Everything has an end. A love ends, it ends a war, a peace ends, it ends a friendship. Also ends what we have never thought would end the long and troubled enmity between Italy and Libya.
It ends with an agreement that provides for a refund of $ 5 billion to be paid in twenty years and with the apt and symbolic return of the Venus of Cyrene found in Libya in 1913 and taken to Italy in those years. Italy apologizes for colonial age and the massacres carried out by the figure cited above tries to compensate for the ravages of the colonial period to end a dispute that seemed infinite. 
A bit of history 
In 1911 during the war against Turkey, Italy occupies the Tripolitania and Cyrenaica . It was one of the first actions of colonialism pursued by the then Prime Minister Giolitti. Since then Libya will remain under Italian occupation until 1943 and during this period will be numerous deportations, killings and devastation made by Italy. In 1951 the
to Libya became independent in 1969 and took power in a coup of Colonel or Ghe DDAF . The feeling of hatred towards Italy, the colonel moved to the subjects, it is immediate and to assist you in '70 'of 20,000 Italians expelled from Libya in which they also seized all the goods. Colonel alternative behavior to behavior that Italian anti reaching out to our country but will never cease to repeat that Italy has a compensation to Libya for the horrors committed during the colonial period. Were very good relations with Giulio A ndreotti and under his government there were good trade agreements with Libya's Colonel. The total frost arrives April 15, 1986 when Colonel launches two Scud missiles at Lampedusa. At first you think of a direct attack on our country but then later become clear that the attack was aimed at an American base.
Since then, more low than high until the terrible day that followed the famous T-shirt presented by Calderoli, in 2002, which caused even the Italian embassy assault causing 11 deaths.
The agreement
The agreement these days that Berlusconi made an agreement with Libya by 
old flavors that reminds us of some of those signed with the country governments Colonel Andreotti. It is baptized as an agreement of friendship and Libya are also committed to eliminating anti Italian day, replacing it with the day of friendship with Italy.
But what gets our country in return for the Venus of Cyrene to Libya and 5 billion dollars to be paid in twenty years?
old flavors that reminds us of some of those signed with the country governments Colonel Andreotti. It is baptized as an agreement of friendship and Libya are also committed to eliminating anti Italian day, replacing it with the day of friendship with Italy. But what gets our country in return for the Venus of Cyrene to Libya and 5 billion dollars to be paid in twenty years?
The fact that the agreement is made on the eve of the Brussels summit on Georgia says it all and catapult our country into a front-line role in international relations.
There are several fronts on which our Prime Minister has decided in signing this agreement.
There are several fronts on which our Prime Minister has decided in signing this agreement.
- First of all the energy issue. The agreement, in fact, also provides, for the next twenty years, contracts for the supply of oil and gas from Libya to Italy. Not to mention that 5 billion will be paid mainly for construction of a highway that would connect the Pharaonic Egyptian and Tunisian borders as well as the construction of hundreds of homes. In such a context, the Italian companies will surely prevail. The second point
- rigurda illegal immigration. Do not forget that most illegal immigrants come from the sea Libya. A joint patrol of Libyan coast could be a large bank with the fleets of immigrants each day they venture into the hands of slave traders.
- Thirdly, the short visit to Tripoli by Mr Berlusconi has served to meet Putin also Ivanov's deputy. The tense situation between the U.S. and Russia is a big problem for Berlusconi, who has always based its foreign policy Putin-Bush axis. The meeting in Libya with the Prime Minister Ivanov will appear in a Bruxelless with a clearer view on the Russian position. Italy will certainly not anti-Russian positions will not take as anti-American positions. Situation is not easy but it puts our country at the heart of the crisis in relations US-Russia-Europe.
A final consideration is a must do. We must not forget all those Italians who were expelled from Libya in the '70s and to which all goods were confiscated by the Libyan state. We hope that for them sooner or later there is a fair compensation. Top
the handshake that sealed the agreement between Colonel Gaddafi and Berlusconi left
Amidst the beautiful Venus Cyrene
the handshake that sealed the agreement between Colonel Gaddafi and Berlusconi left
Amidst the beautiful Venus Cyrene
