Italy's foreign minister warns Al-Sarraj against military intervention in Sirte
Italy's foreign minister made a trip to Libya on Wednesday and meet Al-sarraj amid a flaring libyans conflict, and he's warns against the Turkish military intervention and its Intentions toward sirte and his support to arab league Decisions .
Rome considers Libya "a priority . our most important issue, which concerns our national security,"
"We can't afford a partition of the country. That is why we went first to Ankara, a (diplomatic) channel we've always kept open," referring to Di Maio's trip to Turkey on June 19.
He last visited Libya in January.
During his Wednesday visit Di Maio is set to examine an amended "memorandum" of cooperation between the two countries over migration, the Repubblica said.
The Arab League on Tuesday called for the withdrawal of foreign forces in Libya and urged talks on ending the conflict in the north African country.
The Turkish-backed GNA has recently made major military gains against Haftar's forces, who have sought to regain control over the west in an abortive attempt to seize Tripoli.
Egypt, which supports Haftar, has warned that advances by Turkey-backed forces on the strategic Libyan city of Sirte could prompt an Egyptian military intervention.
The GNA denounced Cairo's statements as a "declaration of war."
Besides Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Russia back Haftar's forces.
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