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Italy's Foreign Minister: International Community in Race Against Time Regarding Libyan Crisis.

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Rome, 16 April 2105(Lana) in an interview with the Italian Corriere Dela Sera newspaper on the eve of the G7 meeting, Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentelone said it was a race against time for the international community regarding the crisis in Libya, and a failure to restore stability to the country, would trigger a need for operations to combat terrorism, contain ISIS and to curb immigration towards the southern shores of his country. 'The message to the summit is that we will not give in to the notion that establishment of stability in Libya is impossible, Gentelone said. 'We are in need for a strong diplomatic narrative from the major powers, to convince Libyan parties and key regional players to set up a broader government, on the basis of proposals submitted by the UN Envoy Bernardino Leon, Gentelone added. He said Italy was prepared to act as a coordinator of European parties and the G7 in collaboration with Arab and African countries, to place our forces at their disposal, to monitor and follow up the stability of the political process after an agreement by the Libyan parties has been reached in Morocco. 'We do not have months, there is multiple danger, namely the advancement of ISIS and waves of illegal immigration which compel us to a race against time, Gentelone said, repeating that 'an agreement was not impossible, but we only have weeks.' =Lana=