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In your opinion, how did the Italian government handle col. Gheddafi’s first official visit to Italy?

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In your opinion, how did the Italian government handle col. Gheddafi’s first official visit to Italy?

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A. The visit to Italy did not go as smoothly as the Italian government expected. This was due to the erratic behaviour of the Colonel, who often disregarded protocol and released embarrassing statements, for instance when he drew a comparison between the US attack on Tripoli in 1986 and the one on the Twin Towers in 2001. A comparison which provoked only a weak reaction on the part of the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs, who specified that the Italian Government does not necessarily have to agree with the Colonel’s strong words. Business is business! Gheddafi is notoriously an unpredictable leader not always in keeping with the diplomatic protocol. In another occasion, the Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies Gianfranco Fini was forced to cancel a meeting after a two-hours wait, when the Colonel did not show up. Given the character of the personage, one might say that the Italian government dealt successfully with Gheddafi’s first visit to Italy.

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