Italy mulling property sales to cut debt: sources

ROME (Reuters) - Italy's government is considering the sale of state-owned assets among options to reduce the country's massive public debt, government sources said on Tuesday.

"As early as next week there could be a meeting in Rome with financial investors to study the options on the table," one of the sources told Reuters.

The sale of further stakes in state-controlled companies such as Eni (ENI.MI), Enel (ENEI.MI), and Finmeccanica (SIFI.MI) was not being considered, the sources said. But sale of stakes in government-owned property and local utilities would be possible options.

(Reporting by Giuseppe Fonte)