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Embassies of France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom and the United States in Libya joined Special Envoy and Head of UNSMIL Jan Kubis in welcoming the announcement made on October 8th 2021 by the Libyan 5+5 Joint Military Commission (JMC) of the signing of a comprehensive Action Plan for the withdrawal of mercenaries, foreign fighters and foreign forces from Libyan territory.

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Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio held a meeting yesterday in Rome with his Algerian counterpart Ramtane Lamamra to discuss the political transition process in Libya, according to the Italian foreign ministry.

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A third batch of anti-COVID-19 vaccines arrived from Italy to Libya this afternoon, bringing the number of doses donated by Italy to the North African country to 501,600, Italian news agency ANSA reported.

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Italy’s Prime Minister Mario Draghi and French President Emmanuel Macron had bilateral talks at the EU-Western Balkans summit in Slovenia on Wednesday.

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Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio told his U.S. counterpart Antony Blinken in Paris today that there is a risk of renewed violence and instability if Libyan elections on December 24 were to be cancelled.

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Former Libyan Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha met with Italian ambassador to Libya Giuseppe Buccino in Tripoli where they “discussed the current political situation and the efforts of the international community to ensure the holding of presidential and parliamentary elections on time in accordance with the roadmap,” according to Bashagha.

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A warplane of the Italian Air Force was intercepted on Monday leaving Misurata’s airbase, according to data provided by Flightradar24.

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The former Italian Minister of Interior, Marco Minetti, has warned the Libya would face a similar fate to Syria if the upcoming elections on December 24 did not go ahead.

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Italy’s Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio has warned against “spoilers” who attempt to obstruct the Libyan presidential and parliamentary elections on December 24.

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Libyan and Italian mayors met on Saturday in Siracusa, Sicily to discuss local governance, according to the Italian Embassy in Libya.
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