Operating in Libyan territorial waters, at the invitation of the Libyan authorities and with the support of the international community, remains for the moment in the mandate of the "Sophia" operation to combat the smuggling of migrants in the Mediterranean. This was stated by the High Representative for EU foreign policy, Federica Mogherini, interviewed in the magazine 'civil liberties', of the Department for Civil Liberties and Immigration of the Ministry of the Interior. "The important thing - explains Mogherini - whether the Sophia operation does it, or whether the Libyan forces do it with the Coast Guard we have formed, is that the Libyan territorial waters are controlled and that it is carried out, on our part and on the Libyan side, this work of dismantling criminal gangs, of securing territorial waters also with respect to other trafficking that takes place ”. "Certainly - assures the High Representative - in the following months we will continue to work to support this commitment, accompanying the Libyan forces, but with great respect for the sovereignty of the country, for what Prime Minister Serraj and also the other authorities are showing in taking responsibility for control that is certainly not easy. The important thing is not so much who does it, but that the work is done and done well ”. Mogherini then recalled that "a process of reviewing the mandate of the operation is underway in recent weeks" and "all States see it as extremely useful and therefore there will continue to be a strong investment by the European Union and its Member States. in order for the operation to continue ”.
Well, the words of Lady PESC, which give an impetus to continue in sea operations to counteract the phenomenon of migratory flows.
Of Arianna Ribbon