The European Union’s naval mission to enforce an arms embargo on Libya is not fair and serves Libyan National Army\u2019s interests, said Interior Minister of the Government of National Accord (GNA) on Friday.
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In his statements to a German newspaper, Fathi Bashagha stressed that Operation Irini is \u201cunbalanced, unfair, and biased.\u201d
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Although the operation halts supplying weapons via sea routes, yet it doesn\u2019t monitor the supply operations across the eastern borders or through air routes except by satellites or radars, the Minister noted.
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He pointed out that Haftar has not yet been fully defeated in Tripoli, thanks in particular to Russia\u2019s Private Military Company (PMC) Wagner mercenaries.
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\u201cThey play a decisive role on the fighting fronts and coordinate artillery there,\u201d Bashagha stressed, adding that the military threat has become \u201cmuch less\u201d than last year.
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He also defended the support received by the GNA from Turkey, whose army is also involved in Libya\u2019s battles. \u201cWe have become in a situation in which we must defend ourselves and our people. We are an internationally-recognized legitimate government.\u201d
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\u201cThe GNA agreed on a ceasefire, while Haftar did not respect the international community\u2019s will and has constantly ignored its efforts.\u201d
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The EU seeks through this mission to achieve stability in Libya and support the United Nations peace process.
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Irini replaced EU\u2019s Operation Sophia, which expired in March and stopped deploying ships a year ago after Italy, facing an anti-immigrant backlash, said it would no longer take migrants rescued at sea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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