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12-05-2015

LIBYA AND THE FUTURE OF SECURITY IN THE MEDITERRANEAN

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What to do in Libya.

Speakers at the seminar organized by the Italian Atlantic Committee, in cooperation with "Abhath" Al Thuraya Consultancy and Researches Mediterranean Gulf Forum, at the CASD - Studies Centre for the defense of Rome, last May 7, have questioned the role that Libya It will have in the future Mediterranean scenery.

The possible analysis grid has declined on social action plans, political-military and the size in which the act will consist of the European Union.

After the customary greetings V.Adm. Rinaldo Veri, President of the Centre for High Defence Sudies, it moved to the interventions of Michael Frendo, former Foreign Minister of Malta, who calmly pointed out the problems related to immigration of Mass.

Then intervened Abdul Ilan Khatib, former UN special envoy to Libya and Jordanian Foreign Minister, with a very cautious and diplomatic speech highlighted the need to achieve greater cooperation.

Mohammed Iusuf Dahlan, National Security Advisor of the Palestinian, has instead proposed an analysis of raw and realistic instability Libyan sensitizing the audience on the need to take immediate action to rebuild the Libyan army, the only legal form useful to restore security and justice to the country, stopping and also managing immigration.

Deputy Tunisian Abdelaziz Kotti, focused on the threat ISIS for Europe. The terrorist organization uses, in fact, the barges to transfer immigrants in Italy and then in the north of the continent its militants.

I am calling for a UN intervention which can, along with Egypt, Algeria and Tunisia, to plan the full stability of the area.

Last post of the first session was to Noman Benotman, President of the Quilliam Foundation (UK), who denounced, most vehemently by the sheer lack of EU a plan for Libya, considering the current situation a real drama expected to worsen due to the lack of a serious interlocutor and decided. The complainant stated that the origin of religious radicalization is born with the Muslim Brotherhood considered bad teachers in their generality.

The second session of the seminar opened with the intervention of Fabrizio W. Luciolli, President of the Italian Atlantic Committee, which outlined the possible interventions focusing on the need however to leave with an action aimed at the reconstruction of the Libyan State.

Subsequently, the Secretary for Foreign Affairs Benedetto Della Vedova has shared the statements of the speakers who preceded him, but not so far as to make predictions as a member of the government, however, said that Italy is ready to be considered in any intervention of a UN mandate.

The Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Chamber of Deputies, Hon. Fabrizio Cicchitto, denounced the lack of strategy by the Italian, the lack of agreements with governments and with countries neighboring the EU

"The chaos in Libya, he said, causes a vacuum that will certainly be filled by Islamist organizations."

The Hon. Gea Schiro, Component Standing Committee Political European Union, stressed the need to act quickly and to identify a methodology for the management of immigration is that for the revival of the Libyan people.

In the penultimate intervention Mohammed El Orabi, former Foreign Minister of the Republic of Egypt, explained clearly that it is the duty of Italy and Egypt produce synergistic actions in Libya, both in the fight against terrorism and is for the reconstruction of a united state, signaling priority communication among all the Libyan tribes.

The seminar ended with the passionate relationship Mustafa Ali Rugibani, in charge of affairs of the Embassy of Libya to the Holy See and opponent of the dictator Gaddafi.

Rugibani denounced the destruction of the State of the Libyan by the Coalition Forces who, after the bombing, left the Arab country without worrying about the consequences. He definitely attacked Italy for its ambiguous and ineffective to counter traffickers of immigrants, requiring the application of the old agreement with Gaddafi, asked to legitimize the only elected government, to Tobruk, to help the Libyan people in reconstruction of the army and the state.

Finally it is said, however, optimistic about the future and talking about the desires of young people in his country, he said: "What do they want, they want the life."

At the day-long workshop were also present many analysts and politicians in the field, including Dr. Sergio Giangregorio, Scientific Director of the Research Institute on geopolitical risks, TRIAGEDUEPUNTOZERO, and Sen. Stefano Lucidi, Component Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

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