The Commander of Operation IRINI, Admiral Stefano Turchetto, has stated that the operation is part of an integrated European approach, which includes political, military, economic and humanitarian efforts to achieve stability in Libya.
Turchetto added during a webinar organized by Operation IRINI titled “Fight against illicit trafficking in the central Mediterranean, in the Sahel and in the Gulf of Guinea” citing the words of the High Representative and Vice-President of the European Commission Josep Borrell, that IRINI is not a solution to the Libyan crisis, but an important tool in order to create conditions for a lasting solution in country.
“Although the arms embargo is our primary task, the other tasks are no less important on the international stage and for their effects on the maritime security of the central Mediterranean, on the security of Libya, but I would also say on the stability of the Sahel,” he said.
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