Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani affirmed on Tuesday his country's support for the efforts of UN Special Envoy Abdoullaye Bathily to hold elections in Libya.
Tajani said in a press conference at the Foreign Press Association in Italy that his country supports the efforts of the UN envoy to allow holding elections as soon as possible, and to achieve stability.
The FM affirmed that Italy has also initiated talks with all Libyan parties, including Libyan National Army (LNA) commander Khalifa Haftar, “who controls a large part of the east,” according to the Nova Agency.
“We are providing patrol boats to the Libyan Coast Guard to fight illegal migration,” he said.
The boats were offered thanks to a fund by the European Union, according to Tajani.
The two countries have also reached agreements in the field of energy, the FM affirmed, adding that Rome “is intensively working with all parties in this severely divided country.”
