Italy steps up efforts to mediate in Libya

cde.news desk 7 May 2019, 13:34 · 1 min read

epa07552892 A handout photo made available by the Chigi Palace shows Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte (R) and Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj (L) during their meeting at Palazzo Chigi, Rome, Italy, 07 May 2019. EPA-EFE/FILIPPO ATTILI/US PALAZZO CHIGI / HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

Premier Giuseppe Conte on Tuesday held talks in Rome with the head of the UN-backed Libyan government, Fayez al-Sarraj.

Premier Giuseppe Conte said he hoped to soon meet eastern Libyan strongman General Khalifa Haftar. “In all my talks,” he said after meeting Libyan Premier Fayez al-Sarraj, “I am continuing to insist that the military option does not lead to any stable solution”.

The talks lasted one and a half hours.

Italy is trying to mediate between Sarraj and eastern Libyan strongman General Khalifa Haftar, who has launched an offensive on Tripoli.

Via ANSA

Topics Fayez al-Sarraj Giuseppe Conte Italy Khalifa Haftar Libya