Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (L) shakes hands with Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi in Sirte June 27, 2008. Berlusconi visited Gaddafi on Friday to smooth relations between the Mediterranean neighbours after a diplomatic spat in May. Berlusconi's relations with Tripoli saw a rocky start after his April re-election when he appointed a minister who, at the height of a 2006 row over Danish cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad, sported a T-shirt showing an offending cartoon. Reuters Pictures 17 months ago

Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (L) shakes hands with Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi in Sirte June 27, 2008. Berlusconi visited Gaddafi on Friday to smooth relations between the Mediterranean neighbours after a diplomatic spat in May. Berlusconi's relations with Tripoli saw a rocky start after his April re-election when he appointed a minister who, at the height of a 2006 row over Danish cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad, sported a T-shirt showing an offending cartoon.

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