Russian Foreign Minister Sergey
Lavrov said Tuesday Moscow "will examine in the most precise way
possible all the nuances" of an EU request for a UN Security
Council mandate to fight migrant smugglers in Libya "so there
isn't a double meaning in what may be given to the EU".
The proposed mission, headquartered in Rome and led by an
Italian admiral with experience in destroying Somali pirate
boats, Enrico Credendino, was OK'd by EU foreign and defence
ministers Monday and aims to get a UN mandate before being
greenlit by the EU late next month.
The drive to resolve the Mediterranean migrant crisis also
includes setting up processing centres in transit countries and
sharing the burden of asylum seekers across the EU as much as
possible to ease the pressure on Italy, Greece and Malta.
There has been widening division over the initial
agreement on migrant quotas.
Several countries, including Britain, Denmark and Ireland,
are able to opt out and most Eastern European countries want to
follow suit.
Meanwhile France and Spain this week voiced reservations
about the initial deal.
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