Military occupation of Libya unthinkable says Pinotti

(ANSA) - Rome, February 25 - Italian Defense Minister Roberta Pinotti on Thursday ruled out the possibility of a military intervention to occupy Libya. "Libya can be only stabilized through the intervention of local forces," Pinotti told Mediaset television. "A military operation occupying the country would be unthinkable". She said that the first objective to achieve in Libya is stabilization, "which is hard to imagine without speaking to the Libyans themselves". She continued: "the failure of the vote for a national unity government is a negative sign and we are concerned about the constant postponements. "When the Libyan government takes office it will be necessary to give a helping hand for security with trainers and protection forces, and 19 countries are working on this under Italy's coordination''.