Libyan General Khalifa Haftar
on Tuesday in Rome thanked Defence Minister Roberta Pinotti "for
Italy's commitment in the north African country recognising its
collaborative spirit aimed at pacifying Libya," the defence
ministry said.
The general "expressed his recognition of Italy's
availability in the health sector, taking into treatment the
most delicate cases of Libyan wounded, in the hospital
facilities of our country", it said.
Pinotti told Haftar that there was no military solution to
healing the rifts between Libya's three rival governments.
She said all Italian initiatives fully respected Libyan
sovereignty.
Haftar said the Libyan population was "suffering" and a
"swift" solution was needed.
Haftar controls much of eastern Libya while a unity
government in Tripoli to the west is recognised by the UN.
There is a third, unrecognised rival government in Tripoli.
The general earlier met with Defence Chief of Staff General
Claudio Graziano, with whom he discussed the fight against ISIS
and human traffickers.
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