Italian Foreign Minister Paolo
Gentiloni on Monday said the EU is considering individual
sanctions against "hardliners" in Libya who oppose the signing
of a UN-sponsored power-sharing agreement reached in Morocco.
Gentiloni said the "hypothesis" of sanctions against "three
to four" individuals who oppose the peace process could go into
effect if there aren't changes among certain factions in
Tripoli, despite the fact that there was support for the process
from "most" members from Libya.
"Eleven of the 13 mayors and many militias are in favor of
the peace process," Gentiloni said.
"Still, there has been a strong and threatening pressure
from some hardliners against the possibility that there could be
positive discussion in Tripoli," he said, referring to those
individuals against whom sanctions might be imposed if they
continued their opposition.
Four years after a revolution in Libya ousted dictator
Muammar Gaddafi, two opposing governments are fighting for
control of the oil-rich country where ISIS is gaining a
foothold.
The conflict is pushing many Libyans to flee to European
shores, causing an immigration crisis, especially for countries
in close proximity such as Italy.
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