Italy calls for end to U.N. embargo on Libya to help it tackle migrants

Italy wants a United Nations arms embargo on Libya to be lifted to help the state battle people smugglers and halt the flow of migrants, Interior Minister Matteo Salvini said on Thursday.

FILE PHOTO: Northern League leader Matteo Salvini speaks during a rally in Bologna, central Italy, November 8, 2015.

FILE PHOTO: Northern League leader Matteo Salvini speaks during a rally in Bologna, central Italy, November 8, 2015.

(photo credit: STEFANO RELLANDINI/ REUTERS/ FILE PHOTO)

ByREUTERS

JULY 5, 2018 20:46