A New Period of Operation IRINI in Libya

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A German news agency quoted sources in the European Union (EU) that the latter intends to extend the mission of Operation IRINI to monitor the arms restriction on Libya for the next two years. It is going to start a new period in Libya in early April

The commander of the Operation, Admiral Fabio Agostini said in a statement that IRINI is an essential tool for setting up an end to the current armed conflict in Libya

He assured that they were prepared if called on, to play a pivotal role in monitoring any ceasefire agreement if it was requested by the UN and the Libyan authorities, with the approval of European countries