Italian Parliament Endorses Mission to Assist Libyan Coast Guard Confronting Illegal Migration.
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Rome, 2 August 2017(Lana) The Italian Parliament has endorsed the
Italian Navy mission to help Libyan Coast Guard forces combat
trafficking and illegal migration according to Italian news agency
'Aki'.
Italian Defense Minister Roberta Benotte said at House and Senate
Defense and Foreign Committees hearing on Tuesday that the mission of
the Italian Navy vessels would ensure logistical support and training
and technical assistance to Libyan Navy forces to upgrade their
capabilities.
The Minister denied that the mission was an intervention or
otherwise a violation of Libyan sovereignty, and said 'our goal is to
promote sovereignty by enabling the country to exercise full
traditional activities of sovereign states.'
However, the Government of National Accord has adamantly said
that what it asked from Italy was logistical and training assistance
for the Libyan Coast Guard forces to deal with traffickers and
illegal migration.
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