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| Libyan PM Fayez Sarraj |
Italy’s foreign minister Paolo Gentiloni made a surprise visit to Tripoli on April 12 to meet Libyan prime minister Fayez Sarraj, becoming the first top western official to visit the Libyan capital since a new government was installed there two weeks ago.
“I am delighted to be in Tripoli [to provide] Italy's emergency aid and to support Sarraj's Government of National Accord,” wrote Gentiloni on Twitter.
His ministry later added that Gentiloni said he went to offer Libya Italy's political, humanitarian and economic support, and to express Italy and the international community's readiness to cooperate and contribute in the fight against terrorism.
