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Italian PM gives pledge on pull-out from Iraq
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| Last Edited | None Entered May 06, 2005 04:39am |
| Category | News |
| News Date | May 06, 2005 12:00am |
| Description | Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's prime minister, promised yesterday that his centre-right government would not unilaterally withdraw Italian troops from Iraq in spite of a disagreement with the US over how American forces in Baghdad killed an Italian intelligence agent.
"The withdrawal of our troops certainly won't be unilateral, but will be agreed with our allies," Mr Berlusconi told parliament in a speech that emphasised his desire to repair the damage the agent's death caused to US-Italian relations.
Italy's deployment of 3,000 troops in Iraq is unpopular with large sections of the electorate. Some centre-left opposition politicians suspect the government is looking for an "exit strategy" that would win public support ahead of national elections due next year. |
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