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EU agrees new mission to enforce Libya arms embargo
BRUSSELS, Feb 17, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – EU foreign ministers said Monday they
have agreed to launch a new mission in the Mediterranean to enforce a UN arms
embargo on Libya that is currently routinely flouted.
“We all agreed to create a mission to block the entry of arms into Libya,”
Italian Foreign Minister Luigi di Maio said, adding that the mission would
include a naval element — which had been a sticking point for some member
states.
The news was confirmed by his German and Austrian counterparts.
BSS/AFP/RY/2002 hrs