Italy became the first EU country to resume commercial flights to Libya after eight months of a NATO-backed no-fly zone, the Italian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
“Italy has become the first EU state to resume commercial flights to Libya, which demonstrates our paramount role in this country and wonderful level of cooperation that we have established with Libya's new authorities,” Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said.
Frattini thanked Alitalia for its swift resumption of service to Tripoli.
Italy was among the NATO states that took part in the seven-month air operations in Libya that started after the UN Security Council imposed a no-fly zone in the country.
The no-fly zone was lifted on October 31.
