The reopening of the Italian
consulate in the Libyan city of Benghazi is "imminent", Foreign
Minister Luigi Di Maio said after meeting his Libyan counterpart
Najla el Mangoush in Rome Thursday.
The decision, he said, aimed to strengthen Italy's institutional
presence in the north African country and confirms Italy's
commitment to safeguard Libya's territorial integrity.
Italy also intends to open an honoray consulate at Sebha in the
Fezzan region, Di Maio added, recalling that the embassy in
Tripoli stayed open throughout the war.
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