Qaddafi has until end of May to accept exile deal, Italy says
May 11, 2011
Libyan leader Moammar Qaddafi has until the end of May to agree his exile before an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court is issued, Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said on Wednesday.
"There are countries that in recent weeks have indicated... a willingness to welcome him," Frattini added in an interview with RAI public radio.
"It's clear that if there is an international arrest warrant it would be more difficult to find an arrangement for the colonel and his family," he said.
"This will happen by the end of May," he added.
Frattini also said he believed there were "many defections" from the regime underway, adding: "This shows we have probably arrived at a turning point."
-AFP/NOW Lebanon