Italy repeated its demand on Tuesday that military operations against Libya be placed under a joint NATO command, underlining the growing differences in the anti-Gaddafi coalition.
Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said that in the very first phase of the operation it had been necessary to move quickly and individual forces had been left under national command to stop the immediate attacks on rebel forces.
"But now this action, which everyone judged unacceptable, has been stopped, it's time to get back to the rules," he told RAI radio.
"The rules say there should be a single coordination, shared responsibility, each member of the coalition has to share in the choices that are made and pay the political price," he said.
Italy, the former colonial power in Libya and previously Gaddafi's closest friend in Europe, has joined the anti-Gaddafi alliance but has appeared more cautious about the scope of the operation than others such as Britain and France.
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