Italy has begun unfreezing 350 million euros of Libyan funds in Italian banks as a first step in a broader effort to unblock all of the country's assets in this country, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said on Thursday, according to Reuters. Italian oil and gas group Eni , the biggest foreign oil operator in Libya, is expected to sign a deal to supply a "large" amount of gas and petrol without payment to serve the immediate needs of Libyans, he said. The deal will be probably be signed on Monday in Benghazi, Berlusconi added.
