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Berlusconi says he wanted to resign over betrayal of Gadhafi

(9 Sep 2011) SHOTLIST ++VIDEO AS INCOMING++ 1. Mid shot of Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi arriving at Atreju meeting and being greeted by supporters 2. Mid shot of Berlusconi stepping up to stage 3. Wide of stage with Berlusconi and speakers at Atreju meeting 4. SOUNDBITE (Italian) Silvio Berlusconi, Italian Prime Minister: "I felt like I was considered a friend by Gadhafi, who put a 36 metre wide poster up outside Tripoli airport showing both of us shaking hands, and I was the only Western leader to do so, so I suffered because of that." 5. Wide of Berlusconi on stage at Atreju listening to question from a member of the audience 6. SOUNDBITE (Italian) Silvio Berlusconi, Italian Prime Minister: "So I went to Paris with a specific order, when we decided to participate in the NATO coalition, on that night I considered resigning as a way of staying true to my relationship and my feelings of friendship towards Gadhafi." 7. Mid of Berlusconi on stage at Atreju meeting listening to a question from the audience 8. SOUNDBITE (Italian) Silvio Berlusconi, Italian Prime Minister: "As far as my private life is concerned, I consider myself an adamant, generous person who has always respected everybody, who has helped everyone he could help, but if you read the newspapers and the things that they and the leftist judges have invented about me, it doesn''t look true, it''s all inventions. When they talk about bunga-bunga parties, well that was a very innocent thing. It meant that finally, after 15 days of work, let''s get together and have a gossip, let''s get together and be happy, and I like to sing, to talk about what I do, and then let''s dance a bit." 9. Wide of Berlusconi on stage 10. SOUNDBITE (Italian) Silvio Berlusconi, Italian Prime Minister: "This austerity package has been finally voted in by the Senate and has had an immediate impact on the markets, the stock exchanges recovered right after that and the spread recovered, too. Then later the opposition started their usual bickering, saying that this budget law was unfair, unjust, and with their usual patriotism they called a general strike." 11. Mid of Berlusconi taking pictures with young supporters 12. Wide of Berlusconi leaving Atreju meeting surrounded by cameras STORYLINE: Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi told members of the Young Italy movement that he nearly resigned as Italian premier due to a feeling of betrayal over NATO''s actions against his friend, deposed Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. "When we decided to participate in the NATO coalition, on that night I considered resigning as a way of staying true to my relationship and my feelings of friendship towards Gadhafi," Berlusconi said. He addressed many national and international issues on Friday at the annual youth meeting of his party in Rome, including the widely-debated austerity budget measures, and his allegedly wild private lifestyle, including the now infamous ''bunga-bunga'' parties. Berlusconi was speaking to the youth branch of his party, People of Freedom, and answered questions from the moderator Giorgia Meloni, Minister of Youth Policy, and from the floor. When a young woman asked him if it would have been an error to have such close and friendly diplomatic relations with Gadhafi, Berlusconi answered that his government made no mistakes, but just worked for the political interests of the country. Berlusconi also commented on the recently approved austerity package to reach a balanced budget by 2013. He also had a dig at "leftist judges" for his entanglement in an underage prostitution case, and professed his innocence. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...