The Libyan court is very likely to take into consideration testimony of Italian Professor Vittorio Collizi in favour of the six Bulgarian medics in Libya, Liubomir Todorov, spokesman of Bulgaria's Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.

Earlier in July Collizi officially confirmed he was ready to testify in favour of the Bulgarians who were accused of deliberately infecting hundreds of Libyan children with HIV.

As one of world's most eminent HIV experts Collizi had been working since 2002 together with the discoverer of the virus Luc Montaigner on a report looking into the cause of the AIDS infection in the hospital in Benghazi of which the Bulgarians had been accused.

The report, based on molecular search of the virus, insists the infection started before the arrival of the Bulgarian medics at the hospital thus proving their innocence.

The Libyans themselves insisted on the making of this report so it's reasonable to expect that Libyan court will reflect on Collizi's testimony, Todorov said.

He added that at the moment there was no reason to worry about the six Bulgarians' condition. They are now kept in separate building of a Benghazi prison where each has personal bedroom. The medics stay in touch with the Bulgarian mission in Lybia, Todorov added.

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