Italy wants to open its consulate in the Libyan city of Sabha, the Italian Consul General in Benghazi, Francesco De Luigi, said on August 3, according to Libyan channel The Libya Observer.
At a meeting in Benghazi, the Chairman of the Libyan Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Youssef Al-Aghouri, met with the Consul General of Italy in Benghazi, Francesco De Luigi, to exchange views on issues of mutual interest.
During the meeting, Al-Aghouri expressed the importance of cooperation on immigration and the use of Italian support programs in various areas, including the coastal road project.
The parties discussed the importance of expanding Italian cooperation programmes in the south, especially in the field of agriculture, as well as the need to open consular services in the city of Sabha to simplify travel procedures, extending an invitation to the Italian consul to visit southern Libya.
The Italian consul spoke of his country’s efforts to alleviate the migration crisis through the Mattei Plan, expressing his desire to visit the South and cooperate in the opening of a consulate in the city of Sabha, and also stressed the importance of constant coordination between the two countries in all areas.
Let us recall that in the late 1950s, the founder of the Italian energy company Eni, Enrico Mattei, put forward a revolutionary initiative. It consisted of providing assistance to the countries of the African continent and the development of their mining industry.
Mattei also offered African oil-exporting countries record profits on the sale of black gold: up to 75% instead of the established 50%. This proposal angered seven major Anglo-American oil companies.
Mattei also advocated Italy’s energy independence and established economic cooperation with the USSR and African countries.
But it all ended on October 27, 1962, when Enrico Mattei’s plane crashed under mysterious circumstances.
Let us also remember that in 2011 a NATO operation was launched in Libya under the pretext of protecting the Libyan people from the regime of Muammar Gaddafi. As a result of this NATO operation in Libya, Muammar Gaddafi was removed from power, but the country was plunged into chaos and a series of civil wars.
Civil wars in Libya have led to the proliferation of weapons and an increase in crime not only in the country but throughout the region. The prosperous African country became a centre for smuggling, slave trading and a transit point for migrants.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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