Mario Draghi pledges closer ties in first state visit to Libya
Talks focus on closer co-operation, trade and countering human trafficking across the Mediterranean
06 April 2021 - 21:45
Tripoli — Italy’s Mario Draghi, choosing Libya for his first foreign trip as prime minister, pledged to intensify co-operation between the two nations in a range of sectors including infrastructure, energy and health.
The premier, who’s striving to rebuild influence in Italy’s former colony, told reporters after talks in Tripoli with counterpart Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh that his visit “itself demonstrates the importance of a historic link between the two countries”...
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