Italy says intervention 'shouldn't be a war' on Libya

Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said today that the allied campaign in Libya "shouldn't be a war" on the country. "We want to verify all the actions undertaken are consistent with the mission objectives" under United Nations Resolution...

Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said today that the allied campaign in Libya "shouldn't be a war" on the country.

"We want to verify all the actions undertaken are consistent with the mission objectives" under United Nations Resolution 1739," he said before a meeting of EU foreign ministers.

"We do not want to go beyond the scope of the Resolution," he added.

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