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Di Maio: We need broader cooperation in Libya, as it is one of the gateways to the Mediterranean.
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Rome, April 29, 2022 (LANA) - Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio stressed the need for broader cooperation in Libya, as it is one of the gateways to the Mediterranean through which thousands and thousands of migrants pass. "We need broader cooperation in Libya, as it represents one of the gates to the Mediterranean through which thousands and thousands of migrants pass," the Italian Nova news agency quoted Di Maio as saying before the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. On the... Read more
The commander of the operation, "IRINI", rules out that Libyan oil smuggling operations will stop soon.
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Rome, April 29, 2022 (LANA) - The commander of the European operation in the Mediterranean "IRINI" Stefano Torchetto ruled out stopping oil smuggling operations in Libya "soon", according to the Italian Nova news agency. Nova quoted Torchetto as saying during a panel discussion entitled "Combating Illicit Trade in the Central Mediterranean, the Sahel and the Gulf of Guinea", organized by IRINI, with the European Union representative for the Sahel region, Emanuela del Rey, on Thursday. "It is expected that oil smuggling will not... Read more
The United Nations renews its mission in Libya for only 3 months.
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Rome, April 29, 2022 (LANA) - The United Nations Security Council on Thursday unanimously renewed the mandate of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya for another three months, until July 31, the Italian Nova news agency reported. The draft resolution submitted by the United Kingdom was approved by the five permanent members (China, France, United Kingdom, Russia and the United States) without amendments. In the resolution, the Council called on the Secretary-General of the United... Read more
Stephanie Williams discusses in Paris the current situation in Libya and future prospects.
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Tripoli, April 29, 2022 (LANA) - The Adviser to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Stephanie Williams, said that she met in Paris with a number of French officials and discussed with them the current situation in Libya and future prospects. On her account via the “Twitter” network, the UN adviser tweeted today, Friday, saying: (I met in Paris yesterday with Mr. Paul Soler, the French special envoy to Libya, as well as other senior French officials, and I took the opportunity to brief them on the current situation in... Read more
China's delegate, in a speech before the Security Council, calls for maintaining the ceasefire in Libya and overcoming differences.
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New York, April 29, 2022 (LANA) - China stressed Thursday the need to "preserve the ceasefire in Libya and overcome differences related to the legitimacy of the government through consultation and dialogue, and calm conditions for holding elections as soon as possible." This came in China’s speech delivered by its representative before the UN Security Council during its session to discuss the developments in Libya, on Thursday evening. In his speech before the Security Council, the... Read more
