▁of ▁the ▁document , ▁Italian ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Sil v io ▁Ber lus con i ▁recognized ▁historic ▁at roc ities ▁and ▁repr ession ▁committed ▁by ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Italy ▁against ▁the ▁Lib yan ▁people ▁during ▁colonial ▁rule , ▁stating : ▁" In ▁this ▁historic ▁document , ▁Italy ▁apolog izes ▁for ▁its ▁killing , ▁destruction ▁and ▁repr ession ▁of ▁the ▁Lib yan ▁people ▁during ▁the ▁period ▁of ▁colonial ▁rule ." ▁and ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁say ▁that ▁this ▁was ▁a ▁" complete ▁and ▁moral ▁acknowled g ement ▁of ▁the ▁damage ▁inf lic ted ▁on ▁Lib ya ▁by ▁Italy ▁during ▁the ▁colonial ▁era ". ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 6 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Italian ▁energy ▁company ▁En i ▁announced ▁it ▁had ▁restart ed ▁oil ▁production ▁in ▁Lib ya ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁since ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Lib yan ▁civil ▁war . ▁The ▁quick ▁return ▁of ▁En i ▁to ▁Lib yan ▁oil fields ▁reflected ▁the ▁positive ▁relations ▁between ▁Rome ▁and ▁Tri pol i . ▁The ▁Italian ▁emb ass y ▁in ▁Tri pol i ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁Western ▁emb ass ies ▁still ▁active ▁in ▁Lib ya ▁during ▁the ▁Post - c ivil ▁war ▁violence ▁in ▁Lib ya , ▁due ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁Italy ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁trade ▁partner ▁for ▁Lib ya . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁List ▁of ▁colonial ▁heads ▁of ▁Lib ya ▁ ▁Italian ▁invasion ▁of ▁Lib ya ▁ ▁Italian ▁Lib ya ▁Rail ways ▁ ▁Tri pol i ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁ ▁Front ier ▁W ire ▁(