Posted on 05/04/2008 8:09:28 PM PDT by Dawnsblood
Massimo D'Alema, the outgoing foreign minister, told Italian television: "I find the interference of a foreign country on the formation of the Italian government intolerable." Franco Frattini, the incoming foreign minister, also called for respect on internal decisions.
In a newspaper interview published yesterday, he said: "It is up to us to understand the worries of governments and friendly people and listen to their advice.
"But respecting decisions of those elected to the government by their people is a pillar of internal and international democracy."
But Mr D'Alema said that Italy's Arab and Mediterranean partners were viewing the return of the right to power with concern and hoped Mr Calderoli would avoid repeating "past mistakes".
Mr Calderoli, of the Northern League party, which is part of Silvio Berlusconi's new coalition government, angered Muslims in 2006 by wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.
Italy is Libya's main European trade partner and the Italian oil firm ENI holds stakes in pipeline, natural gas and oil projects in Libya. The two nations have also been co-operating to stem the flow of illegal migrants to Italy.
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That’s encouraging, considering D’Alema is a big adversary of Berlusconi.
He’s got a lot more class (not to mention, brains) than our Jimmy Carter!!!
I really don’t see what their so concerned about. The Italians haven’t been on par with the major European powers since the Roman Empire. They did hvae a few colonies but they aren’t a threat to anyone.
iran is a ticking time bomb.Everyone knows this .Hans Blix looks like an ass again. The United States DID NOT CHARGE KOFFI ANNAN FOR THE OIL-FOR-FOOD SCAM. The biggest scam in history and W sat there and didn’t say a word.
Agreed!
I really don’t see what their so concerned about. The Italians haven’t been on par with the major European powers since the Roman Empire. They did hvae a few colonies but they aren’t a threat to anyone.
Wow.. thanks for your input. Did you happen to see the muslim jihad( they are peaceful) (the muslims are over 50 percent of the crime in britain..71 in France)
Wow ok we talking about muslims here? I was talking about the Libyan response to a right wing government being formed. usually a warning like that can be construed to mean that the Libyan and other former Italian colonies are concerned that Italy might begin to renew interest in their affairs. I was just pointing out that the Libyans don’t have any basis for concern from a geopolitical standpoint.
Whether the Libyan muslims are a threat to Italy is different subject.
Western countries have no Islamic “partners” only Islamic “masters” and Islamic “enemies”.
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