Italy renews call for Gaddafi to leave Italian foreign minister
declares Libyan leader's rule "finished", while NATO forces
resume attacks in the capital. Last Modified: 31 May 2011 16:42
Italy has joined international calls led by Britain, France and
the US for the Libyan leader to go [Reuters]  Italy's foreign
minister has declared the government of Libyan leader Muammar
Gaddafi "finished", hours after NATO forces reportedly resumed
attacks on targets in the Libyan capital, Tripoli.  Franco
Frattini made the comments on Tuesday during a visit to the
Libyan opposition stronghold of Benghazi.  "The Gaddafi regime
is finished, he must leave office, he must leave the country,"
Frattini told a joint news conference with Ali al-Essawi, the
foreign affairs chief in the opposition National Transitional
Council (NTC).  "His aides have left, he has no international
support, the G8 leaders reject him, he must go," Frattini said.
"We must continue our military pressure (and) strengthen our
economic sanctions to ensure