The European Union decides to appoint the Italian admiral, Ettore Sochi, as commander of Operation Irini.
Pulbished on:
Rome, 30.05.2020 - Lana - Italian Admiral Fabio Agostini, commander
of the European IRINI operation in Libya, welcomed the appointment of
the Council of the European Union to Italian Admiral Ettore Sochi as
commander of the force at sea for the operation until October 18,
2020.
The admiral in a press statement carried by the Italian agency "Nova"
yesterday, said that the mission will then be transferred to the
Greek commander "Theodorus Microbulus" until March 31, 2021, while
Admiral "Sochi" has already held the position of force commander in
the Sofia operation since June 2019.
The agency noted that " Microbulus" is the commander of the Greek
naval base in the Gulf of Souda Crete and before that he held senior
positions in the Greek navy.
The European Union issued a decision appointing "Sochi" commander of
the naval military operation force in the IRINI Mediterranean to
monitor the UN Security Council resolution banning the supply of
weapons to Libya.
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