Wednesday, March 23, 2011

"Born Without a separate Italian command" Clash between Italy and France on the mission

ROME - The military operations against the regime of Muammar Gaddafi's going on, but who and how to handle the coordination of air strikes and bombings at the moment is far from clear. And the command of the mission in western Libya is at the center of a diplomatic row between Italy and France, with our country that calls for a reduction of the role of Paris and the involvement of NATO.

Otherwise, says Foreign Minister Franco Frattini Republic TV, "Italy will set up its own separate command for operations starting from our bases." The direct involvement of NATO in command of the operations was also requested by the Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi: "For us it is essential to a clear definition of the mission limited to the no-fly zones, the embargo, the protection of civilians", so such as the fact that "the operational command of NATO steps" or otherwise "a coordination different from what is today," said Berlusconi.

Later, in an election dinner in Turin, the prime minister has expressed surprise at the French decision "to tread in the hand" unilaterally on the Libyan issue, stressing the need to bring the mission under a common direction. At the same time, refer the participants, Berlusconi said he was "saddened" Gaddafi: "What happens in Libya strikes me personally," he told the prime minister.

Frost in Paris, Obama tries to mediate. To Italy answered a brief tour of the French Ministry of Defense. "France and fully applies only to the United Nations resolution 1973, which also represents the vision of Italian diplomacy," said ministry spokesman, Gen. Philippe Ponthies. Words that do not meet at all the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

If the situation remains unchanged, Frattini said, "we need to study a way for Italy to assume responsibility for the control of its bases." Italy, said Frattini, has agreed "in a very early stage" to participate in the coalition of the willing that operates through three commands, the U.S.

to Naples Capodichino airport, the British and French. "It 's clear, however, that if we started with an emergency, we now return to physiology, to the rule, which is the coordination of NATO." In fact, he stressed "the responsibility for decisions should be guaranteed". A position shared by London and Washington.

"Over time we want the command and control of the operation steps to NATO," said British Prime Minister David Cameron in the House of Commons. Later in the words of Barack Obama, who said that the U.S. will spend over control to NATO allies and in a few days, when it completed the first phase of the destruction of the Libyan anti-aircraft defenses: "We believe this transition will place in a matter of days, not weeks, "Obama said.

The U.S. president on official visit to Chile, said that the destruction of the Libyan antiaircraft system is provided to control the passage of the allies, who will enforce the no-fly zones and humanitarian assistance. "NATO will be involved in the coordination of future operations in Libya, but at the appropriate time" to let Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Mike Mullen decide "what will be for us the details, said the U.S.

president. According to France the idea of a command given to the Atlantic Alliance is not feasible. "The Arab League does not want that operations are fully placed under the responsibility of NATO," said the Foreign Minister Alain Juppe after the EU Council of 27 colleagues. Uncertainty that threatens to undermine the diplomatic front painstakingly put together and has already made the first victim.

Norway announced it had suspended its participation in military operations in Libya until it clarified the issue of command. Berlusconi grappling with discontent leaguers. But in international relations as well as the chaotic management of the intervention in Libya is also creating rifts and tensions on the domestic front.

The participation of Italian planes in the maneuvers in Libya ("did not shoot and do not shoot", he returned to ensure Berlusconi) has rekindled the bad mood because of the League for a decision that Mr Berlusconi appears to have suffered to some extent. The same prime minister, during the extraordinary Council of Ministers this morning, he told Bossi "that there was no other way" and that Italy could not risk being on the edge and only suffer the consequences of what was decided by others.

Especially in view of the emergency immigrants and refugees. Rettich half and braking that are explained in apparent opposition of the Northern League. A tension that the opposition did not fail to stress. For this reason, the conference of leaders of the House convened for tomorrow at 12.30, will consider the request made by the official Democratic Party leader Dario Franceschini President Gianfranco Fini to express a vote of the House Chamber on the intervention in Libya.

A passage that is the go-ahead to the third pole, the League, the IDV and those responsible. "Given the sensitivity of the situation, the many distinctions within the majority, it is imperative that it is the President of the Council, Wednesday, to represent the government at the highest level in this step, "said Lapo Pistelli of Pd.

Antonio Di Pietro IDV "humanitarian intervention and interdiction is threatening to move to action settlement, and that is dangerous." For its part, the League is working on a resolution asking the respect of trade agreements on oil and gas, the absolute respect for the UN resolution, the need for coordination NATO accountability of coalition countries to take on a share of refugees, the naval blockade to counter illegal immigration and the prevention and containment of terrorist infiltration.

The document could be - according to reports - a convergence of the PDL. "If it happens, we'll see. For now I think there is sharing of our clauses are that they are all common sense," says the Northern League minister Roberto Calderoli. "We are working on a resolution which states that all European countries take charge of arrivals - added the Interior Minister Roberto Maroni - I hope that the parliament vote on the resolution, then the whole government will continue to press for." La Russa listens and reassures: "I look great in most divisions, the league has not impeded.

The UN leaves no choice, the resolution requires us to stand with the international community or against."

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