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Italy calls USA to take more prominent role in Libya
February 15, 2018 - 14:17
Written by: HousamNajjair
Italian Prime Minister, Paolo Gentiloni, has called on the United States to play a more political and economic role in Libya in order to achieve better stability.
Gentiloni stated in a meeting with the US Defense Secretary, James Matisse, that a stronger American role will be crucial in confronting terrorist groups and human traffickers, according to the Italian news outlet AKI.
AKI added that Matisse, who took part in a ministerial meeting of the global coalition against ISIS in Rome, stated that Italy has a crucial role in Libya, Niger and Iraq.