Italian PM Monti says willing to serve again if asked![]() September 27, 2012 - 18:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti said on Thursday, September 27 he would be willing to serve again if there were no clear winner after next year's election and he were asked to do so, Reuters said. "Should there be the circumstances in which (Italian parties) believe I could serve helpfully after the elections, I will be there," Monti said during a briefing in the Council of Foreign Relations in New York. Monti has headed an unelected government of technocrats since former Premier Silvio Berlusconi stepped down in November. Because of his "spirit of service" he would consider taking on the role again though he hoped that there would be a clear political winner and he would not be asked. Partner news Nuland, a career foreign service officer who was until recently State's top spokesperson, was expected to be nominated the post. Alkhatib said Assad should respond within 20 days and that he should then be given a month to dissolve parliament. Bağış said Istanbul’s unique status as a “peaceful coexistence of all cultures and religions” makes it a vital player in the EU. The agent shot in self-defense in the incident, which occurred at Todashev's house, the law enforcement source said. Partner news |