Libyan PM, Italy’s defense minister discuss cooperation

Libya’s Prime Minister Fayez Serraj meets with Italian Defence Minister, Lorenzo Guerini, in Tripoli for talks on bilateral cooperation.

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This was contained in a statement from the prime minister’s information office.

“The Prime Minister reiterated that any ceasefire must ensure that the attackers (east-based army) do not remain in any location that allows a new aggression,’’ the statement said.

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Serraj’s UN-backed government has been engaged in a deadly armed conflict for more than a year against the east-based army in and around Tripoli.

The meeting also discussed the return of Italian companies to resume suspended projects in Libya.

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It stressed the necessity for resuming Libyan oil exports under the supervision of the UN-backed government’s National Oil Corporation (NOC), the statement said.

The east-based army has been blocking oil exports for months, demanding transparency in the distribution of oil revenues.

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