all treaties must be respected", including the friendship treaty between Italy and Libya, signed in 2008 which "may be resumed when conditions permit in the entire territory," said Frattini.
In this sense, the rebel leader, said he offered his "cooperation" in the first instance, Italy, France and Qatar, and then to Britain, the United States and other countries that have helped so far. As for the defense of the Libyan population, Abdelyalil considered that air strikes against Gaddafi's troops carried out the allied coalition "are not sufficient" and "not fully protects" the people.
Minister Frattini said the international community should jointly address the possibility of arming the Libyan people. "The UN resolution 1973 does not prohibit the aid in terms of self-defense but as other countries have different views, is an issue we face," he said. Italy is ready to provide "technical means" to the rebels and equipment for the interception or radar but ruled out ground troops participate.
"We believe there to be avoided," said Frattini regarding the possible deployment of Italian troops on the ground. Frattini said that Italy continues to participate in military operations in Libya with its naval, military bases, aircraft and providing humanitarian aid. Also support the funding of scholarships for Libyan students abroad and medical care to sick and wounded from Libya, with the possibility of increasing the health workforce in the North African country and to increase the number of sick and wounded are transferred to hospitals Italian.
Also during the meeting, addressed the issue of migration and the CNT confirmed the Italian Government "institution of a 'red line' against human traffickers."
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