Libya and Italy will work together on illegal immigration and renewable energies, Prime Minister Mario Draghi and Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah told before media.
“Italy stands with Libya and supports it during this complex transition: the concrete implementation of a ceasefire, the removal of foreign mercenaries and soldiers, and the creation of an institutional structure,” the Italian prime minister Draghi said – adding that If all goes well, this process should culminate with elections and “a process of national reconciliation” by the end of the year.
Other European countries will be part of this effort, Draghi said. As part of its commitment, Italy will help build hospitals and send medical staff and also get “several dozen Libyan children with pediatric cancer patients” for treatment in Italy, Draghi said.
“Libya is Italy ‘s’ large–scale energy partner” in terms of fossil fuels “but we also want to start cooperation in the field of renewable energy,” the Italian leader said. Draghi said the two leaders also discussed “humanitarian issues and migration, the fight against human traffickers, refugee assistance, humanitarian corridors and the development of rural communities”.
Libya has been suffering insecurity and chaos since the fall of the late leader Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, making the North African country a preferred point of departure for thousands of illegal migrants wanting to cross the Mediterranean toward European shores.
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