Italy Says It Supports Bathily’s Efforts to Hold Elections in Libya

Illegal migrants arrive by boat at a naval base after they were rescued by the Libyan coastguard in the coastal city of Tripoli, Libya, May 10, 2017.

Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani affirmed on Tuesday his country's support for the efforts of UN Special Envoy Abdoullaye Bathily to hold elections in Libya.

Tajani said in a press conference at the Foreign Press Association in Italy that his country supports the efforts of the UN envoy to allow holding elections as soon as possible, and to achieve stability.