Libya asks Italy to help fight human trafficking in Libyan waters - PM Gentiloni


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  • Wednesday, 26 Jul 2017

Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni (R) shakes hands with his Libyan counterpart Fayez al-Sarraj at Chigi Palace in Rome, Italy, July 26, 2017. REUTERS/Max Rossi

ROME (Reuters) - Libya's Tripoli-based government has asked Italy to provide naval support in fighting human trafficking in Libyan territorial waters, Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni said on Wednesday.

Gentiloni spoke after meeting Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Seraj, who came to Rome a day after agreeing a conditional ceasefire and possible elections next year with the divided country's eastern commander, Khalifa Haftar.

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