GNA Foreign Minister: Presidency Council Only Asked for Technical and Logistical Assistance From Italy for Libyan Coast Guard.
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Tripoli, 30 July 2017(Lana) The GNA Foreign and International
Cooperation Ministry has re-affirmed that the Presidency Council of
the Government of National Accord has just asked the Italian
Government for technical and logistical assistance to prevent the
flow of migrants and trafficking and to save lives.
In a statement, a copy of which was obtained by the Libyan news
agency, the Ministry said 'the measures may require the presence of
Italian vessels to operate from the Tripoli Seaport f necessary.'
It stressed that 'there will be no intervention of this kind
without permission and previous coordination with Libyan authorities
inside the Libyan territorial waters.'
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