Italy called for the deployment \u201cas rapidly as possible\u201d of a European border control mission in Libya, explained Minister Giulio Terzi at the conclusion of an EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Brussels. \u201cWe discussed the EU\u2019s possible collaboration on border control in Libya and the country\u2019s security conditions; my call for the rapid launch of a common foreign and security policy mission was broadly supported\u201d, he added. Also discussed during the meeting were the crises in Syria and Mali and the situations in Egypt and Somalia.<\/P>
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Mali: ground operations yield significant results, says Terzi<\/STRONG><\/P> In the case of Mali, Terzi indicated that there was \u201cgreat satisfaction with the progress in ground operations\u201d, which were yielding \u201csignificant results\u201d, and \u201cwith the response by African nations and others, such as Italy, that have ensured support for the deployment of an EU training mission\u201d. The international community\u2019s intervention, \u201cinitially led by the French but within a very clear Security Council resolution framework, was \u201cnecessary and timely, and is yielding significant results, with the liberation of the main cities along the demarcation line between north and south Mali\u201d. Now, the minister explained, discussions are focused on \u201chow to implant development and build credible institutions\u201d and with this in mind, \u201cthe EU has taken note of the road map approved by the Malian parliament that points to elections this summer\u201d. <\/P> Egypt: the situation calls for patience<\/STRONG><\/P> The recent clashes between opposition and government forces in Egypt are a \u201cconcern, but the situation calls for patience and a constructive approach that sends clear messages to the government\u201d, Terzi explained, underscoring that \u201cwe expect a transparent constitutional process that respects human rights and minorities\u201d, and in that sense already \u201cthere are indications of Egypt\u2019s willingness\u201d, as witnessed by Morsi\u2019s mission to Berlin and \u201cby his first visit to a European country, which was the one he made to Rome\u201d.<\/P> Somalia: security conditions improving<\/STRONG><\/P> In Somalia, \u201csecurity conditions are improving despite the terrible attack a few days ago, but overall the Shabaab have left the city and economic activity has resumed\u201d, Terzi reported, who met in Brussels with the Somali president. The minister expressed satisfaction \u201cat seeing the president and new government\u2019s determination to seize this unique historical moment\u201d of both economic and social improvement. The minister described \u201cneighbourhoods being created by Somalis returning from refugee camps\u201d and a sharing of activities with the international community \u201cthat will be seen especially in the upcoming conferences to be sponsored in Brussels first by the EU and then by Great Britain, which must set the stage for the forging of a compact between Somalia and the international community on the country\u2019s governance\u201d.<\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Italy called for the deployment \u201cas rapidly as possible\u201d of a European border control mission in Libya, explained Minister Giulio Terzi at the conclusion of an EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Brussels. \u201cWe discussed the EU\u2019s possible collaboration on border control in Libya and the country\u2019s security conditions; my call for the rapid launch […]","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[31,29,43,6,404,42],"class_list":["post-18038","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-approfondimenti","tag-africa","tag-cooperazione-sviluppo","tag-diritti-umani","tag-mediterraneo-e-medio-oriente","tag-sicurezza","tag-unione-europea"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18038","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18038"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18038\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18038"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18038"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18038"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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