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Arab League summit: Pro-Israel Berlusconi kisses Ghaddafi's hand
The fiercely pro-Israeli Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi was among the guests at the controversy-filled Arab League summit in Libya with the supposed aim of forming a unified strategy against Tel Aviv's illegal settlement plans in Palestinian territories.
At one point, according to reports, Berlusconi, whose country ruled Libya for over three decades after 1911, stooped to kiss Gaddafi's hand upon arrival at the summit.
Fourteen Arab leaders and three foreign quests attended the two-day summit, which kicked off on Saturday in the Mediterranean city of Sirte.
Italy has become a firm European supporter of Libya since a 2008 formal apology to Tripoli for the decades of colonial rule. The apology led to a number of accords which has cemented bilateral ties.
via Pro-Israel Berlusconi kisses Ghaddafi at Arab meet.
I thought that Moratinos was going to be noticeable for fooling himself.
Is this the result of old age or what?
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Photo | Press.tv.
Cross-posted from T&P.
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