'Country needs us!' Berlusconi tells Forza Italia

(ANSA) - ROME, APR 6 - Ex premier and leader of the centre-right Forza Italia party Silvio Berlusconi called top party officials including the Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani on Thursday morning to extend his greetings and urge maximum commitment in parliament, Forza Italia said in a statement.
    "The country needs us", Berlusconi is reported to have said.
    The media mogul and three-times premier is receiving treatment for a serious blood disorder and related cardiovascular problems at the San Raffaele hospital in Milan.
    "Everyone assured him that they will not fail to be more careful, loyal and attentive in following his indications, pending his speedy recovery and return to being the usual fighter," concluded the statement. (ANSA).