French President Francois Hollande (R) and Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi arrive for a news conference at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, November 26, 2015. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer
PARIS (Reuters) - World powers need to step up efforts to stop Islamic State gaining ground in Libya while keeping up the fight against the militant group in Syria and Iraq, France and Italy said on Thursday.
French President Francois Hollande and Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, who met in Paris, expressed concern that instability in the North African country was providing fertile soil for IS to flourish, with Renzi warning that Libya risked becoming "the next emergency".
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