Khalifa Haftar, the General Commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA), met today with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Rome where they discussed a number of topics including “unprecedented increase” of the migratory flow towards Italy, according to multiple reports by Italian press. According to Italian newspaper La Repubblica, Haftar and Meloni also discussed the ongoing conflict in Sudan during their two-hour conversation at Palazzo Chigi. During the meeting, Meloni confirmed her country’s support for the United Nations’ plan to revitalize the political process that could lead to presidential and parliamentary elections by the end of 2023 in Libya, according to Italian news agency Ansa. Italian news agency Nova reported that Meloni’s meeting with Haftar was originally scheduled to take place in January, but had been postponed.

Source: Libya Today May 04, 2023 15:03 UTC