MILAN (Thomson Financial) - Economy minister Giulio Tremonti said the government is seeking a solution for Alitalia SpA that would make the airline privately owned and keep it in Italian hands.
'We are seeking a solution which is Italian and fundamentally private,' he said in an interview broadcast by the RAI 3 television channel on Sunday.
Tremonti said Berlusconi's new government was still committed to attracting Italian investors to acquire Alitalia, which is 49.9 percent state-owned. danilo.masoni@thomsonreuters.com dm/wj COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Financial News Limited 2008. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Thomson Financial News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Financial News.