According to what we read in "La Repubblica", General Khalifa Haftar, the strong man from Eastern Libya, will be in Rome on September 26th after accepting an invitation made by the Italian Interior Minister Marco Minniti on his trip to Libya to at the end of August, underlining the discontent of the government of national unity recognized by the international community based in Tripoli.
"In Rome, the Benghazi general should only see the Defense Minister Roberta Pinotti and the officers of the Italian General Staff: not being recognized by the UN-backed government of Tripoli (indeed being a rival of Prime Minister Fajez Serraj), the former comrade d he weapons of Muhammar Gaddafi will see neither Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni nor Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano ”.
The president of the government of Tripoli, Fayez Serraj asked for explanations on Haftar's visit to the ambassador Giuseppe Perrone, but Rome explained “We recognize the government of Libya as the one supported by the United Nations. So our prime minister Paolo Gentiloni works, meets and works with President Serraj. But we are open to dialogue with all Libyan parties, we also want Haftar to work to promote the political stabilization of the country ".
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