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Meloni stressed the need for collaboration between the two countries to combat illegal migration flows and human traffickers was important.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni arrived in Tripoli to attend the Italy-Libya Business Forum. It is her fourth visit to the country since becoming prime minister two years ago.
She told delegates that relations with Libya were a priority for Italy and the European Union, adding that Rome was convinced that cooperation had not yet reached its full potential. She also stressed the need for collaboration between the two countries to combat illegal migration flows and human traffickers was important.
Meloni highlighted the need to promote growth and development so that people did not have to emigrate. Italy’s goal, she said, was to relaunch long-standing collaborations between the two countries and to expand on those that have continued, particularly the trading relations. In the three years between 2020 and 2023, bilateral trade flows more than tripled, going from 2,6 to 9,1 billion euros. And in the first half of 2024, trade increased further, she disclosed. Meloni also announced the January resumption of direct flights between Tripoli and Rome by the Italian airline ITA.
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Libya’s Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs, Adel Jumaa, said the trade volume between the two countries constituted a solid basis on which to build, adding that new key agreements were expected to be signed with Italy during the forum. Prime Minister of the Libyan Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah, thanked the Italian government for its interest in increasing cooperation with Libya in all sectors.
