France and Italy are "the outsiders who have more to lose" from the fighting going on in Libya, and for this reason they should put aside their differences and jointly press for a peaceful solution to the conflict in the North African country.
This was stated by "Bloomberg", in an editorial signed by the management, which emphasizes how Donald Trump's United States has in effect signaled their disengagement from Libya, withdrawing the small anti-terrorist contingent deployed in that country. The conquest of Tripoli by the forces of General Khalifa Haftar, warns the editorial, "risks undermining the efforts made by the United Nations to stabilize that oil-rich country". France and Italy, recalls "Bloomberg", are positioned on two opposite fronts: Rome supports the national agreement of Fayez al Sarraj, which also has the UN backing; Paris, on the other hand, has long supported Haftar.
Italy has invested heavily in the Libyan national agreement government, also to contain the migratory flows from the coasts of that country to the Peninsula. Paris, on the other hand, has focused on Haftar as a stabilizing force and promotion of its interests in the North African country. According to "Bloomberg", the two European countries should put aside their differences and exercise their joint pressure, to stop the strongman of Cyrenaica's military offensive. However, political and diplomatic relations between Rome and Paris have deteriorated, especially after the rise of populist parties in Italy. "Bloomberg" mainly addresses Paris, which should distance itself decisively from the Haftar offensive, "cease its efforts to separately mediate peace, and instead support the UN trial with Italy". If Haftar really desires control of Libya - concludes "Bloomberg" - it will have to achieve it through democratic methods, even at the cost of imposing "sanctions against it and its generals, and to deny any recognition to its eventual government".
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