The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Moavero Milanesi finds to be very positive the news freshly arrived from Tripoli of the finalization of a ceasefire agreement in the Libyan capital. The agreement is the result of a meeting held under the auspices of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General, Ghassan Salame’, with whom the Minister has talked several times also to express his appreciation for the efforts made and for the determination showed.
It is an important and significant agreement which also provides for other measures aimed at re-establishing better security conditions in the capital city, including the strategic reopening of Tripoli’s Mitiga international airport.
It is the Minister’s and the Foreign Ministry’s firm hope and the expression of its diplomatic commitment to all the parties concerned that this first announcement be immediately followed by an effective and final cessation of hostilities and the actual implementation of today’s agreement, especially in order to put an end to the suffering of the civilian population. The tangible objective of the Italian government is to contribute as much as possible to return Libya to a situation that would allow it to continue to advance in the positive political process under the auspices of the United Nations.
