Silvio Berlusconi says he will ‘make it once again’ after leukaemia diagnosis

Silvio Berlusconi (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, file)

Former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi has said he believes he will overcome the lung infection caused by chronic leukaemia which has landed him in intensive care, reports in Italy said.

“It’s hard, but I’ll make it once again,” the 86-year-old media mogul said in a phone call with Augusto Minzolini, editor in chief of daily newspaper Il Giornale.