German Chancellor Angela
Merkel on Thursday wished ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi well for
next year's Italian general election.
Merkel chatted briefly with the three-time ex-premier and
media mogul at the European Popular Party's (EPP) pre-EU summit
gathering in Brussels.
She reportedly asked him about the coming election campaign
and wished him good luck for the vote, which is expected on
March 4.
Both Merkel's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and
Berlusconi's Forza Italia (FI) parties are in the EPP caucus.
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