Former President Giorgio
Napolitano said Wednesday that Italy's involvement in the 2011
international intervention in Libya, which contributed to the
end of Muammar Gaddafi's regime, was backed by broad support in
parliament.
He added that Italy cannot "step back" from its
international responsibilities when faced with the current
crisis in Libya.
"The (2011) action was decided in common, it was a common
assumption of responsibility," Napolitano, who quit last month
after nine years as head of State, said in the Senate.
"But I'd like to recall that there was very wide
parliamentary support for the March 18 resolution of the House
and Senate assemblies," added the Life Senator.
"We cannot step back, we cannot dodge or evade. Italy must
do its bit, like we did not step back in 2011".
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