(RTTNews) - Italian fighter jets will soon join the ongoing NATO-led airstrikes on military targets in Libya, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi announced following a phone conversation with US President Barack Obama.
The Italian premier's office said in a statement issued late Monday that Italy "had decided to positively reply to the requests by NATO to boost the efficiency of its military participation in the Libyan mission."
"Italy has decided to increase the operative flexibility of its planes by means of aimed actions against specific military targets belonging to Qadhafi's regime with the goal of defending the Libyan civil population," the statement added.
The Italian premier's office said in a statement issued late Monday that Italy "had decided to positively reply to the requests by NATO to boost the efficiency of its military participation in the Libyan mission."
"Italy has decided to increase the operative flexibility of its planes by means of aimed actions against specific military targets belonging to Qadhafi's regime with the goal of defending the Libyan civil population," the statement added.
