Italian defense minister: situation in Libya is complicated, and we are seeking to maintain the ceasefire.

Rome, December 10, 2020 - Lana - The Italian defense minister 'Lorenzo Gurini' described the situation in Libya as complicated, noting that his country's authorities are working to maintain the ceasefire, and supporting a solution in the framework of an internal Libyan dialogue, a political solution that would lead to political elections by the end of next year. In a meeting with students on Thursday, on the occasion of the 'Day of Legitimacy and Institutions', in response to a question about the military cooperation agreement signed with the government of national accord, Gurini said : "the conflict in Libya had limited our activity in big way, but today there are space to resume the activities to support the process to strengthen the Libyan institutions, this is our commitment and our main goal, and we are working on this field". The defense minister mentioned that Libya is a very important reality to Italy from various point of views, starting from power interests and controlling immigrants flows, to security and countering terrorism; according to the Italian news agency 'AKI'. =Lana=