Deal to train Libyans agst smugglers (2)

(ANSA) - Rome, August 23 - An accord between the EU EunavforMed force, currently working on the Sophia anti-migrant-smuggling mission in the Mediterranean, to train the Libyan Navy and Coast Guard, was signed with Libyan military authorities in Rome Tuesday. This is an extra task entrusted by the EU Council to the Sophia mission on June 20, when the mission's mandate was also extended. Hopes are high that the recently increased activities of migrant smugglers on the Libyan coats can be stemmed via the new accord.