According to the Farnesina, the Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano, after the first two meetings held in Tripoli in the morning with the President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Fayez Al Serraj, and the Deputy Prime Minister, Ahmed Maitig, had an interview with the president of the High Council of State of Libya, Abdulrahmann Swehli, and a bilateral meeting with the foreign minister Mohamed Taher Siyala.
During the meeting with Swehli, accompanied by a large delegation of members of the Libyan Council of State, Alfano carried out an in-depth analysis of the political situation both in Tripoli and in the east and south of the country. Alfano confirmed Rome's commitment to support the action of the UN Special Representative Salamé to encourage political dialogue between the various Libyan forces, hinging on the action of the United Nations.
With his colleague Siyala, met in New York a few days ago to discuss the stabilization process of Libya, Alfano reviewed the various sectors of bilateral relations, with particular reference to security and infrastructure development. Siyala expressed appreciation for the work of the Italian embassy, of which Alfano announced a further expansion eight months after its opening.
The two ministers also agreed to work to restore the Rome-Tripoli flight to promote a further rapprochement in relations between the two countries. Finally, Minister Alfano and his Libyan colleague dealt with the issue of migration. The head of the Farnesina reiterated that it is important for Italy that specialized UN agencies, such as UNHCR and IOM, return to Libya, and that Libyan and Italian NGOs cooperate in support of the work of the UN, especially with reference to the management of migrant reception camps "'. On the occasion, the head of the Farnesina expressed the hope that Minister Siyala could participate in the OSCE Mediterranean Conference 2017, of which Italy holds the presidency, scheduled for 24 and 25 October in Palermo.
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